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URGENT: How you can influence Friday’s Dem Forum
Submit questions on Big Money in Politics to make sure Dem candidates have to talk about it during Friday's debate!
read moreIowa Workers Need $14.69/hr to Make Ends Meet
Iowa workers are falling behind while lawmakers drag their feet on raising the state's minimum wage. A new report shows that Iowa workers need close to $15/hr just to make ends meet, lining up with the national "Fight for $15" movement spreading across the country.
read moreNo eminent domain for private gain! SSB 1276 passes out of committee
SSB 1276 passes out....
read moreContact the Government Oversight Committee!
Stop the Bakken Pipeline! Contact members of the Government Oversight Committee to make sure they vote yes on HSB 249 (in the House) and SSB 1276 (in the Senate), the “no eminent domain for private gain” legislation currently active at the Capitol. To send letters to these Committee members: 1007 East Grand Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50319 Government Oversight Committee (House): House switchboard: (515)281-3221 Bobby Kaufmann (Wilton), Chair bobby.kaufmann@legis.iowa.gov Greg Heartsill (Chariton), Vice Chair greg.heartsill@legis.iowa.gov Ruth Ann Gaines (Des Moines), Ranking Member Ruthann.gaines@legis.iowa.gov Clel Baudler (Adair County) clel.baudler@legis.iowa.gov Peter Cownie (West Des Moines) peter.cownie@legis.iowa.gov Vicki S. Lensing (Iowa City) Vicki.lensing@legis.iowa.gov Dawn E. Pettengill (Mount Auburn) dawn.pettengill@legis.iowa.gov Phyllis Thede (Scott County) Phyllis.thede@legis.iowa.gov Mary Lynn...
read moreGood legislature news! Necessary bill, SSB 1266, advances
Senate Study Bill 1266 (SSB 1266) to end the pollution control property tax exemption for factory farms...
read moreLegislation to weaken Clean Water Fight stopped
Check out this win in the Clean Water Fight...
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