Podcasts about bleeding heartland

Part 1:Rick Weiland is the founder of Dakotans for Health, the official sponsor of the Reproductive Freedom Amendment on the ballot in South Dakota this fall. Man behind the ballot: How a Democrat changes laws in a Republican state. Abortion rights and grocery tax repeal are latest of many measures Rick Weiland has helped place before voters. We discuss how he did this, and what is planned next in South Dakota. Part 2:Laura Belin is the publisher, editor, and primary reporter for Bleeding Heartland, a community website focused on Iowa politics. She is also the Statehouse reporter for KHOI Radio in Ames and co-host of the station's "Capitol Week" program, as well as a member of the Iowa Writers' Collaborative.We discuss the changes in the polling in Iowa. WNHNFM.ORG   production 

Part 1:We talk with Mel Goodman, Prof. at Johns Hopkins, former CIA analyst.We discuss the Biden Trump debate. Mel found the moderators feckless. There was little discussion of foreign policy during the debate, and it was sorely needed. Trump lied continuously. We talked about Project 2025. We also talked about the Gaza situation, and how Israel is NOT striving for peace, but, rather making everything worse. AIPAC can be blamed for much of this.Part 2:We talk with Laura Belin, publisher of "Bleeding Heartland". We discuss the makeup of Iowa's Supreme Court. The effect of this court on abortion rights cannot be ignored. In addition, with the changes that have been made to the appointment process, the future of the court is predictable.WNHNFM.ORG   production

Part 1:Our guest is Anne Nelson, who has written about the Project 2025 initiative from the Republicans. This discussion provides details of parts of the Heritage-sponsored plan.Part 2:Our guest is Laura Belin, of "Bleeding Heartland". Belin describes how Iowa is restricting abortions, curtailing various civil liberties, and controlling what is taught in schools in Iowa.  WNHNFM.ORG   production

Part 1:We talk with Andra Watkins, author.We discuss "Project 2025", the plan as promulgated by the Heritage Foundation, with others, for the future of the US. Specifically, we talk about the section of the document that deals with treatment of pornography. While the original document (900 pages) is a policy document, there appears to also be secret document, one that lays out the tactics. Who will define pornography? How will it be defined?What are the implications?Part 2:We talk with Laura Belin, of "Bleeding Heartland" about Iowa, and how the governor is widening her control over schools. Charter schools are increasing in Iowa, with money from the state. Vouchers are being used to prop up private and religious schools. The focus is on "western civilization". WNHNFM.ORG   production 

Part 1:We speak with Congressman Ro Khanna (D-Ca).We discuss the Biden and Netanyahu conversations, and what pressures Biden should bring to bear on Netanyahu.Biden has been extremely successful domestically, though voters seem not to be aware. Anxiety still plagues voters, despite improvements. "Biden is building a cathedral, while people struggle day-to-day"Part 2:We speak with Laura Belin, of Bleeding Heartland, and Iowa journalist and chronicler of status.We talk about abortion in Iowa, still legal (up to 20 weeks) because of a stay on an anti-abortion statute. New bills proposed by the Republicans strive to define a fertilized egg as a person. The Iowa Senate and House do not agree. There are IVF implications.Currently, Iowa funds crisis pregnancy centers.The AEA (Area Education Agencies) in Iowa are under attack by the governor, who wants to replace the services with a fee-for-service model. Is this another for-profit scheme by the 'service providers'? WNHNFM.ORG   production

Part 1:We talk with Amy Littlefield, The Nation's abortion correspondent.We discuss the Florida ballot initiative, and its chances of passing. The campaign has raised considerable money, though the Florida Supreme Court has yet to rule on inclusion of this initiative. Currently, Florida is the only Southern state to allow abortion after the cutoffs and total bans in other Southern states.Part 2:We talk with Laura Belin in Iowa, blogger and manager of Bleeding Heartland.We discuss how press credentials were denied her until she sued the state.We talk about how many laws and regulations have been pushed through the Iowa Republican-dominated legislature that affect women, LGBTQ citizens, and others. The governor has rejected federal money for feeding children during the summer, using an excuse that many children are obese already. This, despite the effects that additional food money would benefit farmers, grocery stores, etc.WNHNFM.ORG   production

t's a live show! Our featured idealist is Laura Belin, the curator of the Bleeding Heartland blog that covers Iowa politics. Laura and I talk about legislation introduced at the behest of Gov. Reynolds which seeks to require transgender people who've transitioned genders to list both an M and F on their driver's license. Ugh.…

