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College Democrats hold lobby day at the Capitol

by Sam Roecker

| Elections & Voting, Press Release
February 7, 2012

Voice opposition to restrictive and unnecessary voter ID bill DES MOINES – The College and Young Democrats of Iowa (CYDI) will lobby state lawmakers today and voice their opposition to Secretary of State Matt Schultz’s restrictive voter ID bill. “What happens at the Capitol has a direct impact on students...
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Family Leader’s regressive attack on equality and safe schools sets dangerous precedent

by Sam Roecker

| Marriage Equality, Press Release
February 6, 2012

Vander Plaats’ group again attacks anti-bullying conference DES MOINES – Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky released the following statement in response to Bob Vander Plaats’ Family Leader’s outrageous comments, in which the organization called an anti-bullying conference “dangerous” and “radical.” “Bob Vander Plaats’ regressive attacks on equality in this...
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Democrats highlight 23rd straight month of private sector job growth

by Sam Roecker

| Blog post
February 3, 2012

State Treasurer Fitzgerald, State Senator Jack Hatch hold press conference in Des Moines DES MOINES – This morning State Treasurer Mike Fitzgerald and State Senator Jack Hatch (Des Moines) highlighted how the 23rd straight month of private sector job creation shows our economy is on the right track, and how...
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23 Consecutive Months of Job Creation

by Sam Roecker

| Blog post, Jobs & Economy
February 3, 2012

Numbers don’t lie, check out this chart of President Obama’s progress towards creating an America built to last: Download a high quality PDF of this chart. This graph shows that the Obama administrations swift action to avoid another depression is paying off. For 23 months we’ve been adding jobs to...
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Chairwoman Dvorsky reacts to the 23rd consecutive month of private sector job growth

by Sam Roecker

| Jobs & Economy, Press Release
February 3, 2012

DES MOINES – Following the release of the January jobs report this morning, showing the 23rd consecutive month of private sector job growth, Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky highlighted this success and credited the leadership of Democrats across the country: “Today’s jobs report showing 243,000 jobs added in January...
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Obama admin. decision latest step forward on women’s health

by Sam Roecker

| Blog post, Women's Rights
February 2, 2012

The White House Blog has outlined the historic leap forward that the Affordable Care Act representing for health care in America, in particular, it’s impact on women’s health. By making preventative services more accessible and affordable, women across the country are benefitting: Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, most health...
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Rep. Glen Massie: Sole vote against tougher domestic violence penalties

by Sam Roecker

| Blog post, Women's Rights
February 2, 2012

This morning the Iowa House passed Senate File 93, a bill to increase the penalty for strangulation in cases of domestic violence. Here’s background on the the bill from the Cedar Rapids Gazette: “ would make it an aggravated misdemeanor to strangle someone during an incident of domestic abuse....
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Iowa Democrats encourage participation in state income tax check off program

by Sam Roecker

| Press Release
February 1, 2012

DES MOINES – Each year Iowans have a chance to become involved in the Iowa Democratic Party, just by checking a box on their Iowa income tax form. This program is a vital resource to Democrats, especially in an election year where all signs indicate that Iowa will be a...
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College Dems: Irresponsible Voter ID Bill Bad for Iowa Students

by Sam Roecker

| Elections & Voting, Press Release
January 31, 2012

Voter ID bill to be officially introduced this week DES MOINES – College and Young Democrats of Iowa President Austin Frerick released the following statement today, as Secretary of State Matt Schultz’s irresponsible voter ID bill is expected to be officially introduced in the Legislature this week: “Restrictive voter ID...
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Branstad tries to build support for voter ID, alleges non-existent voter fraud

by Sam Roecker

| Elections & Voting, Press Release
January 30, 2012

Governor teams up with Secretary Schultz on voter ID law DES MOINES – Announcing his support for Secretary of State Matt Schultz’s voter ID bill today, Governor Branstad tried to build the case for such a law by alleging that voter fraud has happened in the state, while failing to...
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College Democrats hold lobby day at the Capitol

Family Leader’s regressive attack on equality and safe schools sets dangerous precedent

Democrats highlight 23rd straight month of private sector job growth

23 Consecutive Months of Job Creation

Chairwoman Dvorsky reacts to the 23rd consecutive month of private sector job growth

Obama admin. decision latest step forward on women’s health

Rep. Glen Massie: Sole vote against tougher domestic violence penalties

Iowa Democrats encourage participation in state income tax check off program

College Dems: Irresponsible Voter ID Bill Bad for Iowa Students

Branstad tries to build support for voter ID, alleges non-existent voter fraud

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