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Iowa Climate Strikes Will Draw National, State Political Leaders
Friday’s youth-led global climate strikes will include political star power at some Iowa rallies. 2020 Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders will speak tomorrow morning at the Iowa Climate Strike in Des Moines outside the Capitol building. U.S. Senate candidate Kimberly Graham and Linn County Supervisor Stacy Walker will join local Sunrise Movement members in Cedar…
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One Iowa City Where Redlining’s Legacy Still Haunts
After Waterloo, Iowa, retiree Rosetta Robinson’s daughter had a baby, the two moved out of the small apartment they shared together, expecting to get a more spacious home within a few months. That was last year, and the women are still living in temporary living conditions — Rosetta with her mother in a one-bedroom apartment…
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As 2020 Dems Talk Housing Plans, Iowans Take Notice
During a significant few weeks for the nation’s widening affordable housing needs, several federal bill proposals and candidate plans were rolled out to address the crisis. In her role as a California senator, 2020 Democratic candidate Kamala Harris introduced last Thursday legislation for more than $100 billion in infrastructure investments focused on bettering the country’s…
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How Sanders & AOC’s Green New Deal Cuts Housing Costs
After drawing record crowds during a successful Iowa trip earlier this month, presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez again have joined together to introduce a new version of Green New Deal legislation, focused on public housing. The legislators’ climate-focused, early November trip to the state came before Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez…
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Deval Patrick Says He’s Up For The Challenge In 1st Iowa Trip
During his first visit to Iowa since announcing his bid in the presidential race, Deval Patrick said his run is a little like the climate crisis: formidable but achievable. The former Massachusetts Governor’s abrupt entrance into the crowded 2020 race has been met with some frustration from tired voters and Democratic competitors, but he remains…
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Iowans Wonder When Alliant’s Renewable Investments Will Pay Off For Them
Amid another rate increase request from Alliant Energy, renewable energy leaders and Iowans in its service area are wondering when the utility company’s investments in wind and solar technology will pay off for consumers. More than 5,500 comments, mostly in opposition to Alliant Energy’s proposed service base rate increases for electric and natural gas and…
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How Iowans Drove The National Debate On Carbon Farming
It began with an unexpected phone call from Beto O’Rourke. Radio reporter Bob Leonard of Knoxville, Iowa said he was in his office last March when he received the call, from a then-unknown number. “On the other end I heard, ‘Hi Bob, this is Beto O’Rourke,’” Leonard said. “He said, ‘I really enjoyed your piece…
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AOC Boosts Sanders’ Claim To ‘Climate Candidate’ Title In Iowa
Sen. Bernie Sanders has his sights set on being the 2020 election’s “climate candidate,” and Green New Deal lead sponsor, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is helping him get there. After the Vermont Senator trailed behind competitors Sen. Elizabeth Warren and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg for voters who would choose a candidate based on climate…
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Julián Castro’s Campaign For The Poor
Photo: Julian Castro tests out the beds at a supportive housing center before his Liberty and Justice event speech. Away from the rain and a slew of competitors’ supporters last Friday, Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro toured affordable housing units at downtown Des Moines’ YMCA Supportive Housing Campus. The former San Antonio mayor and U.S.…
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2020 Dems Talk Housing Struggles In Communities Of Color
This weekend, at presidential candidate events and forums throughout central Iowa, economic injustice against communities of color was a reoccurring theme — including discussion of homeownership disparities between black and brown families and their white neighbors. At an NAACP forum in Des Moines and later at town halls and an office opening in Waterloo, the…