Part 1:We talk with Rachel Lase, President and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.We discuss Michael Johnson. We cover his history, his years-long efforts to impose his religious views, and now his power to do so.Part 2:We talk with Laura Belin, of "Bleeding Heartland".We discuss the political situation in Iowa, now a red state. Anti-abortion laws passed are vague, but serve to intimidate health care providers to the point that Iowa is now 49th in nation for OB-GYN providers available, and many doctors in other specialties are are unwilling to provide services. The Republicans have instituted book bans, bathroom bills, muzzled teachers, and affected curricula in schools.  WNHNFM.ORG   production 

Flyover Friday, December 15, 2023Intro: On this episode of The Heartland POD for Friday, December 15th, 2023A flyover from this weeks top heartland stories including:Welcome to The Heartland POD for a Flyover Friday, this is Sean Diller in Denver, Colorado. With me as co-host today is Adam Sommer, how you doing Adam?We're glad to have you with us. If you're new to our shows make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star rating wherever you listen. You can also find Heartland POD content on Youtube and on social media with @ THE heartland pod, and learn more at thehearltandcollective.com  SEAN: Speaking of - the website over at  THE HEARTLAND COLLECTIVE DOT COM - if you have not yet checked it out, it is full of not just shows but articles too, including a recent on on abortion laws by Rachel Parker, really sharp stuff.  ADAM: Yeah, hats off to you and the team, shout out my and special thanks to Allyn for all the work, I think folks will like what they find over there at the site, and that article by Rachel goes great with the pod from Wednesday which was Rachel with Jess Piper and Laura Belin was back from Bleeding Heartland, a powerhouse group of women talking about abortion laws, absolutely not to be missed.  SEAN:  Plus, we're back in the saddle this coming week with the LAST CALL shows, which are for members only, we have a lot of fun on those shows and that's for patreon members, you can sign up today, $5 per month unlocks that feature, go to THE HEARTLAND COLLECTIVE DOT COM and click the button to sign up today to join us for those member only bonus shows. Alright! Let's get into the storiesSOURCES: Wisconsin Examiner, Missouri Independent, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Ohio Capital Journal, Colorado Newsline; Indiana Capitol Chronicle  Rep. Sarah Unsicker has pulled out of the Dem AG primary after a two week period in which she appears to have had serious issues pop upVery odd turn of events, disgusting anti-semetic smears and a final move of a Dark Night jOker like videoMissouri Dem leader and candidate for Governor, Crystal Quade, is taking the charge on the abortion issue in Missouri.  https://x.com/crystal_quade/status/1735330641967759416?s=20Sen. Josh Hawley (drop) has failed to include funding for nuclear waste cleanup for Missourians.  https://missouriindependent.com/2023/12/12/defense-radioactive-senate-st-lous/Wisconsin Secretary of State calls for removal of fake elector who was part of 2020 scheme for Donald Trump  https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/12/11/wisconsin-secretary-of-state-calls-for-removal-of-election-commissioner-who-served-as-fake-elector/Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski and the two Democrats on the Senate elections committee are calling for Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) to remove state elections commissioner Robert Spindell from his position.  Democrats are calling for Spindell's removal because he served as a fake elector following the 2020 presidential election, casting a false Electoral College vote for former President Donald Trump despite Joe Biden's victory in the state. Last week, Spindell and the nine other Republicans who  joined him settled a lawsuit against them for their actions — stating publicly that Biden had won the election and agreeing not to serve as electors for Trump again.On Monday, Godlewski said Wisconsinites can't trust Spindell to have a say in how the state's elections are run.  “Wisconsin Election Commissioner Robert Spindell Jr. admitted that he was not a qualified 2020 presidential elector and co-signed a fraudulent Certificate of Votes and submitted them to my office,” Godlewski said in a statement. “That unlawful certificate was used as part of a larger scheme to overturn the election. The people of Wisconsin cannot trust the integrity and moral compass of Commissioner Spindell to administer our elections. Senator LeMahieu should immediately remove him from Wisconsin's Election Commission.”Democrats on the Senate elections committee, Sens. Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) and Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) said Monday that Spindell's admission that he participated in an effort to overturn the election results should be enough for him to resign or for LeMahieu to remove him.  “Bob Spindell has continued to serve without any repercussions for his actions and statements celebrating lower turnout and successful voter suppression,” the two senators said in a statement. “Now, Bob Spindell has admitted his involvement in the scheme to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election, and it is abundantly clear that the Senate Majority Leader's excuses and deflections must come to an end. Bob Spindell has admitted to signing and sending false documents claiming that he was a presidential elector for the state of Wisconsin. If there were any remaining questions about whether Bob Spindell should go, they were answered when he finally acknowledged that he signed falsified documents submitted to public officials despite President Joe Biden winning the 2020 election in Wisconsin. Bob Spindell should resign. If he doesn't, Senator LeMahieu must remove him. We understand the Wisconsin Elections Commission is made up of partisan appointees, but surely Senator LeMahieu can find a different Republican who didn't attempt to illegally overturn a presidential election. The people of Wisconsin deserve better than Bob Spindell.”  Democratic Rep. Keri Ingle of Lee's Summit calls for removal of STL area Shrewsberry Rep. Unsicker from Democratic caucus in Missouri  https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/missouri-house-democrat-calls-for-ouster-of-shrewsbury-state-rep-from-caucus/article_8b475036-9945-11ee-b25d-e3f3e17972df.htmlRep. Keri Ingle, D-Lee's Summit, said in a news release that state Rep. Sarah Unsicker of Shrewsbury “failed to denounce” antisemitic attacks, as well as accusations that members of their caucus worked for the Israeli government, in a recent livestreamed conversation with conspiracy theorists.Her press release said Democratic caucus leadership should “begin the process” of removing her.“As long as she persists in enabling and spreading this kind of rhetoric, I believe my Democratic colleagues must take swift action to uphold our caucus' commitment to fight and confront hate and intolerance by ousting her from our ranks,” Ingle said.Her press release added that Unsicker had helped “propagate hateful, antisemitic, and conspiratorial and racist rhetoric which has hurt people and sparked online harassment campaigns.”Ohio Legislation for so called “Parent's Bill Of Rights” gets push backhttps://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/12/13/counselors-psychologists-and-school-officials-speak-out-against-parents-bill-of-rights/Dozens, including school counselors and psychiatrists, testified Tuesday against a bill in the Ohio Senate that would force schools to notify parents on “sexuality” content, and possibly on a student's sexuality, calling it “censorship” and potentially risky for students.“Young people are people who are entitled to their own privacy,” said Mallory Golski, of the Kaleidoscope Youth Center. “Young people are people who should have the freedom to read stories that reflect their own lives and experiences.”Ohio House Bill 8 could be up for a vote this week, as the bill seeks to put the control of education more into parent's hands, by allowing them to opt out of certain curricula based on the “sexuality” content. According to one of the bill's sponsors, state Rep. D.J. Swearingen, R-Huron, school districts would also be “prohibited from keeping changes in the health of the student from their parent, and the school district is also prohibited from encouraging the student to hide these issues from their parents.”Amanda Erickson, also of the Kaleidoscope Youth Center, worried about the impact the bill will have on teachers, who may not only be required to speak with parents about information they were told by a student, but could also be impacted themselves, based on their own life choices.Erickson herself trained as a teacher, before she moved on to the nonprofit sector after graduation. A career in a classroom did not appeal to her after the efforts of the Ohio legislature, now and in the past.“Why would I want to be a teacher in Ohio when my legislators are so obsessed with gender and sexuality that they do not have time to pass legislation that would actually improve our schools,” Erickson asked of the Senate Education Committee.Erickson also argued that the law might ban her and others from putting family pictures on her desk, as it might suggest a discussion she's not allowed to have.“Since this bill does not define ‘sexual concepts' or ‘gender ideology,' there are those who would argue that my wedding photo or the questions it could prompt would qualify as one or the other,” Erickson said.The committee heard from some that currently are in the education field with members of the Ohio School Psychologists Association and the Ohio School Counselor Association both submitting in opposition to the bill, saying the bill is “not workable,” and ignores parents as an already “key tenet” in a student's education. The Missouri and Kansas border war went from civil war to friendly sports rivalry, and is reemerging as a political battle about health carehttps://missouriindependent.com/2023/12/11/university-of-kansas-deal-with-missouri-hospital-feels-terribly-wrong-to-lawmakers/The proposed takeover of Liberty Hospital in Missouri by the University of Kansas Health System is being greeted with scorn by lawmakers from both sides of the state line and both political parties.Leading the charge against the takeover in Missouri is Kansas City Democratic state Sen. Greg Razer, who said the idea of KU owning a hospital in suburban Missouri is “terribly wrong.”