Dear Sue and the Iowa Citizen Action Network, We would like to be there with you tonight but we’re campaigning in Pennsylvania today. We’ll be back in Iowa very soon. Thank you for hosting this Tax Day event. You are raising some very important issues about how our tax dollars are being spent and how … Read more

It’s baaaack… Senator Joni Ernst, along with Mike Lee of Utah, are rebooting her idea to raid Social Security to pay for parental leave. At first glance, this might seem like a good idea, but experts agree that it is a very bad one. Even though it would not require new taxes, parents who use … Read more

Along with a coalition of progressive organizations, Iowa Citizen Action Network is partnering with Now This News, to put on a series of events with Presidential candidates*. Our goal is to make sure that family economic issues are front and center in Iowa and during the campaign. Each event will feature a Presidential candidate speaking with a small group … Read more

Shop Your Values is a campaign run by the Main Street Alliance to support small businesses that are active community members advocating for progressive values. By shopping at a business that has signed onto the Shop Your Values campaign, you are directly supporting employers and community leaders who promote economic and social justice across the country. To … Read more

Dubuque, Iowa — Main Street Alliance members in Iowa are celebrating the victory of Abby Finkenauer over longtime incumbent Rod Blum. They hope to find opportunities to work with Finkenauer on strengthening our health care system, expanding paid leave, and leveling the playing field so Iowa’s small business owners have the tools they need to … Read more

I vote because…

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.

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

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