This doesn’t seem to add up. @ZachLahn implied that he was living in Ankeny in 2018/2020 (when I was running for Congress) but both of those years he voted in Kansas?
I’m tired of a system that completely ignores the passion of our teachers who are dedicated to serving the children of Iowa, the future leaders of our state: our future doctors, our future lawyers, our future teachers. Teachers deserve our respect.
Aside from the “news” that Iowa is in play, let’s take a second to appreciate how disgusting this sum of money is.
Air waves are about to be flooded with political ads. To cut through the noise, we’re launching the biggest organizing program Iowa’s seen in almost a decade.
Remember when the Speaker of the House said they weren’t interested in LGBTQ issues this session? Like literally 4 weeks ago? Anyway now we have 40 anti-LGBTQ bills.
Iowa is facing a new lawsuit from Penguin Random House, the Iowa State Education Association and bestselling authors like John Green and Jodi Picoult. They're suing to block the state's new law banning books that depict sex acts from schools. https://t.co/qUe2E3FzUx
💥BANNED BOOKS NEWS💥
Penguin Random House sues Iowa in an effort to halt censorship in America.
Learn more here: https://t.co/60TbWpsQkg
#BannedBooks#ReadBannedBooks
Remember all that scary stuff you heard about the Linn-Mar School District from a former vice president and a sitting member of Congress?
Turns out voters like the district and they re-elected two sitting board members and added two progressives
New from @amierrivers: Two incumbents and a progressive candidate endorsed by both the teachers' union and One Iowa were voted onto the Waukee school board Tuesday.
https://t.co/axXH0OBzRk
New from @amierrivers: Progressives endorsed by the teachers union swept the Urbandale school board race, though the lone incumbent just squeaked back into her seat.
https://t.co/0BZXOVOZ8D
⚠️ 📅 REMINDER: Today, September 21, is the candidate filing deadline for Iowa's city and school election on November 7, 2023! Find resources on voting and running for office on ISEA's school election toolkit: https://t.co/aH59qReGpQ
Felicia Hilton of Des Moines went off.
"Bob Vanderplaats, I don't even know who that is; he threatened judges and now all of a sudden you guys are going to sign this at his church celebration? Where was he when Kim Reynolds was saying she wasn't going to feed kids anymore?"
NYT >> "Being in a union allows workers to earn substantially more than similar workers who are not unionized"
In movies & music, unionized workers make 75% more than non-union
In transportation & warehousing, 32% more
In restaurants & bars, 19% more
https://t.co/F4dPMp7PxD