Iowans packed a special public hearing at the State Capitol tonight and overwhelmingly opposed a Republican school funding plan. Aside from the Governor’s Office, just one Iowan spoke in support of the Republican plan. “It’s telling that only one person spoke in favor of the Republican plan at the public hearing tonight,” said State Rep. Patti [...]
After Republicans moved to limit access to an education public hearing last week, House Democrats will live stream the hearing on Monday night so Iowans can watch and listen. Iowans can go to http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iowahousedemocrats and watch the proceedings live. “The public hearing is for legislators and Iowans to listen to parents, teachers, and school officials about [...]
A public hearing scheduled Monday at the State Capitol to gather input from Iowans on Republican school funding plans has been scheduled in a committee room that isn’t big enough to hold legislators and the public. “The public hearing is for legislators to listen to parents, teachers, school officials, and Iowans about the impact of the [...]
The Iowa House has scheduled a public hearing on the Education Reform Bill HF 2380. We want to hear comments from parents, teachers and students about the proposed bill. After the Governor released a blueprint for education last fall, legislators began reviewing the details of the plan. While there are many areas of agreement with the [...]
House Democrats requested today that the House hold a public hearing on the large budget omnibus bill HF 697, that was introduced late last week. The bill proposed spends $25 billion, the most in Iowa's history, deserves public input and Republicans wanted to pass the bill before Iowans had a chance to weigh in. 4:00 p.m. [...]
