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Beshear knocks Vance’s ‘contrived origin story’ as he rallies Democrats in Iowa
Andy Beshear knocked JD Vance and hyped a Kamala Harris presidency at a Democratic event in Iowa.
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Union reps slam Iowa legislators after child labor violations rack up
Labor leaders in eastern Iowa called out Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Republicans who backed new laws to loosen child labor, and tied it to Project 2025’s goal of loosening child labor nationwide during a forum in Cedar Rapids last week. Rick Moyle, executive director of the Hawkeye Area Labor Council, referenced recent comments…
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J.D. Vance doesn’t believe in one person, one vote
Vance wants to give parents more votes than people without children and has been outright hostile to those without kids as part of his worldview that involves using the power of the US government to promote higher birth rates.
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Iowa taxpayers will pay double in fees for school voucher program, says Rob Sand
State Auditor Rob Sand’s report shows the contract amended by the Iowa Department of Education will result in doubled costs for Iowa taxpayers.
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Kamala Harris has spent decades fighting to protect people from gun violence
While serving as San Francisco’s district attorney, Harris became known for prosecuting domestic abusers. As attorney general of California, her office investigated and seized firearms from those who unlawfully possessed them. And as a US senator, she co-sponsored bills to ban assault weapons.
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Judge upholds Biden-Harris administration’s ban on noncompete clauses
Noncompete clauses effectively prevent workers from starting their own business or finding a new job in the same field within a certain area or timeframe after leaving their current job. The Biden-Harris administration’s ban on them is now tentatively set to go into effect on Sept. 4, pending other legal action.
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Iowa worker rights advocates, progressive orgs excited for Kamala Harris
Iowa worker rights advocates and other progressive organizations were mostly hopeful, if not outright excited, about the prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris as the 2024 Democratic nominee for president. Unless you were falling out of a coconut tree since Sunday, you already heard the news that President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024…
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Harris kicks off campaign by focusing on future, highlighting plans to help families
During her first speech as the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, Kamala Harris said she’d fight to make child care more affordable, pass paid family leave, and restore reproductive freedom.
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With Biden out, Iowa Democrats rally around Kamala Harris
Iowa Democrats unanimously endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidential nomination.
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Immigrant Iowans, major ag workforce, wonder if they should stay here
by Mónica Cordero, Investigate Midwest/Report for America Leer en español Having spent more than half her life in Waterloo, Iowa, she has built a life here. It’s where she met her husband and where her only daughter, who wants to become a sonographer, was born. That’s why, after a day’s work at an area meatpacking plant,…
