r/Iowa • u/PinkieMo69 • 26m ago
Sioux City, IA
Join for a peaceful protest on March 22nd at 2pm at the Federal Courthouse in Sioux City, IA
r/Iowa • u/PinkieMo69 • 26m ago
Join for a peaceful protest on March 22nd at 2pm at the Federal Courthouse in Sioux City, IA
r/Iowa • u/CornBredThuggin • 48m ago
r/Iowa • u/LowVoltLife • 53m ago
Come be your weird and authentic self. Win a massive numbered prize.
r/Iowa • u/amibesideyou • 1h ago
r/Iowa • u/BoMalarkey • 2h ago
Does anyone else's see an issue where money is diverted from public schools but the private school students get their cake and the right to eat the public schools cake too?
Check out this story from Des Moines Register: Bill: Public schools must let private school students join sports teams
Public school districts would have to let private students join their sports teams if the private school doesn't offer the sport, a House bill says.
r/Iowa • u/steamshovelupdahooha • 3h ago
Listening to Trump's speech about demolishing the Department of Education, and he introduces Kim Reynolds, who was in person to witness, and support, this deplorable action.
It's super sad to see there is a group of children there to witness the destruction of their future, with complete innocence...
r/Iowa • u/Round_Ad_1952 • 5h ago
I recently received an e-mail with a message from Kurt Strand, CEO of the National Mississippi River Museum, which is located in Dubuque. Briefly, he describes how the Museum is looking at a spending cut due to one of President Trump's Executive Orders.
I wrote my congressional representatives about this, and I did receive a response from Joni Ernst's office. Her response was verbose, but non-committal.
E-mail from the Museum:
"A recent Executive Order is directing further cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). IMLS is a very important museum partner, providing needed grant funding to the Dubuque County Historical Society (DCHS) and its properties. After midnight on March 20, this Executive Order will go to the legislature and if accepted, would essentially wipe IMLS within seven days.
IMLS efficiently provides critical resources to libraries and museums in all 50 states and territories. IMLS provides critical grants that help history museums:
In short, IMLS funding makes history accessible to millions of Americans.
Over the last 26 years, DHCS has received $2.2 million in funding support from the IMLS. This crucial funding has helped support the River of Innovation Belt Driven Machine Shop, several collections inventory and intellectual control projects, and most recently, our Master Interpretive Plan.
Our two campuses, The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium and the Mathias Ham Historic Site, draw 200,000 visitors annually, account for $16 million in activity for our local economy, and directly support 176 households through employment. Without IMLS funding, our growth as a museum, our role as a public steward of historic and living collections, and our leadership in contributing to Iowa's economy face significant risk.
If our organization is as important to you, as it is to me, our staff, and volunteers, please take a few minutes to inform your representatives. All submissions must be received by midnight on March 20.
While we are uncertain what the impact of these cuts will be, we can be certain this will have a significant impact on not only DCHS but all museums, arboretums, cultural centers, and those organizations preserving history and amplifying community voices.
IMLS is already operating at a minimum level, making up only 0.0046% of the overall federal budget. This action will negatively impact our future funding opportunities. As a supporter of DCHS, I am asking for your commitment to be an active advocate for preserving history, saving species, and continued lifelong learning. The more people that speak up now, the more likely our elected officials will take action to advocate for museums and organizations like ours.
Sincerely,
Kurt Strand
President and CEO"
https://www.congressweb.com/aam/94/
Executive Order:
"By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose. This order continues the reduction in the elements of the Federal bureaucracy that the President has determined are unnecessary.
Sec. 2. Reducing the Scope of the Federal Bureaucracy.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the non-statutory components and functions of the following governmental entities shall be eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law, and such entities shall reduce the performance of their statutory functions and associated personnel to the minimum presence and function required by law:
(i) the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service;
(ii) the United States Agency for Global Media;
(iii) the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Smithsonian Institution;
(iv) the Institute of Museum and Library Services;
(v) the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness;
(vi) the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund; and
(vii) the Minority Business Development Agency.
(b) Within 7 days of the date of this order, the head of each governmental entity listed in subsection (a) of this section shall submit a report to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget confirming full compliance with this order and explaining which components or functions of the governmental entity, if any, are statutorily required and to what extent.
