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🪧 This Law is ‘Absurd Political Theater’
The newsletter for Iowa’s working class Share with a friend It’s Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Recent Iowa immigrants and allies are still fighting against an Iowa immigration law they say unfairly discriminates against and targets them. Lawyers with the US Department of Justice and the American Immigration Council argued in court Monday that a…
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🌈 15 Iowa Pride Fests to Attend
Your weekly Iowa news roundup Share with a friend ICYMI from last night: It’s Friday, May 31, 2024. Hey there folks, it’s Amie, and happy kick-off weekend to Pride Month! 🏳️🌈 Longtime readers of this newsletter probably know I am one of The Gays™. But what you might not know is that, for 10…
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🦺 Iowa Construction Worker Killed on I-80
News for working Iowans Share with a friend The newsletter for the Iowa worker. It’s Wednesday, May 29, 2024. An Iowa highway worker was killed on Interstate 80 near Weston, Iowa, earlier this month. Matthew Dickerson, 36, of Neola was working to patch holes in the left lane of eastbound I-80 on May 16…
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🪿 Iowan Wants to Keep Emotional Support Goose
Your weekly Iowa news roundup Share with a friend It’s Friday, May 17, 2024. 🐶 If you have the time and space, the Animal Rescue League is seeing a puppy surge (130+ more than this time last year), and they’re in need of folks who can foster or adopt them. (Little Village) My dog…
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⚖️ Immigrant Groups Warned This Was Coming
News for working Iowans Share with a friend The newsletter for the Iowa worker. It’s Wednesday, May 15, 2024. After immigrants and their allies held marches and vigils in four Iowa cities to protest SF 2340, a few promised lawsuits were coming. Now, they’re here. The first lawsuit was filed May 9…
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🧑🏫 Hey Iowa Teachers: What Makes Your Job Harder?
Your weekly Iowa news roundup Share with a friend It’s Friday, May 10, 2024. 🛟 When life gives you potholes, Iowans just make swimming pools. 🏀 Plus: The WNBA regular season kicks off tonight. Will you be watching? (I will!) Tell us which team(s) you’ll be cheering on. Amie Rivers Community Editor, Iowa Starting…
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👀 Another Iowa Starbucks Unionizing
News for working Iowans Share with a friend The newsletter for the Iowa worker. Happy National Teacher Appreciation Week and National Nurses Week! It’s Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Recent-immigrant Iowans worried, upset, and angry with a new law held vigils in four Iowa cities last week. Big crowds came out to Davenport, Des…
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Iowa Immigrants Rallied Against This New Law
Your weekly Iowa news roundup Share with a friend Fraud of those 60 and older has gone up 14%, per a new report. Among that age group, 674 Iowans lost more than $16.4 million in 2023. I’m collecting your fraud experiences for an upcoming story; email me! It’s Friday, May 3, 2024. Hey folks,…
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4 Iowa Vigils for International Workers’ Day
News for working Iowans Share with a friend The newsletter for the Iowa worker. It’s Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Happy May Day, aka, International Workers’ Day! (Read about why the US government doesn’t want to recognize it.) If you want to show solidarity for your fellow workers—especially immigrant Iowans working in some of the…
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Why Iowa Teachers Could Soon Have Guns (And What to Know)
Your weekly Iowa news roundup Caitlin Clark is officially on the Indiana Fever…aaaand her jersey already sold out. Too bad we can’t yet get the jersey of fellow Hawkeye star and surprise WNBA draftee Kate Martin yet! It’s Friday, Apr. 19, 2024. Hey folks, it’s Amie, and I got my first tulips this week—so…
