News releases | Iowa Senate Democrats

Iowa Executive Branch launches investigation into Heritage Foundation allegations

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, News releases, Official, Transparency & accountability

“The claims made recently by Heritage Action about their role in secretly pushing voter suppression legislation in Iowa and other states are disturbing. It is good news that the Executive Director of the Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board has opened an investigation into these allegations.”

SF 342 is misguided criminal justice legislation

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, News releases, Official, Post includes video, Safer communities

State Senator Kevin Kinney of rural Oxford, a veteran law enforcement officer, says new criminal penalties could make it unsafe for citizens pulled over by unmarked vehicles.

Statement on Biden decision to support Iowa farmers

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Ag & Farming, Blog, Issues, Jobs & Economy, News releases, Official

This decision by the Biden administration is good news for the renewable fuel industry and Iowa farmers who sell to them. It reverses a terrible decision by the Trump administration to support Big Oil and dampen demand for ethanol, biodiesel and other renewable fuels.

Oversight needed on rejection of federal COVID help

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, News releases, Official, Transparency & accountability

Top Democrats on the Iowa Legislature’s House and Senate Oversight Committees are requesting meetings to review the Reynolds Administration’s handling of Federal COVID relief funds.

Federal investigation needed at Anamosa, DOC

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, News releases, Official, Safer communities, Transparency & accountability

Today US Rep. Cindy Axne, Iowa House Minority Leader Todd Prichard, and Iowa Senate Minority Leader Zach Wahls sent a letter to federal officials requesting an independent investigation into last month’s deadly assaults at the Anamosa State Penitentiary, as well as the increasing violence within Iowa’s correctional facilities.

Statement on tragic deaths at the Anamosa State Penitentiary

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, News releases, Official, Safer communities

“Our thoughts and prayers are with their families, neighbors and co-workers. In addition to ensuring that justice is served, we must also ensure that state leaders address chronic understaffing and other systemic problems at our prisons before we have more deaths.”
–Sen. Todd Taylor, Ranking Member, Justice System Budget

Fight to Keep Background Checks for Gun Purchases

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, News releases, Official, Post includes video, Safer communities

HF 756 is bad for Iowans’ safety. If signed into law, people without any type of firearms training will be allowed to carry in public. So, a person can purchase a firearm from a private seller without a background check and then carry it anywhere in public without any firearms training or proficiency if this bill is adopted.

Statement on the latest REC estimates

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

Governor Reynolds and the Republican-controlled Legislature have taken a hands-off approach to boosting economic opportunities to Iowans during the pandemic. Fortunately, the American Rescue Plan will bring much needed relief to Iowa businesses, workers, schools, local governments and other sectors of the economy.

Bipartisan bill cracks down on fertility fraud

3 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Health care, Issues, News releases, Official, Safer communities, Transparency & accountability

SF 529 addresses cases where those seeking fertility assistance are instead victims of fraud, specifically cases where the physician misrepresents the sperm donor’s identity. Through popular DNA testing, individuals in states across the nation have been shocked and horrified to discover that the physician is actually their father.

Let’s work together to make Iowa public schools great again

4 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Education, Issues, News releases, Official, Opinion

For generations, Iowans could count on a great public education from Iowa schools to set them up for success in life. Today, however, many Iowans are watching with dismay as a decade of underinvestment from Republican leadership has resulted in Iowa dropping to the middle of the pack in national rankings.

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