Local Government – All-Bill Summary 2020
All bills assigned to the Senate Local Government Committee, passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor for her signature in 2020.
View ArticleJudiciary – All-Bill Summary 2020
All bills assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee, passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor for her signature in 2020.
View ArticleAppropriations – All-Bill Summary 2020
All bills assigned to the Senate Appropriations Committee, passed by the Legislature and sent to the Governor for her signature in 2020.
View ArticleStatement on Gov’s executive order on schools
Iowa schools are being forced into difficult choices between in-person learning and the health and safety of students and staff. Only when we get serious about knocking down this virus can our kids...
View ArticleHealth care community asks Gov. Reynolds for statewide mask order
The Iowa Medical Society and a coalition of health care organizations representing more than 12,000 physicians, clinicians, providers, pharmacists, health care facilities, public health professionals...
View ArticleCelebrating the right to vote
As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote, we have another voting rights victory: Iowa will no longer automatically institute a lifetime ban on voting for all Iowans convicted of...
View ArticleLet’s send kids back to school safely
It’s back-to school time, and most parents would love for kids to return to their classroom – when it is safe. No amount of seat time in a classroom will make up for jeopardizing the health of our...
View ArticleIowa is COVID hot spot
Six months into the pandemic, when many of us thought we might be in the clear, Iowa is in the thick of it with record-high infection rates and mounting deaths. Yet, the Governor continues her...
View ArticleThank you, Iowa workers!
This Labor Day, let’s look around and thank those who are working hard in what often feels like thankless times. The best “thank you” we can give hard-working Iowans is real opportunities to get ahead.
View ArticleInvestigation needed into misuse of federal COVID funds
Key Democratic legislators are calling for investigations into reports that Governor Reynolds diverted nearly $450,000 to pay her staff instead of using the funds for COVID-19 relief efforts.
View Article2020 Census: Time is running out
A lot of funding for communities depends on our census count, so let’s help ensure it’s as accurate as possible. Check with folks you know. If they haven’t taken the census yet, send them to...
View ArticleVoting: Are you ready?
We’re just six weeks from the 2020 election. Are you ready to vote? Make a plan to eliminate last-minute confusion and ensure you know your options.
View ArticleStatement on Governor’s misuse of federal COVID funds
Instead of directing more money to testing and contact tracing, paid sick leave for essential workers, food assistance, childcare subsidies, additional money for rent assistance, unemployment...
View ArticleThe Truth about Iowa Unemployment
The headline today from the Reynolds administration of 4.7% unemployment in Iowa wildly underrepresents the dire current unemployment situation in Iowa. A truer unemployment number would be 12.3%.
View ArticleStatement on Governor’s latest COVID steps
Governor Reynolds’ latest steps to fight COVID are like buying a smoke detector after your house is blazing out of control. If the Governor had listened from day one to health care experts – including...
View ArticlePetersen stepping down as Senate Democratic Leader
Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Janet Petersen announced today that she will not seek reelection as Senate Minority Leader.
View ArticleWahls elected Senate Democratic Leader
Democratic members of the Iowa Senate have elected Sen. Zach Wahls of Coralville to lead the Senate Democratic caucus. Also elected: Amanda Ragan of Mason City as Democratic Whip; and assistant leaders...
View ArticleStatement on Reynolds’ failed COVID strategy
The Governor's half-measured attempt at a mask mandate will not be enough to make Iowans safer, especially heading into the holiday season. Her actions today are simply too little, too late....
View ArticleTrone Garriott elected in Senate District 22
Sarah Trone Garriott’s election to the Iowa State Senate has been confirmed by a recount in Senate District 22. She will represent Clive, Waukee, Windsor Heights and portions of West Des Moines.
View ArticleUnemployment rate much higher than Reynolds Administration estimate
When we include all the Iowans out of a job over the last year, Iowa’s actual unemployment rate is 10.3%, and the actual number of Iowans who have lost their jobs is approximately 180,000.
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