April 2018
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Save Iowa Families From Falling Off Childcare Cliff
Many Iowa Democrats have embraced raising the minimum wage as a major theme in their 2018 election campaigns. However, there hasn’t been sufficient discussions about linking raising wages of low income Iowans with the child care “cliff.” The child care cliff is the point where rising income triggers a cut-off of child care assistance (CCA).…
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More Long-Shot Candidates Should Run Like Austin Frerick
For all the drama that occurred with Theresa Greenfield’s ballot and signatures situation, little attention was paid to the other developments in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District race a few weeks back. Iowa political news was pretty wild for the entire month of March, and I didn’t get to nearly as many other topics as I…
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Why Some Dems Voted For The Farm Bureau Health Insurance Bill
When you look at the roll calls to see how many Democrats voted for SF 2349, it seems stunning that they voted for this flawed bill. But the answer lies in election year politics and the Republicans using their power to force Democrats to vote in a no-win situation while giving a big wet kiss…
