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Elsewhere on this site we have a list of upcoming political events. If you had quickly scanned the list before today, you’d have noticed something missing: IOWA It seems to those of us buried in the grassroots on both sides of the sidewalk that we are living in an age without leadership — at least [...]

Rep. Pam Jochum (D-Dubuque), chair of the State Government Committee, appeared on WOI-TV last night to tout her intentions of strengthening existing open records law. Typically, when someone begins to discuss making more information public record, I automatically assume a position of standing ovation. After further reading of House Study Bill 38, however, I’m wary. [...]

Senate File (SF) 115 is destined to become, at least in part, a household word. The fear is, however, that in some households it will be delegated to the equivalent of dirty words, whispered in the basement after the kids have gone to sleep. The bill, sponsored by Democratic senators Joe Bolkcom, District 39, and [...]

Sen. Staci Appel is a Democratic woman elected to serve Senate District 37. Contact Information: Sen. Staci Appel Iowa Legislature Second Floor, State Capitol Des Moines, IA 50319 515.281.3371 Sen. Staci Appel 10901 180th Avenue Ackworth, IA 50001 515.961.6982 staci.appel@legis.state.ia.us Appel is serving her first term in the Iowa Senate. She is an Iowa native [...]

Rep. Swati Dandekar is a Democratic woman elected to serve House District 36. Contact Information: Rep. Swati Dandekar Iowa Legislature Second Floor, State Capitol Des Moines, IA 50319 Rep. Swati Dandekar 2731 28th Avenue Marion, IA 52302 319.377.2087 swati.dandekar@legis.state.ia.us Dandekar is the first Indian born American citizen to win a state legislature seat in the [...]

In today’s Fort Dodge Messenger Iowa Rep. Helen Miler (D-Fort Dodge) provided some details about a bill she’s working on which should benefit Iowa’s working families. One of the growing problems for working families is that the school day ends at roughly 3 p.m., but the work day doesn’t. Almost one in three Iowa children [...]

Sen. Mary Lundby is a Republican woman elected to serve Senate District 18. Contact Information: Sen. Mary Lundby Iowa Legislature Second Floor, State Capitol Des Moines, IA 50319 Sen. Mary Lundby P.O. Box 648 Marion, IA 52302-6673 319.377.6673 mary.lundby@legis.state.ia.us Lundby has served in the Iowa Senate since 1994. In addition, she is a former member [...]

Rep. Joe Oldson is a Democratic woman elected to serve House District 61. Contact Information: Rep. Jo Oldson Iowa Legislature Second Floor, State Capitol Des Moines, IA 50319 515.281.3221 515.281.5868 – fax Rep. Jo Oldson 418 38th Place Des Moines, IA 50312 515.255.2805 jo.oldson@legis.state.ia.us Oldson is serving her third term in the Iowa House. She [...]

Iowa is one of several states currently considering expanding health care coverage. The groundwork is currently being done by an Iowa legislative panel which is looking seriously at a formula of universal health care, similar to what Massachusetts now has in place. Rep. Linda Miller (R-Bettendorf) is not only a legislator on the panel, but [...]

While this isn’t necessarily political, it’s important! While reading through today’s Des Moines Register I came across this article on Project AWARE. Contained within was the following information: On the Turkey and Wapsipinicon, the Raccoon and South Skunk, on the Iowa and Boone and Missouri rivers, Iowans took their nearby streams into their own hands, [...]