Share if you agree: Guns do NOT belong in Iowa schools. CC: Gov. Kim Reynolds #VetoHF2586

Iowans deserve fully funded public schools! But, school districts have to keep making cuts because of Gov. Kim Reynolds & the Iowa GOP. That’s why we must hold them accountable! #Iowa

Todd Erzen Iowa Democrats One Iowa Keenan Crow Bleeding Heartland Todd Dorman ISEA IGHSAU This was a heat. A biological female won the race, and it wasn't close. Wonder why you left that part out? 🤔

Since Reagan's 1980 election, a new interpretation of antitrust laws permitted dramatic consolidation of corporations, while labor union membership declined. The result was that as much as $50 trillion moved upward from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%.

Wisconsin has changed so much...and not for the good.
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'All 14 states opting out are Republican-led — including Iowa, whose governor said there aren’t enough restrictions on the types of food that families can buy. '
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IA Republicans in the legislature need to see this. 69% of teachers surveyed said the best way to prevent school shootings would be to improve mental health screening and treatment.
Just 13% want teachers and administrators to be able to carry guns. #GunControl

The number of school shootings broke records in 2021, 2022 and 2023 — and this year is on pace to set another record, per CNN. #GunControl

Nearly a quarter of K-12 teachers experienced a lockdown because of a gun or suspicion of a gun at their school last yr, Axios' Jennifer A. Kingson reports from new Pew Research Center survey. 8% of the teachers said they'd been in more than one gun lockdown last yr. #GunControl

Yesterday, Gov. Reynolds announced a $900k grant for summer meals, but crumbs of funding won’t erase the fact that she refused $29 million of federal dollars to feed kids. #kids #nutrition

🙏🏼 #NeLeg

The Iowa House rejected a proposal Wednesday to require annual inspections of all state-licensed dog breeding facilities by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/house-v… via Iowa Capital Dispatch

We could’ve done both, but the Governor would rather play politics with the health and well-being of Iowa kids.

AEA speech pathologist Kerri Schwemm has many questions about Iowa's new law. For instance:
'What do I do if there are media/technology services needed by one of my students, but the district is not contracted with the AEA for media services?' #ialegis
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LB1402 can no longer be called a 'scholarship.' The Scholarship Granting Organizations disappear.

It's a voucher. Taxpayer money goes to a private, out-of-state company to distribute to private school attendees.

Another example of this company's work in other states:
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Politicians have no business making your reproductive decisions! That’s why we must hold Congressman Zach Nunn accountable for constant attacks on our reproductive freedom. #Iowa

We won’t be silent as the Iowa Supreme Court hears Gov. Reynolds’ abortion ban arguments. Rally this Thursday at the Capitol to support reproductive freedom in Iowa! facebook.com/events/1812238…

Nebraska bill would strip counties of the ability to consider water quality when debating whether to approve the livestock confinement operations. investigatemidwest.org/2024/04/04/neb…

It’s not just religious *schools* that get the taxpayer bailout with vouchers.

Their sponsoring *churches* get most of their revenue from vouchers.

Vouchers are mandatory tithing to churches and taxpayers replace congregational donors.

Following the Big Tobacco and oil/gas industry playbook:

A “research” counter-narrative has been key to the Right’s billionaire-driven education agenda from vouchers to culture wars.

These are key themes in The Privateers, out everywhere on 9/10.
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