All of the energy at the Capitol is focused on the education savings accounts proposal, but here's 5 reasons I still can't vote for ESAs. #ialegis https://t.co/29u3GY1cNo
Need a new perspective? Here’s some Webb-inspired #MondayMotivation: Sometimes, seeing clearly requires looking at things with a fresh set of eyes. When you’re able to peer through the dust, that’s when you can reveal even more stars. ✨
🚨 Next week, Iowa's GOP Governor Kim Reynolds will deliver the Republican "response" to President Biden's State of the Union speech. I'm going to share some examples of her failed leadership in Iowa. Please RT for visibility.🧵
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Innovative solution for challenging times (Time is a more limited resource than money). Lots of interesting information in the article regarding the state of education here in Iowa too. https://t.co/6Vzoghzmio
2.5% SSA places 82 districts on Budget Guarantee for FY23 at a cost of $9.13 million. That funding comes from local property taxes. Some politicians’ tax relief isn’t really tax relief.
REMINDER: America's largest corporations spent MILLIONS to defeat Build Back Better so they could avoid a 15% minimum corporate tax rate
This includes companies who claim they care about climate including @Apple, @Netflix, @GM, @Ford, @PayPal, @amazon
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Over 150 top scholars of U.S. democracy are calling on Congress to temporarily suspend the filibuster and pass voting rights protections on a simple majority vote.
There's "a slim window of opportunity to act," they write. "Midnight is approaching."
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"For the past 40 years, the typical American wage earner has no real wage raise whatsoever when adjusted for inflation... And we have not seen so much wealth concentrated at the top since the Gilded Age of the 1890's. " - @RBReich
Breaking: Senate Republicans block debate on John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Fails 50-49. This is FOURTH time GOP has blocked vote on voting rights legislation this year
In 2006 Senate reauthorized VRA 98-0. Today only one 1 GOP senator, Lisa Murkowski, voted for it
Store closes tomorrow! A group of rats is commonly referred to as a mischief. Although we don’t cause any of that, we do run a lot. Support us by purchasing a shirt! https://t.co/xtxpBxwtxZ
Cutting work hours — without cutting pay — did not impact productivity in Iceland, new research shows.
The four-day work week left many employees reporting less stress and an improved work-life balance.
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.@ProPublica has obtained IRS data on thousands of America’s wealthiest people, providing an unprecedented look inside the finances of titans like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates & Mark Zuckerberg. (Thread)
New: @ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.
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