Tag Archive for "pam-jochum" | Iowa Senate Democrats

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.

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.

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.

Top Senate Democrat on tax committee invites Governor to support bipartisan tax reform

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

“Iowans deserve a tax system that is fair to everyone, not just the special interests,” Jochum said. “Because of the state’s cobbled together tax policies, many Iowans believe the system is rigged against them. Iowans deserve a tax system that works for all of us and increases prosperity for more Iowans.”

Tax break for farmers, small businesses, teachers & families

8 years ago by ContentAdmin · Issues, Official, Working families

Senate Democrats have introduced legislation to help Iowa taxpayers by “coupling” Iowa’s tax code with recent federal changes for 2016, the taxes Iowans must pay this April. Thousands of Iowans want to use these provisions, which have been available to them in previous years, to lower their state taxes.

Let’s create more jobs with solar energy

8 years ago by ContentAdmin · Energy & Enviroment, Issues, Official

Fourteen Senate Democrats want to grow Iowa’s economy with an initiative to increase our investment in one of our most successful incentives: Iowa’s solar energy tax credit.

Democrats release committee assignments for 2017 session

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

Senate Democratic Leader Rob Hogg has released the committee assignments for the Democratic members of the Iowa Senate for the 2017 session of the Iowa Legislature. “A lot of groundwork is done during committee meetings, where there are opportunities for open discussion and bipartisan work,” Hogg said.

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Senators introduce bill to end privatized Medicaid

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

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

Top Senate Democrat on tax committee invites Governor to support bipartisan tax reform

Tax break for farmers, small businesses, teachers & families

Let’s create more jobs with solar energy

Democrats release committee assignments for 2017 session