Iowa Senate
Redistricting Debate: "Fair independent maps give people power at the ballot box"
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- Redistricting Debate: "Fair independent maps give people power at the ballot box"
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Senator Pam Jochum, a veteran of two previous Iowa redistricting efforts, tells Iowa Senate Republicans that "fair independent maps give people the power of their voice at the ballot box."
The first maps were voted down Tuesday by "no" votes from every Republican member of the Senate. The Iowa House did not take up the issue.
Nonpartisan legislative staffers will create new maps, again based on nonpartisan criteria.
If that second map is rejected, there will be a third and final map, one which Iowa Republicans can gerrymander to lock down their control of Iowa for another 10 years.
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- Wahls: GOP leaders should pledge not to gerrymander Iowa
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Thursday News Conference:
"For 10 months, Republican leaders have had many opportunities to say they won't gerrymander. So far, they have refused to do so.
"Today would be a great day for Senator Whitver and Speaker Grassley to speak out and end their silence. Pledge to the people of Iowa: “We will adopt fair maps without amendments, not pass gerrymandered districts that put our political power above everything else.”
"Tuesday’s actions underscore why we are so concerned that legislative Republicans are planning to gerrymander legislative districts and rig the system in their favor. Senator Roby Smith, the only Republican senator to speak on Tuesday’s special session about the maps, had no good reasons to not approve the maps, which were fully in line with Iowa law and past precedent.
"Republican actions have been needlessly partisan and destructive to our fair, nonpartisan process in such an unprecedented time."
--Senat...
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- Iowa Republicans reject the first, nonpartisan map
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Watch Iowa Senate debate on SF 620, the first nonpartisan redistricting map, which was rejected on a party-line vote of 32 to 18.
00:00 Senate Leader Jack Whitver (R) calls up SF 620
00:27 Sen Roby Smith (R) describes SF 620
01:14 Sen Pam Jochum (D) urges YES vote on SF 620
08:18 Sen Tony Bisignano (D) urges YES vote on SF 620
23:46 Sen Roby Smith (R) urges NO vote on SF 620
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- Choose a fair map or gerrymander to protect incumbents. That's the issue.
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- In less than a minute, this clip from KCCI-TV sums up the political turmoil that is Iowa redistricting:
Entire story: https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-lawmakers-to-vote-on-new-district-maps-oct-5/37812375
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- Iowa Redistricting Statement by Sen Wahls (9/30/21)
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Iowa Redistricting Statement by Sen Wahls (9/30/21)
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Transcript:
Iowans deserve fair elections, and they know that starts with fair, nonpartisan district maps. That consensus was clearly reflected by the overwhelming majority of public comments made during last week’s hearings.
There are some things for Republicans to like about these maps, and there are some things for Democrats to like - but most importantly - these are nonpartisan maps drawn without interference from politicians or political influence. That's why I'll be voting to approve these maps on October 5, and why my Republican colleagues should as well.
For the last 40 years, Iowa legislative districts have been drawn on the basis of equal population, compactness, and respecting local civil boundaries when possible. These maps were drawn by nonpartisan staff without regard to where incumbent politicians live, past election results, or partisan advantage.
Iowans want fair maps, maps that make sense and respect county and c...
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- What Governor Reynolds needs to do to protect Iowa kids and communities
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- In three minutes, Senator Wahls spells out what Gov Reynolds should do ASAP to protect Iowa kids, families, and communities during the Thursday, August 26th, news conference.
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- Reynolds Admin failed to use federal COVID dollars to raise pay for Iowa childcare workers
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The Washington Post on why that matters:
“Hiring and retaining good workers has been tough in the child-care industry for years, but it is escalating into a crisis. Pandemic-fueled staffing challenges threaten to hold back the recovery, as the staffing problems at day cares have a ripple effect across the economy. Without enough employees, day cares are turning away children, leaving parents — especially mothers — unable to return to work.
