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November 17, 2016

Iowa Republican Leadership Risk Same Economic Disaster That Hit Kansas And Wisconsin

Extreme ALEC Agenda Coming To Iowa With Linda Upmeyer, Bill Dix and Terry Branstad Running Statehouse Following the 2016 election results, Republicans with deep links to the extreme right-wing ALEC…

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November 16, 2016

Equal Pay Can’t Wait. Hardworking Women Deserve Better.

On #EqualPayDay 2016, Progress Iowa calls on lawmakers to make equal pay a priority and increase salary transparency in the workplace. Hardworking women across Iowa and the entire country deserve…

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November 25, 2014

‘Raise the Wage Wednesday’ launches, encouraging shoppers to support local businesses who favor raising the minimum wage

Shoppers, business owners encouraged to submit suggestions for shopping list at RaisetheWageIowa.com A statewide coalition of small businesses, community leaders, labor and faith organizations will launch ‘Raise the Wage Wednesday’…

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November 13, 2014

Sen. Bernie Sanders to deliver featured address at 2014 Progress Iowa Holiday Party

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) will deliver the featured address at the 2014 Progress Iowa Holiday Party on Tuesday, December 16th at 6:00 pm at the Meadows Events and Conference Center…

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October 28, 2014

Progress Iowa Releases New Halloween Ad, Criticizing Joni Ernst’s ‘Scary’ Positions

Progress Iowa today released an online advertisement, ‘Scary’. The ad is a mock-infomercial selling Senator Joni Ernst Masks as the ‘scariest costume in Iowa’. The ad continues to describe the…

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October 21, 2014

Gov. Branstad breaks promise to Iowans, falls 120,000 jobs short of job creation goal

Governor Branstad has fallen 120,000 jobs short of his promise to create 200,000 jobs in Iowa, according to data released today by Iowa Workforce Development (IWD). IWD figures show that total nonfarm…

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October 16, 2014

Joni Ernst’s Role in Sexual Harassment Suit Raises Questions About Her Leadership, Priorities

A lawsuit filed today by a former Iowa Republican Senate caucus employee alleges she was fired last year after she repeatedly complained of sexual harassment by her male colleagues against…

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September 4, 2014

Statewide Coalition to Challenge Elected Officials to Live on Minimum Wage for One Week

State Senators Joe Bolkcom, Rob Hogg, and Tom Courtney have accepted the challenge The Raise the Wage Iowa Coalition today will call on elected officials to live on the minimum…

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September 3, 2014

Progress Iowa To Intervene In Open Records Court Case

Progress Iowa today will file a motion to intervene in the case of Randy Danniel, Iowa Logistics Development Company, Inc., vs. Iowa Economic Development Authority & State of Iowa. “We…