LauraRBelin

LauraRBelin, 10 days ago to random

My post is in progress but you can read petition filed in federal court by ACLU of Iowa and others on behalf of Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice & two legal Iowa residents who would be subject to prosecution under anti-immigrant SF 2340 (modeled on TX law): https://www.bleedingheartland.com/static/media/2024/05/SF-2340-Stamped-Complaint.pdf

LauraRBelin, 15 days ago to random

New post by Pat O'Donnell: Laws providing vouchers for private schools aren’t about giving parents more choice. It’s about destroying public education.
https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/05/04/other-state-school-voucher-programs-spell-trouble-for-iowa/

LauraRBelin, 1 month ago to random

Herb Strentz: Seldom do late-night TV hosts scoop the giants of the mainstream news media. But that seems to be the case regarding news coverage of Donald Trump’s campaign rally near Gettysburg.

https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/04/18/watchdog-press-ignores-trumps-gettysburg-gibberish/

LauraRBelin, 3 months ago to random

New post: The national anthem bill pending in the Iowa House Education Committee was the starting point for Herb Strentz's latest essay:

"Oh say can you see: Things can get worse"

https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/01/31/oh-say-can-you-see-things-can-get-worse/

LauraRBelin, 4 months ago to iowa

New post: I'm suing Iowa House Chief Clerk Meghan Nelson over denial of press credentials since 2019.
The Institute for Free Speech is representing me.
#ialegis #Iowa #media
https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/01/19/im-suing-the-iowa-house-chief-clerk-over-denial-of-press-credentials/

LauraRBelin, 5 months ago to random

Mary Weaver: I am saddened, as well as shocked by the horror stories erupting statewide about the deplorable, life-threatening situations occurring in Iowa nursing homes.

https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2023/12/10/crisis-in-iowa-nursing-homes-demands-our-attention/

LauraRBelin, 5 months ago to iowa

Coon Rapids, Iowa newspaper (established in 1883) to cease publication at the end of 2023. Publisher says "the Enterprise still makes money, but selling it appears to be a very tall order."
#Iowa #media #journalism

LauraRBelin, 6 months ago to random

House Speaker Mike Johnson already facing an ethics complaint over his questionable personal financial disclosures:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mike-johnsons-shady-finances-are-already-coming-back-to-bite-him

LauraRBelin, 10 months ago to random

They're at it again: a group formed just a few weeks ago has sent a second mailing to Iowa households pretending to praise Donald Trump for supposedly being a "trailblazer for trans rights."

https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2023/07/15/new-iowa-mailer-dubs-trump-trailblazer-for-trans/

gwynnion, 10 months ago to random

Most people don't care about centralized or decentralized. They care about whether there's a critical mass of users and being able to find people they want to follow and interact with.

These are both things Mastodon is bad at currently, but it doesn't need to be, and it does a lot of other things right compared to whatever social media app is supposed to be the new hotness.

LauraRBelin, 1 year ago to random

New post: Bruce Lear highlights problems with a Republican bill that would encourage Iowa schools to implement the NRA's gun safety curriculum.

Iowa House approved the bill last week; it's pending in the Senate. #ialegis #edu #guns https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2023/04/20/keep-iowas-public-schools-nra-free/