“There are boundaries for a reason, and they've crossed one,” said Razer, a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia.The Republican leader of the Kansas Senate also has expressed concern about the takeover, along with at least one member of Liberty Hospital's board of trustees.Earlier this month, Razer pre-filed a bill in the Missouri General Assembly that would put a stop to a proposed partnership between the University of Kansas Health System and Liberty Hospital by prohibiting hospital boards to partner with an out-of-state health system “operated by an institution of higher education” without voter approval.“I can't imagine the outrage of Missouri taxpayers if we opened up (University of Missouri) Health in Olathe, Kansas,” Razer said, calling the proposed arrangement “mind boggling.”Liberty Hospital announced in May it was looking to partner with another health system to help it expand to meet growing demand in the Kansas City suburbs north of the Missouri River. In October, it announced it had chosen KU.The two health systems have signed a letter of intent but are still in negotiations, and the terms of the deal are not yet available. But Liberty Hospital CEO Dr. Raghu Adiga said in an interview Friday that KU had pledged to continue the services the hospital provides, including cardiothoracic surgery and a level-two trauma center.  Adiga said those are rare for a hospital Liberty's size.“They put the patients first just like us,” Adiga said, “ensuring high-quality health care that we can provide right here in town.”In a video announcing the deal in October, he said the partnership “will bring world class clinical excellence across the river to every Northlander's doorstep.”Razer said the arrangement would take health care dollars from Missouri to “prop up Kansas,” and feared it would be a recruiting tool for the University of Kansas.  “Liberty has a lot of high school students. … They get great grades. It's a great school district up there. They're all going to be driving by a Jayhawk every day in the state of Missouri,” Razer said.Razer's primary objection centered on the idea of having a Kansas state institution plant its flag in Missouri.The University of Kansas Health System is governed by the University of Kansas Hospital Authority, a board established in Kansas statute, primarily appointed by the Kansas governor and affiliated with the University of Kansas School of Medicine. But the health system hasn't been owned by the state in 25 years. It receives no state or local tax dollars. Indiana, one of the most “red” states in the union, is struggling to keep up economically speakinghttps://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2023/12/13/hoosier-economic-policy-improving-slower-than-competitors-report-says/Indiana has improved on key economic development criteria in recent years, but has still fallen in national rankings, the influential Indiana Chamber of Commerce found in a report card Tuesday.The chamber in August released a vision for Indiana in 2035, with 31 goals for the state's education, entrepreneurship, economic growth, energy and infrastructure, health, quality of place and workforce.The report cards — expected to be biannual — log progress on 59 metrics related to those goals.Compared to previous years, the state scored better on about 67% of the metrics — but its national rankings on those metrics improved just 41% of the time.“What that tells us is that we're improving overall — but the progress isn't happening fast enough, because other states are improving at a faster pace,” outgoing President and CEO Kevin Brinegar told reporters Tuesday. “We need to pick up the pace.”Indiana's strongest performance was a third-place ranking for the 11% of Hoosiers working in knowledge- and technology-intensive industries, like manufacturing or software development.It came in fourth for the 63% of foreign-born Hoosiers with science or engineering bachelor's degrees, as well as for the 10% of non-white workers who are self-employed.More Rail Service In Colorado… coming soon?  https://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/front-range-rail-development/Front Range Passenger Rail District will get a $500,000 planning grant as part of the federal Corridor ID program, which aims to help development of intercity passenger rail projects. The idea, Bose said, is to get projects into the pipeline for implementation, eventually connecting an entire corridor of cities to rail service.The Front Range Passenger Rail District, which was created through 2021 legislation, is planning a rail line that would connect cities between Fort Collins and Pueblo.“Colorado is very, very well positioned in the Corridor ID program,” Bose said, partly because the district has already defined the scope of its service development program and can move forward to the second step of the program. There are “tens of millions of dollars” for project planning now that the scope is set.The Colorado project is one of 70 that the Federal Railroad Administration selected to get money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.“The fact that we have a federal administration that's committed to helping us dream up and execute a project like this is not an opportunity that we can take for granted. I think it shows us what kind of a moment we have,” Lew said.Polis is pushing a housing agenda that encourages development along transit corridors, and he is likely to champion related legislation next year. Though the state is years away from putting Front Range residents onto passenger rail cars, the agenda represents a goal for people to live near their primary mode of transportation and commute more easily without adding traffic congestion.“Coupled with bus rapid transit and transit oriented neighborhoods, passenger rail is a huge lynchpin in this vision we have for smarter growth, for improving affordability, livability and sustainability as Colorado grows,” Polis said.   @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller (no social)The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today!JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

