Neither Snow Nor Rain….

The United States Postal Service is under attack, from the very Postmaster General who is running it! We’re sending a letter to Senators Grassley and Ernst telling them exactly what the postal service means to Iowans and we’d love to have your input! Please fill out the form below and we’ll send all of the … Read more

Twenty-Four Hours Short

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

How’s that Tax Law Working for You?

Are you tired of the rich getting all the tax breaks? If you fill out the form below, we’ll print it onto a postcard for you to be delivered later this year to Senator Ernst. Here is the text of some of the postcards we’ve already collected: You ran on a call for more fair … Read more

Iowa Needs Net Neutrality

The Senate voted May 16, 2018 to pass a measure that would repeal changes to net neutrality rules that were recently adopted by the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission. Noticeably voting against Main Street, farmers, workers and more were Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst. We are collecting signatures from Iowans to forward to our Congressional … Read more

Booze, Women, Movies OR….

Iowa’s Senior Senator, Chuck Grassley, thinks that getting rid of the estate tax will help people who are investing instead of everyday Iowans.  Apparently he thinks we should be working harder instead of “just spending every darn penny they have, whether it’s on booze or women or movies.” Tuesday, December 5th at 5 pm we … Read more

Another threat to public employees

We know about the Koch brothers funding of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and it’s off-shoot Americans for Propserity (AFP) and their keen interest in the Iowa Legislature. This past session they pulled their bills from a box with model legislation written for the wealthy, not for every day Iowans and, since they bought … Read more

TRUMPcare – What do YOU think?

You would think that after years of promising and posturing to “repeal and replace” ObamaCare and after two embarrassing failed attempts earlier this year, Republicans would have come up with a plan that works. You would be wrong. The TrumpCare Bill is nightmare. It harms the poor, children, women and families, persons with disabilities, immigrants, … Read more

I Support Our Public Workers!

And I’ll Sign The Letter to Prove It! (Letter text is below the form) Here’s the letter: We work hard every day in our businesses, our houses of worship, and at our jobs to create a better life for our families and our community as a whole.  We understand the important role played by public … Read more

Small Business Owner? Farmer? Entrepreneur? Make YOUR Voice Heard!

By working together, we can bring small business values into the public dialogue to advance policies that are good for small businesses, our employees and the communities that sustain us. Work with the Iowa Main Street Alliance to help get small business voices heard! Who we are Iowa Main Street Alliance is a project of Iowa Citizen Action … Read more

We Are Thankful for You! Remember us on Thanksgiving.

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