Funnel Week has come and gone at the Iowa Statehouse, but that doesn’t mean every piece of legislation that made it through committee will become law. And there’s certainly plenty of Iowans who want to voice their opinion on what has already passed.
Once again, legislators will host forums and listening sessions throughout Iowa this weekend. Here’s where you can find them:
Saturday March 4th
9 – 10am Legislative Coffee – Clinton (Clinton Chamber)
Clinton Chamber Office, 721 S. 2nd Street
11 – 12pm Legislative Coffee – DeWitt (Clinton Farm Bureau and DeWitt Chamber)
DeWitt Community Center, Small Room, 512 10th Street
8:30 – 10am Legislative Forum – Grinnell (League of Women Voters and the Grinnell Chamber)
First Presbyterian Church, 1025 5th Ave
8 – 9:30am Legislative Forum – Prairie City (Rep. Breckenridge)
Prairie City Public Library, 100 E. 5th St., Prairie City, IA 50228
8:30 – 9:30am Legislative Forum – Emmetsburg (Rep. Jones)
Iowa Welcome Center, 1121 Broadway, Emmetsburg, IA 50536
9 – 10:30am Legislative Forum – Muscatine (Senator Dvorsky and Rep. Carlson)
Muscatine Community College, 154 Colorado St., Muscatine, IA 52761
9 – 10am Legislative Forum – Maynard (Rep. Bearinger)
Maynard Public Library, 77 Nason St., Maynard, IA 50655
9:30 – 11am Dubuque Cracker Barrell (Senator Jochum and Senator Bowman)
Diamond Jo Casino, 301 Bell St., Dubuque, IA 52001
10 – 11am Legislative Forum – Altoona (Rep. Nunn)
HyVee Upper Level Meeting Room, 108 8th St., Altoona, IA 50009
10 – 11am Legislative Coffee – Onawa (Local Legislators)
Onawa Library, 707 Iowa Ave., Onawa, IA 51040
11 – 12pm Legislative Forum – Oelwein (Rep. Bearinger)
Oelwein Library, 201 E. Charles St., Oelwein, IA 50662
10 – 11am Legislative Forum – Estherville (Rep. Guth)
Regional Wellness Center 415 S. 18th St., Estherville, IA 51334
10 – 11am Legislative Forum – Carter Lake (Rep. McConkey)
Owen Public Library, 1120 Willow Dr., CarterLake, IA 51510
10 – 11am Legislative Forum – Davenport (Rep. Thede)
Duck Creek Stampe Lilac Garden, 3300 E. Locust, Davenport, IA 52803
9 – 10am Town Meeting – Rockwell City (Senator Kraayenbrink)
City Library, 424 Main St., Rockwell City, IA 50579
Monday March 6th
8 – 10:30am Marti’s Monday Morning Coffee – Des Moines (Rep. Marti Anderson)
Grounds for Celebration, 2645 Beaver Ave., Des Moines, IA 50310
by Pat Rynard
Posted 3/3/17
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