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What will it take for Iowa to enact legislation that will lessen the power of the pocketbook of wealthy lobbying interests on the laws that affect the rest of us? VOICE (Voter-Owned Iowa Clean Elections) is an effort to do just that. Why do we need VOICE? Common Cause says this about clean election law benefits: • Makes candidates and elected officials accountable only to the public interes...
Popular Progressive - 11:00 a.m.
Iowa-based activists, the Des Moines Catholic Workers, plan to attempt a second arrest of Karl Rove when he visits Des Moines on Friday. According to their press release, D es Moines Catholic Workers, Catholic Peace Ministry and allies will attempt to confront Karl Rove again when he appears in Des Moines tomorrow. Rove, the "architect" of the Bush administration and chief author of the lies th...
Popular Progressive - 11:00 a.m.
File this in the Party Imploding Upon Itself folder: Evangelical Christians in Iowa, dominant in the state's Republican Party, have denied Sen. Charles E. Grassley his request for a place on the state's delegation to this summer's Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. With a majority of nine out of 17 members on the Iowa Republican central committee, religious conservatives ...
DailyKos (Iowa) - Tue 12:00 p.m. - 13 clicks 
Voter Owned Iowa Clean Elections (VOICE) meeting this Wednesday in Iowa City People matter more, money matters less! The VOICE bill has been endorsed by many organizations including: Democracy for America (DFA) , The Sierra Club and I-Renew. Event Info Host: Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Time and Place Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Iowa City Public L...
Popular Progressive - Mon 8:35 p.m. - 12 clicks
cross-posted at Bleeding Heartland If Congressman Steve King hadn't already won the "jackass award," someone would need to give it to him for the way he behaved at a House Judiciary Committee hearing this week. It's no secret that King isn't interested in the Congress serving as a check or balance on executive power. As we saw just a few weeks ago, King believes former White House sp...
DailyKos (Iowa) - Fri 8:33 a.m. - 22 clicks
From Frank Cordaro of the Des Moines Catholic Workers Charges dropped on Des Moines Catholic Worker for Trespass at Military Recruitment Center: County attorney said she had no case. Trespassing charges against Des Moines Catholic Worker Kirk Brown were dropped today, Monday, June 23, 2008, in Polk County Courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa. The charges stemmed from Brown's involvement in an occ...
Popular Progressive - Thu 12:07 p.m. - 11 clicks
If you ever want to understand the differences between say Iowa City and elsewhere, a road trip will clue you in to the fact that there are deep divides in this wonderful country of ours, but there are also a lot of people who hover in the middle and swing right or left depending on their own experiences. Days Four to Six: Mossy Grove, TN I got back to Mossy Grove (actually they live on Whippoo...
Popular Progressive - Thu 12:07 p.m. - 13 clicks
Iowa City has asked residents to report the number of hours that they volunteered in pre-flood, post-flood activities. This information is used to meet FEMA requirements for reimbursement. Go here to do it. Also, the Coralville/Iowa City Area Flood Relief Fund has been established within the Community Foundation of Johnson County. Use of the Fund's proceeds will be coordinated by United Way o...
Popular Progressive - Thu 12:07 p.m. - 11 clicks
The flood of 2008 is rapidly becoming a memory for many in Iowa City, but for those impacted most severely, the results will be felt for a long time to come. Credit is due for the handling of the evacuation and flood relief efforts by the City council and, particularly, Mayor Regenia Bailey, and City Manager Michael Lombardo. They have been working tirelessly to make sure that city services did th...
Popular Progressive - Thu 12:07 p.m. - 8 clicks
Housing resources for displaced faculty, staff and students Resources for persons needing assistance in finding rental properties include: * Business Office: contact Cathy Fountain, at 335-0082, or cathrine-fountain@uiowa.edu. * Human Resources: contact Jane Holland, at 335-1371, or jane-holland@uiowa.edu Off-Campus Housing Service: http://imu.uiowa.edu/housing * Short term hou...
Popular Progressive - Thu 12:07 p.m. - 11 clicks
Greetings from the road! My wife Betsy and I am out to see friends and family while simultaneously doing some business and attending a national conference. While not intending to emulate Chris Hume's Red State Road Trip 2 , I have my own observations of our travails. Day 1: Drove from Iowa City to Mossy Grove, Tennessee The road was less congested and I saw fewer license plates from out-of-sta...
Popular Progressive - Thu 12:07 p.m. - 11 clicks
The Associated Press article, " McCain Hasn’t Ignited the Passions of Evangelicals ," offers a glimpse of conservative Christians' rather tepid response in a very Republican region of Iowa to Sen. John McCain's candidacy. Dave Mulder, a retired professor from Northwestern College in Orange City, remarks: I think people here genuinely believe that George Bush and his Christian faith was...
DailyKos (Iowa) - Thu 11:36 a.m. - 10 clicks
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Chase Martyn - Jul 7 - 8 clicks