“Nearly 1.6 million moms of children under 17 are still missing from the labor force. They dropped out during the pandemic to care for children and have not been able to return to work as the school and day care situation remains chaotic, especially for unvaccinated children under the age of 12. There are still covid outbreaks occurring at schools, and some child-care centers and after-school programs remain closed or they are accepting fewer children.”
Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/b...
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- Iowans Want Fair Maps
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- At the Thursday, September 9th, virtual news conference, State Senator Janet Petersen of Des Moines drew attention to the overwhelming majority of citizen comments urging the legislature to respect Iowa’s best-in-the-nation, nonpartisan process for drawing fair federal and state districts.
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- First citizen video comment on Iowa's 2021 Redistricting
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Nailed it! Ryan Crane was the first Iowa citizen to officially address Iowa’s 2021 redistricting process.
Transcript: I just wanted to briefly encourage the folks who have the decision-making authority on this matter to consider our excellent reputation as being fair, as being nonpartisan, as being equitable, as being data and statistics-driven, on making these decisions.
This is not a political matter. This is not a partisan matter.
You know, we have heard plenty about in both red states and blue, and I'm pleased just as a citizen that we do this the right way through the Legislative Services Agency. And I applaud their excellent work.
Just really, really encouraging folks not to turn this into a partisan matter, not to go political with this, not to kind of blow up the process.
And in my opinion, honestly, it could be potentially, you know, disgraceful and potentially generate negative headlines for us as a state if ...
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- COVID isn’t going away because Iowa Republicans aren’t doing anything to make it go away
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Sept 2 Statement by Senator Zach Wahls
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- Are you smarter than this Iowa 8th grader?
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- September 13, 2021: A Waukee student schools Governor Reynolds by asking real experts about how to prevent the spread of COVID in our state.
https://who13.com/news/coronavirus/iowa-impacts/waukee-middle-school-student-featured-in-today-show-coronavirus-in-the-classroom-town-hall/?fbclid=IwAR2JNlgVhEjUaxPA1cJ8osVqSbJLyU-O37NPyVpN3kLM7-AHYhjhaMNL1Z4
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- Best Iowa news of the week?
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Iowa schools can now use science to keep kids safe. A federal judge blocked the reckless Iowa Republican ban on school mask mandates.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2021/09/14/what-does-federal-judges-order-iowa-mask-mandate-ban-mean-covid-schools-health-kim-reynolds/8326508002/
DM Register coverage: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2021/09/14/what-does-federal-judges-order-iowa-mask-mandate-ban-mean-covid-schools-health-kim-reynolds/8326508002/
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- Kim Reynolds and Iowa Republicans aren’t doing anything to make COVID go away
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Yesterday's statement by Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls
"...they own every missed class, every canceled football game, every missed day of work caring for a sick child, every closed business.
"The Iowa Republican ban on local communities following public health advice was a mistake. And rather than learning from their mistakes, Iowa Republicans are gambling with the safety and health of Iowa children. They are doubling down on a bad hand. They own the Delta Surge."
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- Iowa Republicans' last day of session voter suppression bill
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Senator Pam Jochum, former President of the Iowa Senate, exposes the Iowa Republicans' last day of session voter suppression bill, SF 568.
From Senate Democratic Research Staff:
Ballot Courier Language – Operation 11
The amendment clarifies who can return a ballot for a registered voter. The person must be a registered voter in Iowa. A person can be an immediate family member which is defined as a someone in the within the fourth degree of consanguinity which extends out to a first cousin once removed or great-great grandparent. The delivery agent can only return a ballot so long as the person they are delivering for cannot deliver the ballot on their own due to blindness or disability.
A person can NOT deliver a ballot for someone if they are the voters’ employer, an officer or agent of the registered voters union, or a person acting as an actual or implied agent for a political party, or a candidate or candidate’s committee.
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- Senator Boulton on the needs of Iowa corrections workers
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- From Senate debate on May 18, 2021.
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- Sen Zach Wahls on Republican rejection of bipartisan policing reform (May 17, 2021)
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Zach Wahls, Senate Democratic Leader, addresses the Republican rejection of bipartisan policing reform in Iowa:
Mr. President, Colleagues of the Senate.
