Activism can be tax deductible! For over 35 years, ICAN has been fighting for OUR SHARED VISION of prosperity for working families and the middle-class. It’s OUR future – our nation’s future and our family’s future – that’s at stake – not millionaires and CEO campaign contributors. During the past year, we have been busy, … Read more
On behalf of Iowa Citizen Action Network we would like to say how thankful we are for YOU. Thank you for your support of Iowa Citizen Action Network – and the work we do – as a friend, activist and a donor. With all of the attention on the upcoming Presidential Election as well as … Read more
Please alert your network to these local listening posts. Clinton with Senators Hart and Mathis: Wednesday, November 4, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Clinton Community College – Auditorium (1000 Lincoln Boulevard). Waverly with Senators Schoenjahn and Ragan: Monday, November 9, 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the Bremer Room of the Waverly Public Library (500 … Read more
Halloween is over… Governor Branstad needs to put the brakes on his unilateral decision to privatize Iowa’s Medicaid program. His plan is to turn over the care of more than a half million Iowans—that’s one in five of us—to four managed care companies by January 1, 2016. With this change, we will see administrative costs … Read more
The Iowa Health & Wellness Plan will be signed into law this Thursday, June 20. All Iowans are invited to attend the bill signing ceremony, which will take place at 9 a.m. at the Mason City Clinic-Atrium, 250 S Crescent Drive, Mason City. The Mason City Clinic is on the Mercy Hospital campus with the … Read more
Medicaid Expansion Passes! We will be sending more information in the near future, but below is the statement ICAN released after the Iowa House joined the Iowa Senate in voting in the best interests of Iowans! A big THANK YOU to our members! In the final hours of the 2013 Iowa Legislative Session, lawmakers and … Read more
For Immediate Release, May 23, 2013, Contact: Sue Dinsdale 515-480-3240 sdinsdale@iowacan.org Iowa Citizen Action Network Issues Statement on Medicaid Expansion Compromise Credits Iowans for Pressuring the Governor to Accept Federal Funds Des Moines – Iowa Citizen Action Network Executive Director Sue Dinsdale made the following statement today: “In the final hours of the 2013 Iowa Legislative Session, lawmakers and … Read more