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Public comment at the 12/07/15 Medicaid hearing
Below is the list of speakers at the December 7, 2015, meeting of the Iowa Legislature’s Health Care Oversight Committee. There are additional written comments and a video of the morning session of...
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Video links to individual public comments at the 12/7/15 Medicaid Hearing
Medicaid activist Rhonda Shouse Below is the list of public comments and video links from the afternoon session of December 7, 2015, meeting of the Iowa Legislature’s Health Care Oversight Committee....
View ArticleIowa State Senators applaud decision to delay Medicaid privatization
Iowa Senate News Release State Senator Amanda Ragan: (641) 424- 0874 State Senator Liz Mathis: (319) 361-1725 For Immediate Release: December 17, 2015 Iowa State Senators applaud decision to delay...
View ArticlePublic invited to discuss Medicaid privatization in Davenport – Friday, Feb. 19
Iowa Senate News Release State Senator Chris Brase: (563)260-5416 State Senator Joe Seng: (563) 391-1627 For Immediate Release: February 16, 2016 Davenport area residents are invited to join...
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Regents asked for details on how UNI presidential search will be “fair and...
State Senators Jeff Danielson of Cedar Falls, Brian Schoenjahn of Arlington, and Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids are asking the chair of the Iowa Board of Regents for details regarding the search for a...
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MONDAY – Two key Medicaid meetings at Statehouse on Aug. 29
Iowa Senate News Release State Senator Amanda Ragan: (641) 424-0874 For Immediate Release: August 25, 2016 Two Key Medicaid Meetings at the Iowa Statehouse on Monday August 29th Medicaid Listening...
View ArticlePrivatized Medicaid is a broken three-legged stool
Iowa Senate News Release State Senator Amanda Ragan: (641) 424-0874 For Immediate Release: August 29, 2016 “Privatized Medicaid is a broken three-legged stool” Opening Comments at the August 29th...
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Hogg elected leader of Senate Democrats
The new Iowa Senate Democratic leadership includes (from left) State Senators Joe Bolkcom of Iowa City (assistant leader), Rita Hart of Wheatland (assistant leader), Bill Dotzler of Waterloo (assistant...
View ArticleHogg elected leader of Senate Democrats
Iowa Senate News Release For immediate release: November 19, 2016 Hogg elected leader of Senate Democrats [Des Moines] At a Statehouse meeting Nov. 19, Democratic members of the Iowa Senate unanimously...
View ArticleFirst change by Senate Republicans guts oversight of economic development
The first decision by the new Republican majority in the Iowa Senate was to eliminate the Senate Economic Growth Committee. The committee oversees hundreds of millions of dollars in state economic...
View ArticleDemocrats release committee assignments for 2017 session
Senate Democratic Leader Rob Hogg has released the committee assignments for the Democratic members of the Iowa Senate for the 2017 session of the Iowa Legislature. “A lot of groundwork is done during...
View ArticleTODAY: Legislature’s Medicaid Oversight Committee
The Iowa Legislature’s Health Policy Oversight Committee will meet for their final meeting before the start of the 2017 session. LIVESTREAM: This meeting will be livestreamed at the Iowa Senate...
View ArticleRagan: Continue oversight until Medicaid problems are truly fixed
That’s why intensive, on-going oversight of privatized Medicaid is absolutely essential. That oversight must continue until these serious, recorded, persistent problems are fixed. Iowans depend on us...
View ArticleSenate Democratic Leader Rob Hogg on the release of the new Iowa Energy Plan
“Democratic leadership led the way in developing Iowa’s statewide renewable energy industry. That’s because Iowa renewable energy is good for the environment and good for Iowa jobs across our...
View ArticleHogg: Iowans must be assured that there are safe, secure environments at...
(Des Moines) Senate Democratic Leader Rob Hogg has released the following response to news that clients were mistreated at the Glenwood State Resource Center. “Abuse is never acceptable. This is...
View ArticleStatement from Senate State Government Chair on “election integrity”...
As the first-in-the-nation caucus state, Iowa should have the best-in-the-nation election laws. Democrats believe that means Iowa’s elections must be the most accurate, secure and efficient in the...
View Article2017 Opening Day Remarks by Senate Democratic Leader Rob Hogg
Good morning, Mr. President, Mr. Majority Leader, returning Senate colleagues, new Senate colleagues, Senate staff, family, friends, and fellow Iowans. Today, I want to begin with a few personal...
View ArticleSenate Democrats applaud Iowa Chief Justice’s speech
Leaders of the Iowa Senate today responded positively to Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady’s annual State of the Judiciary address, and say that proposed cuts by Branstad/Reynolds threaten...
View ArticleSuperintendent Survey: Continued Underfunding Will Result in Higher Class...
A new survey of Iowa Superintendents has found that about 2/3 of them will be forced to raise class size, cut teachers, and reduce opportunities for students if lawmakers approve a 2% or lower increase...
View ArticleSharp cuts by legislative Republicans threaten public safety, education and...
Bolkcom: “The Republican proposal unveiled today sends the wrong message about the future of our state. The budget slashing by Governor Branstad, Lt. Governor Reynolds and Republican legislators leaves...
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