We've been having this debate for a while here today, but we all know that this debate really got underway last June.
And in a way it's been going on for much, much, much longer than that.
But last June, Democrats and Republicans came together. We promised that this was the first step. We promised that we would keep working in a bipartisan way.
Today, Senator Boulton offered an amendment that would have made this bill bipartisan. Maybe we could have gotten a unanimous vote coming out of this chamber to show the people of Iowa that Democrats and Republicans are on the same page when it comes to public safety.
We could have done that. Senate Republicans could have followed the governor's lead, could have proposed a compromise. There were some real bipartisan ...
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- Fastest Flip-Flop in Iowa State Senate History
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- On May 11, Iowa State Senator Dan Dawson (R) argued for the tax scheme that Senate Republicans demand must be passed before the 2021 session can end.
Dawson's legislation would end the state-funded property tax backfill, and thereby raise local property taxes and cut services. Moments later, Dawson flip-flops by making a new promise, claiming the state of Iowa will fully fund a new mental health system in all 99 counties.
So far, House Republicans refuse to go along with this scheme.
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- Inmates know when prisons are critically short staffed
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Highlights of testimony from Danny Homan, President of Iowa
AFSCME Council 61, at a Senate committee meeting on April 14. Holman urges the Legislature to end years of underfunding that puts Iowa corrections workers in danger.
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- Senator Taylor opposes Iowa Constitutional Amendment to ban abortion (4/6/21)
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Senator Todd Taylor: “Constitutions are written to give people rights not take them away. We state senators do not have the ability to take people's rights and freedoms away, and yet here we are and we are discussing a constitutional amendment to take away the rights of Iowa women.”
Senator Taylor spoke against the Republican-proposed Iowa constitutional amendment to ban abortion on Tuesday, April 6 during the debate on HJR 5.
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- Senator Mathis opposes Iowa Constitutional Amendment to ban abortion (4/6/21)
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Senator Liz Mathis: “…it is a woman's right, her right, her body, her decision...we could be passing health care laws that support a healthy pregnancy, a safe childbirth and fully funded preschool.”
Senator Mathis spoke against the Republican-proposed Iowa constitutional amendment to ban abortion on Tuesday, April 6 during the debate on HJR 5.
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- Senator Boulton opposes Iowa Constitutional Amendment to ban abortion (4/6/21)
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Senator Boulton spoke against the Republican-proposed Iowa constitutional amendment to ban abortion on Tuesday, April 6 during the debate on HJR 5.
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- Senator Ragan opposes Iowa Constitutional Amendment to ban abortion (4/6/21)
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Senator Amanda Ragan: "Iowans deserve freedom from political interference in their personal lives. These private health care decisions belong to a woman and her doctor, not politicians in Des Moines."
Senator Ragan spoke against the Republican-proposed Iowa constitutional amendment to ban abortion on Tuesday, April 6 during the debate on HJR 5.
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- Senator Celsi opposes Iowa Constitutional Amendment to ban abortion (4/6/21)
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Senator Claire Celsi:"...trust pregnant Iowans to make decisions about their own bodies with the advice of their physicians, their partner, and their God."
Senator Celsi spoke against the Republican-proposed Iowa constitutional amendment to ban abortion on Tuesday, April 6 during the debate on HJR 5.
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- Senator Bolkcom opposes Iowa Constitutional Amendment to ban abortion (4/6/21)
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- Senator Joe Bolkcom: "Iowans, don't be fooled. If anti-abortion Republicans succeed with their ultimate agenda, legal abortion will be completely shut off and providers."
Senator Bolkcom spoke against the Republican-proposed Iowa constitutional amendment to ban abortion on Tuesday, April 6 during the debate on HJR 5.
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- Senator Petersen opposes Iowa Constitutional Amendment to ban abortion (4/6/21)
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Senator Janet Petersen spoke against the Republican-proposed Iowa constitutional amendment to ban abortion on Tuesday, April 6 during the debate on HJR 5.
