Issues | Iowa Senate Democrats

Nov 7th Livestream: Reynolds Admin to defend “the nation’s worst state Medicaid privatization effort”

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Health care, Issues, Official, Post includes video

Statement by Senator Joe Bolkcom, Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee and member of the Medicaid Assistance Advisory Council “On Tuesday, November 7, Iowa Department of Human Services Director Jerry Foxhoven will have the unenviable job of defending the nation’s worse state Medicaid privatization effort. (The meeting will be ...

Iowa health insurance for 2018

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Health care, Issues, Official

Things seem to be going from bad to worse for Iowans when it comes to health care. Recent health care news has left many frustrated. Here is some information about where things stand right now. We hope this helps provide a little clarity about health care options available to Iowans.

Privatized Medicaid has more bad news for Iowans

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Health care, Issues, News releases, Official

Privatized Medicaid has proven to be bad news for Iowa families, health care providers and taxpayers. The best advice for Governor Reynolds and legislative Republicans is this: “You’ve dug yourself into a hole. You need to stop digging.”

Senators to meet with students, tour job training programs at Northeast Iowa Community College

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

Democratic State Senators Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids and Pam Jochum of Dubuque will be touring job training programs and meeting with students at Northeast Iowa Community College from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 1, at the Peosta campus.

Another broken health care promise to Iowans by Republicans

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Health care, Issues, Official

“Governor Reynolds and the Republicans in Washington, D.C., continue to break their promise to provide access to affordable health care to more than 72,000 Iowans. “Republicans have done everything possible to undermine ObamaCare and they have failed to provide a workable, bipartisan alternative to help Iowans who need health care ...

Ragan invites public to share ideas and concerns about Iowa jobs

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, Jobs & Economy, News releases, Official

North Iowa has opportunities for real growth. To bring higher wage jobs to our communities, we should focus on small business development, entrepreneurship and educational opportunity. The Legislature has to invest more in long-range economic development, measures that ensure future growth and prosperity across all of Iowa.

Will broken promises increase your property taxes?

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, Official, Transparency & accountability

See how much your city, county and school district will lose if Legislative Republicans fail to reimburse them as promised for property tax cuts.

Senate Democrats respond to Future Ready Iowa Alliance recommendations

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

Building on bipartisan work by the Legislature over the past several years, the Future Ready Iowa Alliance lays out a plan to enhance the skills of Iowa workers. Senate Democrats are focused on initiatives to help Iowans get the education and training they need to qualify for increasingly technical jobs, especially in our small towns and rural areas.

Latest revenue estimates show Republican policies continue to damage job growth and economic opportunities

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Ag & Farming, Blog, Education, Fiscal responsibility, Health care, Issues, Official, Transparency & accountability

“Today’s updated revenue estimates are more evidence that Governor Reynolds and legislative Republicans are continuing to break those promises to Iowans. That’s bad, bad news for Iowa families and their communities, especially those living in smaller towns and rural ares.”

Western Iowa Tech prepares Iowans for skilled jobs that grow economy

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

“The opportunities at Western Iowa Tech are key to building a stronger Iowa economy, one with more higher skilled, higher paying jobs,” said Senator Hogg. “Iowa’s shortage of skilled workers can be fixed by making Western Iowa Tech’s opportunities more available and more affordable for more Iowans.”

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