Last week Republican Secretary of State Paul Pate unveiled his voter suppression proposal that would impose many new voter identification restrictions on Iowa voters. One part of Pate’s plan that stuck out was its refusal to accept student IDs that Iowa colleges...
Guest post from Danny Homan, President of AFSCME Council 61 In the wake of the election results in November, there has been talk that Republican majorities in the state legislature will propose changes to the collective bargaining rights of public employees. The fact...
When the Donald Trump wave swept white, blue-collar voters away from Democrats in 2016, few places were hit harder politically than Wapello County, Iowa. Home to Ottumwa, a working class city of 25,000 that’s seen better times, the Southeast Iowa county was carried by...
The promise by Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix to “kick in the door of government” should leave no question about the Iowa Senate Republican leadership’s extreme agenda. Senator Dix’s threat certainly sounds like a declaration of war on moderation, cooperation and...