Senate Democrats respond to Future Ready Iowa Alliance recommendations
IOWA SENATE NEWS For immediate release: October 17, 2017 Statement by State Senator Bill Dotzler, lead Democrat on the Senate Economic Development Budget, on today’s Future Ready Iowa Alliance...
View ArticlePetersen elected leader of Senate Democrats
Iowa Senate News Release For immediate release: October 22, 2017 Democratic members of the Iowa Senate elected Sen. Janet Petersen of Des Moines today to serve as the new Democratic Leader of the...
View ArticleRagan invites public to share ideas and concerns about Iowa jobs
Iowa Senate News Release For Immediate Release: October 23, 2017 State Senator Amanda Ragan and State Representative Sharon Steckman are organizing a town hall meeting on jobs at the Mason City...
View ArticleSenators to meet with students, tour job training programs at Northeast Iowa...
Iowa Senate News Release For Immediate Release: October 31, 2017 Senators will be available to news media following tour at 2:00 p.m. Agenda for Northeast Iowa Community College visit 11-01-17...
View ArticlePrivatized Medicaid has more bad news for Iowans
Iowa Senate News Release For Immediate Release: October 31, 2017 Senate Democratic Leader: ‘More bad news for Iowans needing accessible health care’ A statement from Senate Democratic Leader Janet...
View ArticleBowman, McKean invite public to pre-session listening posts
Iowa Senate News Release State Senator Tod Bowman: 563-370-2422 For Immediate Release: November 16, 2017 State Senator Tod Bowman of Maquoketa and State Representative Andy McKean of Anamosa have...
View ArticleSenate Dem Leader to top Senate Republicans: “Release sex harassment findings”
Senate Democratic Leader Petersen’s request for the public release of the Iowa Senate Republican sexual harassment investigation. In the wake of a $1.75 million settlement, Senate Democratic Leader...
View ArticleSenate Dem Leader: Senate Republicans take another partisan approach to...
Senate Democratic Leader Janet Petersen responds to media reports about latest Senate Republican response to $1.75 million sexual harassment settlement: “This is another partisan response to the...
View ArticleSenators call on Gov. Reynolds to extend sign-up period for Medicaid
Iowa Senate News Release For Immediate Release: November 29, 2017 DES MOINES – Citing continuing turmoil for Iowa’s Medicaid recipients, two key State Senators today called on Governor Kim Reynolds...
View ArticleAllen hopes to boost job creation through new committee assignments
IOWA SENATE NEWS RELEASE November 30, 2017 State Senator Chaz Allen, D-Newton, will help shape the work of the Iowa Legislature in 2018 through his work on key Iowa Senate committees. “Legislative...
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