Tag Archive for "matt-mccoy" | Iowa Senate Democrats

Lawmakers Unveil “Putting Iowans First” Plan

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

Democratic lawmakers outlined their new plan today called Putting Iowans First. The plan was developed by lawmakers to keep the 2018 session focused on improving the lives of everyday Iowans with better-paying jobs, revitalized small towns and rural communities, the best education in the country and a great quality of life.

Perpetrators must pay for bad behavior – not Iowa taxpayers

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

A group of Senators introduced legislation today to ensure that state employees – not all Iowa taxpayers – would be financially responsible for egregious and illegal workplace behavior.

Senators introduce bill to end privatized Medicaid

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

All 20 Democrats and the one Independent in the Iowa Senate have introduced SF 2058, a bill to end privatized Medicaid and put Iowans back in control of a state-run system that provides affordable health care to more than 560,000 citizens.

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.

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.

July 25 Senate informational meeting on Public Retirement Systems

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

This meeting on Iowa’s Public Retirement Systems is open to the public and will be LIVESTREAMED at www.facebook.com/IowaSenateDemocrats. Click through for the prepared agenda.

Legislators offer next steps to improve child welfare

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, Official, Quality of life, Safer communities

Legislators fear more children under state care will suffer due to Republican inaction on child welfare. State Senators Matt McCoy and Janet Petersen, members of the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee, offer steps to improve the welfare of foster and adopted kids, and prevent tragedies like the horrific deaths of Natalie Finn and Sabrina Ray.

Wednesday: Legislators host discussion about “Medicaid for All” proposal for Iowa

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

State Senator Matt McCoy and State Representative John Forbes invite the public to a public discussion of their “Medicaid for All” solution to Iowa’s health insurance mess. The goal is to ensure that every Iowan has access to more affordable and reliable health insurance. The event will be held at Des Moines Central Library, 1000 Grand Avenue, from 6 PM to 8 PM on Wednesday, June 21. The event will be livestreamed on Senator McCoy’s Faceboook page, https://www.facebook.com/senatormccoy/.

McCoy statement to Oversight Committee on DHS and failure to protect abused children

7 years ago by ContentAdmin · Blog, Issues, Official, Safer communities

“On behalf of children who have fallen through the cracks at the Iowa Department of Human Services, I am grateful that you have decided to convene a Government Oversight Committee meeting to look into the staffing, general welfare practices, internal policies at DHS….”

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