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Public Forum

A Community Discussion on: “Where is Iowa’s Mental Health Care Going?”

Sunday, April 12th at 3:00 pm

Lovely Lane United Methodist Church –  Intersection of Wenig Road & 42nd St. NE

Panel participants:  Senator Liz Mathis, Representative Dave Heaton, Linn County Supervisor Ben Rodgers, Kent Jackson of Unity Point Mental Health and Dan Strellner, President of Abbe, Inc.

This forum is Co-Sponsored by Lovely Lane United Methodist Church, Representative Art Staed and the League of Women Voters

Inadequate School Funding Threatens K-12 Student Achievement

We are nearing the ostensible …

Middle Class Priorities 

This week, in the Legislature, we hit the “funnel” or first self-imposed deadline – a process used to narrow the number of bills still eligible for debate. While there are a few exceptions for tax and budget bills, any bill that has not cleared a House or Senate Committee this week is dead for the year.

The good news is that some of the bills needed to build a stronger middle class are still alive.  In education, we’re working on plans to expand preschool …

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Local Legislative Forum

You are invited to attend the League of Women Voters’ legislative forum on Saturday, March 15, at 10:30 a.m. at Mercy Medical Center.  This is a great opportunity for you to submit questions to legislators and to visit individually with us before or after the forum.

House Majority Refuses to Act on School Funding – Again

For more than twenty years, state law has required the Legislature and Governor to set basic state aid for schools, called allowable growth, a year and a half …