Dems: Iowa Senate Democrats respond to passage of private school voucher bill

Iowa Senate Democrats January 24, 2023 Senate Staff

Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls, Senate Education Committee Ranking Member Herman Quirmbach, and Sen. Molly Donahue, a public school educator, released the following statements regarding Senate passage of House File 68, the private school [...]…

Dems: Sen. Bill Dotzler Introduces Bill to Fix Iowa Veterans Trust Fund Shortfall

Iowa Senate Democrats January 18, 2023 Senate Staff

Iowa state Sen. Bill Dotzler, D-Waterloo, introduced legislation this week to provide immediate additional funds for the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund and avoid future funding shortfalls. The Iowa Veterans Trust Fund provides critical support for [...]…

Dems: Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls responds to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

Iowa Senate Democrats January 10, 2023 Senate Staff

Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls released the following statement regarding Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address on Tuesday: “The agenda offered tonight by Gov. Reynolds is full of promises and paybacks for [...]…

Dems: Sen. Zach Wahls’ Opening Day Speech for the 2023 Legislative Session

Iowa Senate Democrats January 9, 2023 Senate Staff

Remarks as Delivered Madam President, ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, staff, members of the press, and my fellow Iowans: welcome to the 2023 legislative session. I’d like to start first by thanking my family, [...]…

Dems: Iowa state Sen. Pam Jochum Responds to Settlement In Medicaid Managed Care Overbilling Case

Iowa Senate Democrats December 15, 2022 Senate Staff

Iowa state Sen. Pam Jochum released the following statement regarding the Iowa Attorney General’s $44.4 million settlement with Medicaid managed care company Centene over allegations of overbilling the state for pharmacy benefits and services: “Let’s [...]…

Dems: Sen. Janet Petersen: State Revenue Estimate is a Warning Sign for Iowa’s Economy

Iowa Senate Democrats December 14, 2022 Senate Staff

Statement by Senator Janet Petersen, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee “Today’s no-growth revenue estimate is yet another warning for Iowa’s economy. Projected revenues for both 2023 and 2024 are down compared to 2022, and [...]…

Dems: Iowa state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott responds to district court ruling on Republican attempts to restrict abortion access in Iowa

Iowa Senate Democrats December 13, 2022 Senate Staff

DES MOINES – Iowa state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott released the following statement regarding the district court ruling on Republican attempts to restrict abortion access in Iowa: Trone Garriott, D-West Des Moines, is the ranking [...]…

Dems: Senate Democrats Select Leadership For 2023-24 Legislative Sessions

Iowa Senate Democrats November 18, 2022 Senate Staff

Democratic members of the Iowa Senate on Friday re-elected Sen. Zach Wahls as the Senate Democratic Leader. In addition to Wahls’ re-election, Democrats selected Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott as Democratic Whip, the No. 2 position [...]…

Dems: Voting in the Iowa 2022 General Election!

Iowa Senate Democrats October 11, 2022 Senate Staff

A summary of how to vote–and how to help others vote–this fall in Iowa. Make sure you are correctly registered to vote. Are you registered to vote? Any Iowan can check their voter registration status [...]…

Dems: 2022 session is a wrap

Iowa Senate Democrats May 26, 2022 Senate Staff

The Legislature adjourned for the year early Wednesday. While we some successes this year, thanks to Iowans speaking up, Republican politicians at the Statehouse have ignored real solutions to our state’s workforce crisis, instead treating workers as the enemy.…

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