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Thirteen women, one man and no abortion

By Lynda Waddington 9/26/08

On Wednesday afternoon a small but mighty group gathered in Marion to begin statewide discussions on the plight of women, the challenges facing organizations that serve women and the legislative targets and goals that will soon be developed by the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women.

The meeting, organized and hosted by the state agency, marked the first time in roughly 30 years that public hearings were held outside of the state’s centralized metro area. Next week the Commission will continue public hearings in the cities of Urbandale and Storm Lake.

Videos: Caucusing for the Environment

By Adam Burke 12/17/07

About 25 people met on Sunday in Iowa City to discuss and develop environmental policies for their precinct caucuses. They drafted “planks” (also called platforms) for energy policy, air quality, urban growth boundaries and in-fill development.  Some of the participants identified themselves as being part of a presidential campaign, others were concerned about public health [...]

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