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Perspective from Party Leadership Time to Deliver for Working Families By: House Democratic Leader Brian Meyer & Senate Democratic Leader Janice Weiner It’s time to deliver for working Iowa families. That means all legislators working to find common ground and move past nearly a decade of single-party policymaking that has left too many Iowans out…
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Perspectives from Party Leadership Political violence isn’t symmetrical. It’s escalating on the left, and political leaders must call it out By: Jeff Kaufmann – Chairman, Republican Party of Iowa We keep hearing calls to “encourage thoughtful discourse” and “discourage violent rhetoric.” That’s true, and I have. One political party keeps crossing the line, pretending both parties…
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Perspectives from Party Leadership Stop Making Things Worse By: Sen. Janice Weiner A cardinal rule as elected officials is not to break things – as in, if it isn’t broken, don’t “fix” it – not unlike the medical profession’s Hippocratic oath: first, do no harm. Our state faces multiple self-inflicted healthcare crises that result from…
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Perspectives from Party Leadership Iowa Leads on Higher Education Reform Iowa needs to invest in its workforce to grow its economy By: Rep. Taylor Collins; Chair of the House Committee on Higher Education The challenges facing Iowa’s higher education system have been building for many years, and the impact on students is becoming increasingly severe.…
Read MoreRecruit and help journalism prospects enter the industry: INF matching funds program:
One of the missions of the Iowa Newspaper Association is to recruit and help younger people enter in the industry as the next generation of journalism prospers. Although there are many ways to help young people get into journalism, the Iowa Newspaper Association has a program to help both students and newspapers all across Iowa:…
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Perspectives from Party Leadership More Childcare Could Help Iowa’s Struggling Economy Republicans Deliver Real Relief for Families The lack of affordable and accessible child care costs Iowa about $1.1 billion a year in lost earnings and tax revenue By: Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart When Kim Reynolds gave her big annual speech at the…
Read MoreNew Board Members Nominated
Shannon Welch, Gannett – Shannon Welch currently serves in a dual capacity for Gannett. He is a Regional Vice-President of Sales for LocaliQ over seven mid-western states. Additionally, he serves the Des Moines Register directly as the General Manager. With a degree in Marketing, Shannon has risen rapidly through the ranks in his 12 years…
Read MoreNNA Applauds Democratic House Oversight Leaders Call for PRC to Halt July Rate Increase
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — May 23, 2024 Contact: Lynne Lance, executive director, lynne@nna.org House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Ranking Member, Jamie Raskin (D-MD), has asked the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to halt the large rate increase scheduled for July. He was joined by Representative Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) who holds a leadership position on the subcommittee…
Read MoreNNA needs your help — letter regarding postage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — May 14, 2024Contact: Lynne Lance, executive director, lynne@nna.org Dear NNA member, This summer, the Postal Regulatory Commission will review the regulations that permit USPS to require postage increases twice a year. NNA needs your help. Postage for Periodicals has increased by more than 35% since 2021. For some newspapers, the…
Read MoreLive-streaming gov’t meetings should be the norm
By Randy Evans | Executive Director, Iowa Freedom of Information Council You don’t often hear anyone extol the benefits of the Covid pandemic. But I did few weeks ago — when I stood before the Storm Lake Kiwanis club and talked about government transparency in Iowa. I did not wade into the debate over masks,…
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