"Iowa has become a more dangerous place to have a baby. Senate Democrats introduced legislation to make our state a safer place to have a baby, Republicans continue to ignore the legislation, the Healthy Moms and Healthy Babies Act, Senate File 35, assigned to the Senate Human Resource Committee, even as rural hospitals, labor and delivery departments continue to close at record pace.
"Since January of last year. Iowa has lost another seven labor and delivery departments. And I know we will lose one or two more before we adjourn this year.
"Since Reynolds privatized our state's Medicaid system and Republicans took control of the State House, Iowa has lost seventeen labor and delivery departments. The Reynolds privatized Medicaid program doesn't cover the cost of delivering a baby, nor does it ...
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- Senator Trone Garriott opposes Iowa Constitutional Amendment to ban abortion (4/6/21)
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- "This legislation seeks to define what rights people with uteruses do not have…”
Senator Trone Garriott spoke against the Republican-proposed Iowa constitutional amendment to ban abortion on Tuesday, April 6 during the debate on HJR 5.
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- What's the Iowa charter school debate about
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- What's the charter school debate all about? On Wednesday, Senator Claire Celsi summed it up in 25 seconds.
Contact Iowa Republican State Senators ASAP. Tell them to vote against HF 813. Find your senator at https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/find
Charter schools are Iowa Republicans' latest excuse for failing to support Iowa's local public schools, you know, the schools almost all Iowa students actually attend.
1) Study after study shows that charter schools do not perform better than public schools. In fact, they are more likely to lower test scores and fail to meet standards.
2) Charter schools fail to provide oversight for taxpayer dollars: No elected school board. No public records. No transparency on spending tax dollars. And no requirement to follow the rules and regulations protecting students, families and taxpayers at Iowa's public schools.
3) Charter schools survive by making money, not educatin...
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- Iowa Kids and Schools win big with the American Rescue Plan
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Senator Claire Celsi told the Iowa Senate how the American Rescue Plan will provide a big boost to Iowa kids, their schools, and their families.
Thanks President Joe Biden, U.S. Representative Cindy Axne, and all the members of Congress who are helping Iowa recover!
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- Sen. Wahls on supporting Iowa correctional workers
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- When it comes to protecting Iowa corrections officers and staff, thoughts and prayers are not enough. Speaking at a Thursday press zoom, Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls said the Legislature should approve reforms and additional funding.
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- Iowa Mental Health Safety Net Threatened by Senate Republicans
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
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- From the April 1, 2021 debate on SF 587.
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- GOP tax bill will raise property taxes and damage services Iowans need
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Senator Bolkcom's closing comments in committee on SSB 1253, a $152 million dollar property tax increase approved with on Republican votes.
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- Helping school extracurriculars survive funding losses from the pandemic
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- School sports and other extracurricular activities are important parts of Iowa’s community schools. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, money from ticket sales and fundraising efforts fell sharply.
HF 602 would help these activities recover by allowing Iowa school districts to move money from their general fund to their student activity fund.
Bill Text: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=89&ba=HF602
Table of Contents:
1:50 Phil Jeanery - Iowa Association of School Boards
2:56 Margaret Buckton - Urban Education Network
4:04 David Wilkerson - School Administrators of Iowa
4:55 Dave Doughton - Rural School Advocates of Iowa
5:38 Sen. Giddens (D)
6:55 Shane Ehresman - Superintendent, Lynnville–Sully
8:32 Sen. Kraayenbrink (R)
9:33 Sen. Goodwin (R)
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- Keep Background Checks for Iowa Gun Purchases
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls: "When Missouri repealed its purchase permit law requiring background checks, the state experienced an up to 27 percent increase in its firearm homicide rate and a 16 percent increase in its firearm suicide rate.
"Senate Amendment 3092 attempts to fix some of the biggest problems with this bill.
"If signed into law, there would be NO background checks whatsoever required for private sales.
"If signed into law, there would be NO requirement for a permit to carry a weapon in public.
"If signed into law, people without any type of firearms training will be allowed to carry in public.
