News releases | Iowa Senate Democrats

Private management of UI utility system raises concerns

5 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Fiscal responsibility, Issues, News releases, Official, Post includes audio, Transparency & accountability

This borrowing scheme follows the failure over the last decade to adequately fund our public universities.

2020 Session Must Fix Iowa’s Medical Cannabis Program

5 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Health care, Issues, News releases, Official, Post includes audio, Post includes video, Quality of life

Legislators argue for reforms to Iowa’s medical cannabis program in a news conference Nov. 15, 2019.

Speak up about negative impact of EPA proposal on Iowa

5 years ago by ContentAdmin · Ag & Farming, Blog, Issues, News releases, Official, Post includes audio, Working families

Iowans: Raise your voices in support of Iowa farmers and against a proposal that could cripple our rural economy.

Statement on new Human Services chief

5 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Health care, Issues, News releases, Official, Post includes audio, Quality of life, Safer communities

Iowans need a leader at the Department of Human Services who will stand up for people instead of for-profit companies.

Mathis named Legislative Friend of Housing

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

State Senator Liz Mathis of Hiawatha has received the 2019 “Legislative Friend of Housing” award at the annual statewide Housing Iowa Conference held in Cedar Rapids.

Third bipartisan “Ag Day” for Iowa legislators

5 years ago by ContentAdmin · Ag & Farming, Blog, Issues, News releases, Official

This year’s event will focus on new conservation technologies, including terraces, waterways, improvements, tiling and cover crops. John Deere will provide hands-on demonstrations. Ryan Vogel, owner of an earth moving and tiling business, will discuss the impact of recent legislation on cost sharing.

Future Caucus tours renewable energy facilities

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

Four state lawmakers who created the Iowa Future Caucus this year led a tour of renewable energy facilities, including an ethanol plant, a biodiesel plant, a wind farm and a solar energy facility.

Iowa needs better medical cannabis program that meets patient needs

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

Residents of 32 other states — the majority of all Americans — have much better access to affordable, effective medicines made from cannabis. In Iowa, the medicine is too expensive and not potent enough to help most people. Getting approved as a patient is cumbersome and bureaucratic.

Oversight Committee should investigate DHS chief allegations, resignation

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

A 2017 state law requires that the reason for firing (or demanding the resignation of an employee) is made public. Reynolds has declined to explain why Foxhoven was asked to resign and claims no documents related to his termination exist.

Statement on latest privatized Medicaid contracts

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

Gov. Reynolds has again agreed to give the MCOs the largest dollar increases for Medicaid in the last decade. The publicly managed Medicaid system grew at an average of 5% each year over a 10-year period before privatization. Last year, the increase was 8.4%. The increase announced today is a whopping 8.6%!

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