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Tricks or Treats

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Are you being represented in Congress? After surveying Iowans in various locations around the state, we’re finding, more often than not, the answer is No. We’d like to hear what you think! All survey results will be kept anonymous.

Businesses Vote Their Values

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Here are 5 easy ways to show how you: Share Your Values.  PRINT the Vote Your Values sign and display it! Let your employees and customers know where you stand on the issues.  Tell your story, be authentic. Display election information at point of sale, on your outdoor marquis or in your window so that passersby … Read more

What keeps you up at night?

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With all of the different issues we are seeing come up, sometimes it’s hard to sleep at night. Whether it’s trade, tariffs, health insurance, mental health, immigration, refugees, attacks on journalists, women’s issues, tax fairness, medicaid privatization, education funding, uncertainty about Medicare and Social Security, voter suppression… the list seems endless. We’d like to hear from … Read more

Main Street Economy – Economic Development Questionnaire

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Economic Development can mean many different things to business owners. With small business playing a crucial role in local economic growth, we are trying to identify successes, barriers and problems being faced in starting, sustaining and growing business in Iowa. We will aggregate answers to this questionnaire into a report.  Personal information will not be … Read more

Health Care Matters to ME!

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We need to let our Members of Congress and the President know that we want to move forward not backward when it comes to OUR healthcare! We need to let them know that millions of Americans, including Iowa small business owners, their employees, their families, as well as farmers and the self-employed could finally get … Read more

What to know about Brent Kavanaugh’s judicial record

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If confirmed, President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, would rank just after Justice Clarence Thomas as the court’s second most conservative member. Why it matters: Kavanaugh’s confirmation would shift the court for a generation, impacting decisions on topics like gun rights, health care, social issues and more. Executive power In 2009, Kavanaugh “argued that … Read more

Immigration and Iowa

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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

Using Social Security to fund Parental Leave???

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What do YOU think?? Social Security is NOT a piggy bank! Senator Ernst has been working with Senator Rubio on a plan to let people collect Social Security benefits early to pay for time off after they have a baby. This might seem like a good idea, but there’s a catch: Parents would have their Social Security … Read more

Voting Rights!!

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The Primary Election is Tuesday, June 5th – Polls are open from 7 a.m. – 9 p.m. Elections in Iowa are held on Tuesdays only. If you ever have questions about voting call your county auditor’s office or the Secretary of State’s Office at 1-888-SOS-VOTE. Early Voting is available through Monday, June 4th at your County Auditor’s office. Any absentee … Read more