"So, a person can purchase a firearm from a private seller without a background check and then carry it anywhere in public without any firearms training or proficiency if this bill is adopted.
"If you support background checks, vote “yes.” If you oppose background checks, vote “no.”
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- Righting a wrong in the treatment of Noah Herring after his death
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- On March 17, 2021, the Iowa Senate passed legislation that would make the neglect of Noah Herring’s body after his death in the summer of 2020 a crime.
During debate on SF 243, Senator Kinney said: “This really hits home because it happened in my community. This is a bill that Noah Herring who passed away. His family came to me, and was up in arms about what could be done. We worked through this, and all the Herring family wanted was so this did not happen to another family.”
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- Iowa Senate GOP attack on Iowa's Economy
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- "We should be focused more on rebuilding Iowa, creating decent paying jobs for Iowans. And less on legislation that gives our state a black eye and scares away businesses and people who are considering moving to Iowa.
"I wish Governor Reynolds would have stepped up to tell you that this bill (SF 580) is bad for business because now, even if she vetoes this bill, the damage is going to be hard to repair."
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- Sen Wahls urges action on COVID-19
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- During Senate debate today, Democratic Leader Zach Wahls told legislators that "Iowans are wondering today when the Legislature is going to start taking COVID-19 seriously and start helping Iowans who have been hurt by this pandemic."
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- How the American Rescue Plan Helps Hungry Iowans and Their Families
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- On March 15, 2021, State Senator Sarah Trone Garriott spoke to the Iowa Senate about the ways President Biden's American Rescue Plan will help hungry Iowa families now, and thereby make Iowa more successful in the future. She ends by urging the Iowa Senate to likewise take up legislation to address growing food insecurity in Iowa.
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- Help for Iowa women and families from the American Rescue Act
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Senator Amanda Ragan of North Iowa reviews how the American Rescue Act will benefit Iowa women and their families:
On behalf of Iowa women hit hard by the COVID19 pandemic, I rise today in support of the American Rescue Act.
It is hard to underestimate the negative impact of pandemic on women in Iowa and other states. More than 2.5 million women have dropped out of the workforce in the past year, with female workforce participation dipping to 57 percent, the lowest it’s been in more than three decades.
The good news is that there are several elements of the American Rescue Act that will have a huge, positive impact on women. Some are calling it the largest relief package for families in recent U.S. history.
First, the expanded child tax credit is being called a “total game changer” because it could some women get their careers back on track. Millions of parents will get $3,600 per child this year.
Single parents...
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- Testimony Against SF 436: The Iowa "Right to Hate" Bill
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- This bill would allow employers to discriminate against workers due to their religious beliefs.
Bill Title: An Act relating to the standard of judicial review and providing a claim or defense when a state action burdens a person’s exercise of religion, and including effective date provisions.
Bill Text: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=89&ba=sf436
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- Amy Frederick of Principal Financial Group speaks against SF 436
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Amy Frederick, a Van Meter native and executive for Principal Financial Group, told a Senate subcommittee that Principal and other large employers are opposed to laws that “legalize discrimination in the name of religious freedom.”
Frederick said it “sends the wrong message about Iowa” and would make it harder to keep and recruit the talent companies like Principal need to grow.
All Testimony: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAUNfxWgKI-ZadFZ14n-nH2LwIuU4_jdj
Here’s how to find your state senator and urge them to help grow Iowa’s economy by rejecting SF 436: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/find
Or just send a message to Iowa’s Republican State Senators:
amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov;jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov;jim.carlin@legis.iowa.gov;chris.cournoyer@legis.iowa.gov;tim.goodwin@legis.iowa.gov;craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov;tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov;ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov;annette.sweeney@legis.i...
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- SF 436 - Dustin Miller - Iowa Chamber Alliance
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- "I can tell you unequivocally in the states where this has occurred in the recent past, there is a direct impact on tourism...if these things get passed business is lost."
–Dustin Miller of the Iowa Chamber Alliance
Video recorded during the March 1, 2021, subcommittee on Iowa Senate File 436.
