Citing her ‘fowl’ record of mismanagement and policy failures, Progress Iowa today declared Governor Kim Reynolds as the ‘Turkey of the Year’ in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
According to the advocacy organization, key ingredients for her failure have been the misuse of COVID-19 funds intended to help Iowa families, using the highest office in the state to stoke divisions instead of uniting us, and her relentless attacks against workers.
(more…)Progress Iowa Executive Director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement after today’s historic vote in the U.S. House passing the Build Back Better Act, with Rep. Cindy Axne voting in favor and Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Ashley Hinson, and Randy Feenstra voting in opposition:
(more…)Today, Iowa veterans Dan Callahan and Laura Hubka issued statements urging Iowa’s federal delegation to support veterans by passing the Build Back Better plan. This legislation is expected to invest in the infrastructure of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ medical facilities and in health care jobs for the department, according to the House Committee on the Budget.
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