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March 20 action alert on anti-worker bills

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, Official, Working families

Two of the “dirty dozen” are on the debate schedules for today, one in the Iowa House and one in the Iowa Senate. This update is to ask for your help today, and to encourage you to keep speaking up on other “dirty dozen” issues and on the revised Branstad-Reynolds-Republican ...

Contacting Iowa’s Republican State Senators

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Official

Bolkcom: Republican policies are train wreck for working families

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, News releases, Official

Branstad and Reynolds were elected based on two promises: Raise family incomes by 25% and create 200,000 new Iowa jobs within four years. They failed and made life worse for Iowa families and their communities.

“Keep Iowa Beautiful” recognizes Allen for community improvement efforts

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Energy & Enviroment, Issues, News releases, Official

Iowa Senate News Release For Immediate Release: March 13, 2017 On Monday, March 13, Governor Terry Branstad presented Senator Chaz Allen with a special award from Keep Iowa Beautiful. The organization helps communities and organizations with cleanup and beautification projects while promoting anti-littering education programs. Senator Chaz Allen was recognized ...

Workers deserve protections for on-the-job injuries

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Health care, Issues, Official, Safer communities, Working families

Iowa’s workers’ compensation has delicately balanced the interests of employers against the need to provide reasonable medical care and fair benefits for workers who suffer disabling on-the-job injuries.

Action Alert: Help stop bad bills today

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, Jobs & Economy, Official, Working families

Two bad bills on today’s debate schedule are SF184/HF203, which would circumvent federal “Buy American” requirements on state and local road projects, and SF435/HF518, which would gut Iowa’s workers compensation system for work-related injuries and disabilities (see more below). You can help by e-mailing Republican Senators today and by calling ...

McCoy requests Oversight Committee review of “root causes” of the abuse of Glenwood residents

8 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Health care, Issues, News releases, Official, Quality of life, Safer communities

It’s imperative that the Legislature closely review a new report on Glenwood to ensure residents are safe. The Iowa Department of Human Services runs the facility and disclosed in January that seven residents were physically abused and 13 residents were subjected to verbal abuse or neglect.

Mid-session Update: Let’s make progress for working families

8 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Official

Governor Branstad, Lt. Governor Reynolds and legislative Republicans promised to focus on economic prosperity, fiscal responsibility and public schools. Republican Broken Promises & Wrong Priorities Shortchanging public schools again this year with the third-lowest increase in basic school funding in the state’s history. This will force more consolidations of ...

UI right to reverse scholarship cuts

8 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, News releases, Official

The University of Iowa’s response to these Republican takebacks was to renege on scholarships already awarded to Iowa students. I reached out to UI officials and asked them to reconsider. I’m glad they have reversed that decision.

The Dirty Dozen – Speak up this week to stop more harm to Iowans

8 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Official

Friday marks the “first funnel” under legislative rules, which is a first procedural hurdle that will stop some legislative proposals for the year. If we can stop bad bills this week, it will reduce the damage that could be done later.

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