News releases | Iowa Senate Democrats

Senate Democratic Leader Petersen’s 2018 Opening Day Address

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

Video and text of Senate Democratic Leader Petersen’s 2018 Opening Day Address to the Iowa Senate.

Legislators highlight Cedar Rapids recycling success

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

Before Iowa repeals the bottle bill signed by Governor Bob Ray nearly 40 years ago, it is important for legislators and the public to know how it is actually working today.

McCoy and Forbes file bill for public health care option

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

State Senator Matt McCoy, D-Des Moines, and State Representative John Forbes, D-Urbandale, filed a bill today that will make health care more accessible and affordable for Iowans. Called the Healthy Iowans for a Public Option (HIPO), the new plan would give the 72,000 Iowans on the individual market another health insurance option.

New Iowa health care disaster approaches: End of hawk-i

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Education, Fiscal responsibility, Health care, Issues, News releases, Official, Quality of life

Iowa’s outstanding health insurance for children is at risk due to the Congressional failure to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Without federal action, the state of Iowa faces millions more in costs even though 44,000 fewer children would be insured.

Democrats call on Statehouse Republicans to ‘put Iowans back in control of Medicaid’

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

In a letter emailed today to Governor Reynolds and Republican lawmakers, Iowa’s Democratic state legislators are asking for bipartisan cooperation during the 2018 session to end Iowa’s failed Medicaid privatization experiment.

2018 session poses threat to Iowa retirees

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, News releases, Official, Post includes video, Working families

“IPERS and Iowa’s other public pension plans are secure, strong, and sustainable. Some current legislative proposals to change IPERS could break the promise we have made to hard working Iowans since 1953,” said Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald.

Allen hopes to boost job creation through new committee assignments

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

Under new committee assignments announced this week, Senator Allen was named Ranking Member of the Commerce Committee. He also serves on the Local Government and Veterans Affairs committees, and on the Economic Development Budget Subcommittee.

Senators call on Gov. Reynolds to extend sign-up period for Medicaid

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

Citing continuing turmoil for Iowa’s Medicaid recipients, state senators are calling on Gov. Reynolds to grant an additional 30 days for more than 200,000 former AmeriHealth members who are being denied a choice of Medicaid providers to choose either UnitedHealthcare or a fee-for-service system.

Senate Dem Leader: Senate Republicans take another partisan approach to sexual harassment problem

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

Sen. Petersen: “This is another partisan response to the serious problem of sexual harassment in the Iowa Capitol. Senator Dix, Senator Whitver and other Senate Republicans still have not apologized to Kirsten Anderson for the sexual harassment she experienced and they refuse to acknowledge that she was fired for being a whistleblower.”

Senate Dem Leader to top Senate Republicans: “Release sex harassment findings”

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

In the wake of a $1.75 million settlement, Senate Democratic Leader Janet Petersen today called on the top two Senate Republicans leaders — Senate President Jack Whitver and Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix — to release to the public the findings of their internal investigation of sexual harassment.

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