by Guest Post | Jan 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
A guest post from Matt Chapman, an activist from Dallas County, with an in-depth look at one Iowa Republican senator’s Facebook posts. It’s a long but interesting consideration of how legislators use their social media during the legislative session. Some...
by Rick Smith | Jan 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Governor Reynolds’ growing budget crisis is a direct result of the Trump administration’s war on our agricultural trading partners. Trump campaigned on a promise to renegotiate our trade agreements, not destroy them. He bragged that he would bring his...
by Dick Goodson | Jan 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
As Emeritus Chair of the Des Moines Committee on Foreign Relations and former board member and officer of the American Committees on Foreign Relations, I have been privileged over many years to hear the best and the brightest experts talk extensively on U.S. foreign...
by Chance Dorland | Jan 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Iowa Starting Line Podcast episode #2 begins with host Pat Rynard & guests Iowa House District 13 Representative Chris Hall of Sioux City & Iowa Citizen Action Network Executive Director Sue Dinsdale discussing Governor Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State...
by Pat Rynard | Jan 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Governor Kim Reynolds laid out her agenda for the 2018 legislative session this week, presenting a set of lofty goals that hit on topics that typically have bipartisan support. But as Joe Biden often said, “show me you budget and I’ll show you your...
