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March 28, 2017

Speaker Upmeyer Lied to Constituents at Legislative Forum

UPMEYER LIED ABOUT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING CONVERSATIONS IN FRIDAY FORUM Speaker of the Iowa House Linda Upmeyer attended a legislative forum last week in Clear Lake, and answered a constituent’s question about…

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March 22, 2017

Branstad/Reynolds Kept No Record Of Invitations To Collective Bargaining Bill Signing Attended By Koch Lobbyist

AFP Lobbyist Attended HF291 Bill Signing Despite No Record Of Invitations Sent By Branstad/Reynolds Administration As a result of an open records request, Progress Iowa has learned that the Office…

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March 10, 2017

Progress Iowa Calls on Rep. Rob Taylor to Recuse Himself From AFP Ethics Complaint

Taylor Co-Hosted Event With Koch-Backed Americans for Prosperity Iowa This Week Progress Iowa today called on Representative Rob Taylor to recuse himself from any involvement in the ongoing complaint against…

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February 24, 2017

Branstad/Reynolds Secret Bill Signing: Progress Iowa Files Open Records Request

Governor Branstad signed HF291 in private ceremony without press or the general public invited Progress Iowa today submitted an open records request to Governor Branstad and Lt. Governor Reynolds, asking…

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February 20, 2017

Hold Senators Grassley & Ernst Accountable at Town Halls

Will Iowans hold Senators Grassley and Ernst accountable? This week Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst will hold public town hall meetings across the state. Will you be there to hold…

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February 13, 2017

Iowa Republicans Skype with Scott Walker, Ignore Constituents

Progress Iowa calls on Republicans to apologize for ignoring Iowans while chatting with Walker Iowa Republican legislators today took a Skype call from Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, while ignoring the…

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February 3, 2017

Sinclair says fellow Senator could have been aborted

Click here to email Senator Sinclair, or call her to express your opinion about her suggesting that a fellow Senator could have been aborted: (641) 870-0199. On the floor of…

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January 20, 2017

A Transition From Hope To Fear

In response to the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the United States, Progress Iowa Executive Director Matt Sinovic issued the following statement: “Today we witnessed…

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January 11, 2017

Fact-Checking Branstad & Reynolds

Join us for a live fact-check of Terry Branstad’s last condition of the state address >>> http://progressiowa.org/. His remarks begin at 10 AM. Will he and Kim Reynolds take responsibility…