Senate bill would hurt Iowa’s public sector unions and schools. Senate File 2374, which the Iowa Senate Workforce Committee approved along party lines last week, would cripple public sector unions while once again attacking public schools. Iowa’s Republican trifecta gutted the 40-year-old public sector collective bargaining law in 2017. The changes tilted the bargaining table so much toward … Read more
Postmaster Louis DeJoy’s overarching “Delivering for America” Plan has fallen short of leadership’s ambitious goals. In May he was quoted as saying, ““As I travel the nation meeting with the great men and women of the Postal Service, it is clear the investments we are making are paying off – and it is showing through our … Read more
Senator Ernst: Tell the President to honor the men and women who are helping all Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic Cancel the June 24th “hard stop” of deployments (see the full statement below) Here’s the statement: As Americans pause to remember our … Read more
You can listen to a recording of the call here SENATOR TOM HARKIN AND IOWA LOWER DRUG PRICES DEMAND NO PANDEMIC PROFITEERING FROM DRUG CORPORATIONS Leaders Urge Congress To Take Action In Next Relief Bill To Ensure Drug Companies Can’t Exploit This Crisis Senator Tom Harkin joined Lower Drug Prices Now, local groups and Iowans … Read more
Stay up to date by following our Facebook Page: Iowa Lower Drug Prices Now Congress needs to take immediate action to ensure the pharaceutical corporations charged with developing treatments for coronavirus won’t be able to price gouge patients for life-saving medicines. Coronavirus treatments and vaccines being developed using taxpayer dollars MUST be provided at no cost … Read more
These are trying times for many of us. We get confusing messages, many of us are isolated in our homes, unable to be with our family and friends. It’s not easy to get the things we need and, even if we could, we’re not sure we should go out. It can all be frightening. So, … Read more
Whether we are in a rural community or in the suburbs of one of Iowa’s great cities, more and more of us are unable to afford the medicines we need to manage our health. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst keeps claiming to care about the high cost of prescription drugs, saying she is fighting for Iowans, … Read more
Tax March IOWA Week of Education | Digital Toolkit December 16 – 20, 2019 Ignoring overwhelming opposition from the American people, Congress passed the GOP Tax Scam — giving massive tax breaks to millionaires and wealthy corporations at the expense of middle-class families. This Christmas, Tax March Iowa will remind our elected officials that the … Read more
We’re excited to be the Tax March Iowa Chapter! Tax March started as an actual march and is now a movement working to show lawmakers and presidential candidates that we want the wealthy to pay their fair share. We know that our tax code is wildly unbalanced. We’re determined to show policymakers that taxing the … Read more
It seems that politicians often speak FOR Main Street businesses, farmers and the self employed. We believe that it is more important to be LISTENED TO! Immigration has become a huge issue in the United States and it is a big issue here in Iowa. At the Main Street Alliance, we’d like to better understand … Read more