All testimony: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAUNfxWgKI-ZadFZ14n-nH2LwIuU4_jdj
Use this link to find your state senator and urge them to help grow Iowa’s economy by rejecting SF 436: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/find
Or use the email address below to email all of Iowa's Republican Senators.
amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov;jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov;jim.carlin@legis.iowa.gov;chris.cournoyer@legis.iowa.gov;tim.goodwin@legis.iowa.gov;craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov;tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov;ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov;annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov;brad.zaun@legis.iowa.gov;waylon.brown@legis.iowa.gov;jake.ch...
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- Mikayla Wilson of the Meredith Corporation speaks against SF 436
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- “Passing this bill would chip away at our Iowa pride, and we don't want to be put in a position of explaining to current employees job candidates, customers, and vendors, why we are based in a state that allows the type of discriminatory behavior permitted in this bill.”
All Testimony: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAUNfxWgKI-ZadFZ14n-nH2LwIuU4_jdj
Here’s how to find your state senator and urge them to help grow Iowa’s economy by rejecting SF 436: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/find
Or just send a message to Iowa’s Republican State Senators:
amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov;jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov;jim.carlin@legis.iowa.gov;chris.cournoyer@legis.iowa.gov;tim.goodwin@legis.iowa.gov;craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov;tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov;ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov;annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov;brad.zaun@legis.iowa.gov;waylon.brown@legis.iowa.gov;jake.chapman@legis.iowa.gov;mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov;dan.dawson@leg...
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- Technology Association of Iowa opposes Iowa Senate Republicans’ SF 436
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Video recorded during the March 1, 2021, subcommittee on Iowa Senate File 436.
All Testimony: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAUNfxWgKI-ZadFZ14n-nH2LwIuU4_jdj
Use this link to find your state senator and urge them to help grow Iowa’s economy by rejecting SF 436: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/find
Or just send a message to Iowa’s Republican State Senators:
amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov;jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov;jim.carlin@legis.iowa.gov;chris.cournoyer@legis.iowa.gov;tim.goodwin@legis.iowa.gov;craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov;tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov;ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov;annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov;brad.zaun@legis.iowa.gov;waylon.brown@legis.iowa.gov;jake.chapman@legis.iowa.gov;mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov;dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov;dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov;jeff.edler@legis.iowa.gov;julian.garrett@legis.iowa.gov;jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov;dennis.guth@legis.iowa.gov;mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov;carrie.koelker@...
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- Iowa Business Council opposes Iowa Senate Republicans’ SF 436
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Iowa Senate Republicans are again pushing Iowa "right to hate" legislation.
During the March 1 subcommittee on SF 436, the Iowa Business Council explained how this legislation would hurt Iowa's economy.
All Testimony: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAUNfxWgKI-ZadFZ14n-nH2LwIuU4_jdj
Use this link to find your state senator and urge them to help grow Iowa’s economy by rejecting SF 436: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/find
Or just send a message to Iowa’s Republican State Senators:
amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov;jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov;jim.carlin@legis.iowa.gov;chris.cournoyer@legis.iowa.gov;tim.goodwin@legis.iowa.gov;craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov;tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov;ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov;annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov;brad.zaun@legis.iowa.gov;waylon.brown@legis.iowa.gov;jake.chapman@legis.iowa.gov;mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov;dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov;dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov;jeff.edler@legis....
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- Senator Ragan speaks against legislation which would suppress the votes of Iowans
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
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- Senator Todd Taylor on the 2021 Iowa Voter Suppression bill
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
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- Senator Bill Dotzler opposes voter suppression
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
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- Senator Mathis offers amendment to make registering to vote easier
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Senator Mathis offers amendment to make registering to vote easier. It was rejected by Senate Republicans.
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- Protecting the right of Iowans with disabilities to vote
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Amendment S-3041 to protect the voting rights of Iowans with disabilities, offered by Senator Claire Celsi. It was rejected by Senate Republicans.