Columnist for @gazettedotcom
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Joined May 2008
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“We elect people to represent us and our best interests in Des Moines and Washington, D.C., or at the very least to care about our safety. Instead, they side with corporations and lobbying groups that care about shareholders and profits.”
Iowa Republicans at the state and federal level are playing around with chemicals again. It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. Or gets cancer.
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Wake up and follow the logic. Authoritarianism is rising. Thanks @tdorman @gazettedotcom @MattRussellCRF thegazette.com/guest-columni…
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Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission members announce their decision on Cedar Rapids casino license.
It’s a go after three make statements.
Andres Yes
Burkhart Yes
Campbell Yes
Ostergren speaking now
Olsen, chair last to speak
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Final Selzer poll findings (and the actual result)
2022 Senate: R+12 (R+12)
2020 President: R+7 (R+8)
2020 Senate: R+4 (R+7)
2018 Governor: D+2 (R+3)
2016 President: R+7 (R+9)
2014 Senate: R+7 (R+8)
2012 President: D+5 (D+6)
About as good as any pollster gets.
Seltzer poll: Harris 47, Trump 44 in Iowa desmoinesregister.com/story/…
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This week on the podcast, political journalists from across the state debrief the latest voting news and give their election predictions. Plus, Gazette columnist @tdorman talks about newspaper endorsements.
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Prospect Meadows hasn’t achieved the profits it envisioned when opening in 2019, hindered in its early years by COVID/derecho. Now, with debt looming, the nonprofit has drawn local governments into conversations as it looks to boost revenue. @gazettedotcom thegazette.com/local-governm…
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“…Iowa state beaches have seen 111 weekly warnings about unsafe concentrations of bacteria & toxins spawned by algae blooms. The number of beaches declared unsafe is more than any of the last seven years” thegazette.com/staff-editori…
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Not one of these Iowa Republicans had posted on their social media about any of the US women's history-making wins at the Olympics.
But they were quick to use a boxing match between an Algerian and an Italian to push their anti-trans agenda.
Screenshots:
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In politics, “common sense” often means lawmakers ignored experts, relying, instead, on their flawed political instincts. thegazette.com/staff-columni…
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Once again, the incomparable @tdorman leaves Iowa’s Republican leaders sputtering like an old pickup truck. Take a look ⤵️
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“These are dark days as Iowa recoils from its proud history of civil rights protection and retreats into a cocoon of conservative white comfort. Iowans must choose the modern world over…the past…in November.”
DEI attack will damage Iowa’s future
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"The number of major bills approved addressing Iowa’s dirty water -- zero.
"The number of major bills responding to Iowa’s growing cancer rate -- zero.
"The number of bills expanding access to free and reduced school lunch -- zero."
Iowa's 2024 legislative session by the numbers
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Why is Governor Kim Reynolds Dismantling our State Park System? @erinfjordan @tdorman @gazettedotcom @IowaCapDispatch by @RobertLeonard open.substack.com/pub/rleona…
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15 years ago, love won.❤️
Iowa became the third state in the nation to establish marriage equality with Varnum v. Brien in 2009. We're not going back!
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If we had an agricultural production system focused on human nutrition and environmental outcomes instead of commerce, it wouldn’t have needed a government nursemaid for the last 50 years – at Wisconsin, USA
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“I know many Iowans like myself feel, without needing to see the numbers, that our environment is critically damaged and getting worse, and it doesn’t seem as if anyone with the power to make change is paying attention or calling for a different path.” thegazette.com/guest-columni…
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Prioritizing evidence-based public health interventions and conducting small area analyses are crucial. Despite heart diseases remaining the state's leading cause of death, counties like Linn show cancer as the primary concern. #PublicHealth #CancerPrevention
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The advocates who pressed CR to create a citizen review board to promote accountability of and relationships with local police are now asking the city to lobby against a bill that would ban these boards. w/ @tjbarton83 @gazettedotcom thegazette.com/local-governm…