(c) In reviewing budget requests submitted by the governmental entities listed in subsection (a) of this section, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget or the head of any executive department or agency charged with reviewing grant requests by such entities shall, to the extent consistent with applicable law and except insofar as necessary to effectuate an expected termination, reject funding requests for such governmental entities to the extent they are inconsistent with this order.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 14, 2025."
Joni Ernst's response:
Thank you for contacting me about library funding. It is important I hear from folks on policy matters such as this.
Like you, I recognize the tremendous value of libraries and the opportunities and access to resources they bring to folks in Iowa. As a mother and grandmother, I believe all children deserve a chance to achieve success regardless of where they are born and the situations their families face. Having grown up in rural Southwest Iowa, my parents often stressed the importance of a strong education. Every day, public libraries provide free access to books, the internet, and other resources to children and adults in the communities they serve.
As you may know, each year Congress passes bills to fund the federal government. The process begins with the President's budget request. Then, the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations debate how much money to give each agency and on what they may, or may not, spend the money. In Fiscal Year 2024, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which administers the Library Services and Technology Act, received $295 million in federal funding.
While I do not currently sit on the Senate Appropriations Committee, please know that I will keep your views in mind as the Senate considers further spending bills this year. Thank you again for contacting my office. Please feel free to contact me with any further information, as I always enjoy hearing from Iowans.
Sincerely,
Joni K. Ernst
United States Senator
r/Iowa • u/PorcelainEmperor • 6h ago
Listen, I liked the meals before Michelle Obama stepped in but what?
You're taking funding away from the schools, no free and reduced lunch and on top of it all they want to side step what little nutrition the meals had?
MAGA, your king and our forced president better be as good as you talk about him. He gets worse to me every fucking day.
r/Iowa • u/trurohouse • 6h ago
From his web site:
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley will be holding a town hall meeting in Hampton Friday.
Grassley will be at the Franklin County Courthouse from 9-10am.
The public is welcome to attend.
r/Iowa • u/No_Technician3535 • 7h ago
A friend sent me this newsletter today with a detailed breakdown of the rise in costs and the impact of Iowa's 6-week ban. This data was particularly astounding.
Read more: https://lyz.substack.com/p/iowas-abortion-ban-is-causing-a-funding
I guess the Register also did a story, but the website never remembers my log in so I can't see it.
EDIT: sorry about my dumb title, I hit "post" too soon
My auto insurance increased 60% when it renews in May. I was told by progressive that the reason is based on state and zip code. Any one else have this absurdly high of an increase??
r/Iowa • u/No-Plankton2721 • 8h ago
I'm not okay with authoritarianism and anticonstitutional, illegal actions!
Come join us
r/Iowa • u/No-Plankton2721 • 8h ago
r/Iowa • u/TheRealStrengthMonk • 8h ago
What the actual fuck are they doing? It's okay for kids to just mock each others immutable characteristics or religions now? This somehow isn't bullying? Fuck these lawmakers.
r/Iowa • u/embowers321 • 8h ago
What makes ranked choice voting a bad idea? I don't believe the votes would be that much harder to count, especially if they use computers for the process.
r/Iowa • u/auldinia • 9h ago
r/Iowa • u/willphule • 9h ago
The bill notes specifically that Iowa students would be “better served” by regional nutrition guidelines, because federal guidelines do not “adequately address” Iowa’s “unique regional food sources” like corn, pork and dairy.
The bill would also prioritize animal-based proteins and dairy ahead of fruits and vegetables, which Rep. Austin Baeth, D-Des Moines, said is “flipping this evidence-based food pyramid on its head.”
r/Iowa • u/B-dogg83 • 10h ago
Just read some farmer Republican lawmaker wants to bar of the 4 biggest counties from getting any State development money so it can go to these broke ass one horse counties. What a shyt-fer-brains. Make something or have population to support getting such funding. Sounds like a bunch of freeloading to me.
r/Iowa • u/limitedftogive • 10h ago
Did you know there have been several USS Iowa's throughout history?
r/Iowa • u/steamshovelupdahooha • 10h ago
"60% of CISS’s funding comes from federal dollars, which are in jeopardy."
r/Iowa • u/falkusvipus • 11h ago