BREAKING: BLM representatives meet with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds

[brooklynite]

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[leftieNanner]

1. Didn't I read recently

That because the Iowa Primary went so smoothly and so many people were able to vote, the state (R) legislature is busy writing a new law that will ensure that the November election is totally screwed up?

[SharonClark]

3. Yes, they didn't like the record turnout so they're putting handcuffs on the republican

Secretary of State who sent absentee ballot request to all registered voters.

[jorgevlorgan]

2. that sounds significant

Hope it is!

[SharonClark]

4. We'll have to see if she includes the "poll tax" the repug legislature wants.

Persistence Pays Off: A Historic Night In Iowa On Racial Justice
Posted June 11th, 2020 at 10:17pm by Pat Rynard (Iowa Starting Line)

The votes in favor came raining down from the Iowa House Judiciary Committee during the roll call for HF 2647, the criminal justice reform bill that sailed through the Capitol tonight in unprecedented fashion. Not even an hour before, just before 5:00 p.m., the text of the new bill was released, the culmination of days of intense conversations between black legislators, both parties’ leadership and Gov. Kim Reynolds.

By 6:40 p.m., the bill had already passed unanimously in the full Iowa House. About twenty minutes later, the Iowa Senate followed suit, also unanimously. A signing ceremony is expected tomorrow.

Watching the debate from the floor at times in both chambers was Reynolds herself. Legislators took note in their speeches of the extremely rare occurrence of a governor coming in-person to watch.
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The measures were all part of legislative Democrats’ “Make A More Perfect Union” proposal they announced on the Capitol steps late last week. State Reps. Ako Abdul-Samad and Ras Smith and taken a lead throughout the week in working with Statehouse leadership and the Governor’s office on crafting something that was both meaningful and could be swiftly passed.
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Link here: https://iowastartingline.com/2020/06/11/persistence-pays-off-a-historic-night-in-iowa-on-racial-justice/

[bullwinkle428]

5. This is a big deal, if it kicks the Senate Repugs' voting restrictions

in the "nads"!

[Bettie]

6. Kim Reynolds said that

but she won't follow through.

And the legislature is working on a bill to make it harder to vote...she'll say that "solves the problem".