Flyover Friday, December 15, 2023Intro: On this episode of The Heartland POD for Friday, December 15th, 2023A flyover from this weeks top heartland stories including:Welcome to The Heartland POD for a Flyover Friday, this is Sean Diller in Denver, Colorado. With me as co-host today is Adam Sommer, how you doing Adam?We're glad to have you with us. If you're new to our shows make sure you subscribe and leave a 5 star rating wherever you listen. You can also find Heartland POD content on Youtube and on social media with @ THE heartland pod, and learn more at thehearltandcollective.com  SEAN: Speaking of - the website over at  THE HEARTLAND COLLECTIVE DOT COM - if you have not yet checked it out, it is full of not just shows but articles too, including a recent on on abortion laws by Rachel Parker, really sharp stuff.  ADAM: Yeah, hats off to you and the team, shout out my and special thanks to Allyn for all the work, I think folks will like what they find over there at the site, and that article by Rachel goes great with the pod from Wednesday which was Rachel with Jess Piper and Laura Belin was back from Bleeding Heartland, a powerhouse group of women talking about abortion laws, absolutely not to be missed.  SEAN:  Plus, we're back in the saddle this coming week with the LAST CALL shows, which are for members only, we have a lot of fun on those shows and that's for patreon members, you can sign up today, $5 per month unlocks that feature, go to THE HEARTLAND COLLECTIVE DOT COM and click the button to sign up today to join us for those member only bonus shows. Alright! Let's get into the storiesSOURCES: Wisconsin Examiner, Missouri Independent, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Ohio Capital Journal, Colorado Newsline; Indiana Capitol Chronicle  Rep. Sarah Unsicker has pulled out of the Dem AG primary after a two week period in which she appears to have had serious issues pop upVery odd turn of events, disgusting anti-semetic smears and a final move of a Dark Night jOker like videoMissouri Dem leader and candidate for Governor, Crystal Quade, is taking the charge on the abortion issue in Missouri.  https://x.com/crystal_quade/status/1735330641967759416?s=20Sen. Josh Hawley (drop) has failed to include funding for nuclear waste cleanup for Missourians.  https://missouriindependent.com/2023/12/12/defense-radioactive-senate-st-lous/Wisconsin Secretary of State calls for removal of fake elector who was part of 2020 scheme for Donald Trump  https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/12/11/wisconsin-secretary-of-state-calls-for-removal-of-election-commissioner-who-served-as-fake-elector/Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski and the two Democrats on the Senate elections committee are calling for Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) to remove state elections commissioner Robert Spindell from his position.  Democrats are calling for Spindell's removal because he served as a fake elector following the 2020 presidential election, casting a false Electoral College vote for former President Donald Trump despite Joe Biden's victory in the state. Last week, Spindell and the nine other Republicans who  joined him settled a lawsuit against them for their actions — stating publicly that Biden had won the election and agreeing not to serve as electors for Trump again.On Monday, Godlewski said Wisconsinites can't trust Spindell to have a say in how the state's elections are run.  “Wisconsin Election Commissioner Robert Spindell Jr. admitted that he was not a qualified 2020 presidential elector and co-signed a fraudulent Certificate of Votes and submitted them to my office,” Godlewski said in a statement. “That unlawful certificate was used as part of a larger scheme to overturn the election. The people of Wisconsin cannot trust the integrity and moral compass of Commissioner Spindell to administer our elections. Senator LeMahieu should immediately remove him from Wisconsin's Election Commission.”Democrats on the Senate elections committee, Sens. Jeff Smith (D-Eau Claire) and Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) said Monday that Spindell's admission that he participated in an effort to overturn the election results should be enough for him to resign or for LeMahieu to remove him.  “Bob Spindell has continued to serve without any repercussions for his actions and statements celebrating lower turnout and successful voter suppression,” the two senators said in a statement. “Now, Bob Spindell has admitted his involvement in the scheme to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election, and it is abundantly clear that the Senate Majority Leader's excuses and deflections must come to an end. Bob Spindell has admitted to signing and sending false documents claiming that he was a presidential elector for the state of Wisconsin. If there were any remaining questions about whether Bob Spindell should go, they were answered when he finally acknowledged that he signed falsified documents submitted to public officials despite President Joe Biden winning the 2020 election in Wisconsin. Bob Spindell should resign. If he doesn't, Senator LeMahieu must remove him. We understand the Wisconsin Elections Commission is made up of partisan appointees, but surely Senator LeMahieu can find a different Republican who didn't attempt to illegally overturn a presidential election. The people of Wisconsin deserve better than Bob Spindell.”  Democratic Rep. Keri Ingle of Lee's Summit calls for removal of STL area Shrewsberry Rep. Unsicker from Democratic caucus in Missouri  https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/missouri-house-democrat-calls-for-ouster-of-shrewsbury-state-rep-from-caucus/article_8b475036-9945-11ee-b25d-e3f3e17972df.htmlRep. Keri Ingle, D-Lee's Summit, said in a news release that state Rep. Sarah Unsicker of Shrewsbury “failed to denounce” antisemitic attacks, as well as accusations that members of their caucus worked for the Israeli government, in a recent livestreamed conversation with conspiracy theorists.Her press release said Democratic caucus leadership should “begin the process” of removing her.“As long as she persists in enabling and spreading this kind of rhetoric, I believe my Democratic colleagues must take swift action to uphold our caucus' commitment to fight and confront hate and intolerance by ousting her from our ranks,” Ingle said.Her press release added that Unsicker had helped “propagate hateful, antisemitic, and conspiratorial and racist rhetoric which has hurt people and sparked online harassment campaigns.”Ohio Legislation for so called “Parent's Bill Of Rights” gets push backhttps://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/12/13/counselors-psychologists-and-school-officials-speak-out-against-parents-bill-of-rights/Dozens, including school counselors and psychiatrists, testified Tuesday against a bill in the Ohio Senate that would force schools to notify parents on “sexuality” content, and possibly on a student's sexuality, calling it “censorship” and potentially risky for students.“Young people are people who are entitled to their own privacy,” said Mallory Golski, of the Kaleidoscope Youth Center. “Young people are people who should have the freedom to read stories that reflect their own lives and experiences.”Ohio House Bill 8 could be up for a vote this week, as the bill seeks to put the control of education more into parent's hands, by allowing them to opt out of certain curricula based on the “sexuality” content. According to one of the bill's sponsors, state Rep. D.J. Swearingen, R-Huron, school districts would also be “prohibited from keeping changes in the health of the student from their parent, and the school district is also prohibited from encouraging the student to hide these issues from their parents.”Amanda Erickson, also of the Kaleidoscope Youth Center, worried about the impact the bill will have on teachers, who may not only be required to speak with parents about information they were told by a student, but could also be impacted themselves, based on their own life choices.Erickson herself trained as a teacher, before she moved on to the nonprofit sector after graduation. A career in a classroom did not appeal to her after the efforts of the Ohio legislature, now and in the past.“Why would I want to be a teacher in Ohio when my legislators are so obsessed with gender and sexuality that they do not have time to pass legislation that would actually improve our schools,” Erickson asked of the Senate Education Committee.Erickson also argued that the law might ban her and others from putting family pictures on her desk, as it might suggest a discussion she's not allowed to have.“Since this bill does not define ‘sexual concepts' or ‘gender ideology,' there are those who would argue that my wedding photo or the questions it could prompt would qualify as one or the other,” Erickson said.The committee heard from some that currently are in the education field with members of the Ohio School Psychologists Association and the Ohio School Counselor Association both submitting in opposition to the bill, saying the bill is “not workable,” and ignores parents as an already “key tenet” in a student's education. The Missouri and Kansas border war went from civil war to friendly sports rivalry, and is reemerging as a political battle about health carehttps://missouriindependent.com/2023/12/11/university-of-kansas-deal-with-missouri-hospital-feels-terribly-wrong-to-lawmakers/The proposed takeover of Liberty Hospital in Missouri by the University of Kansas Health System is being greeted with scorn by lawmakers from both sides of the state line and both political parties.Leading the charge against the takeover in Missouri is Kansas City Democratic state Sen. Greg Razer, who said the idea of KU owning a hospital in suburban Missouri is “terribly wrong.”“There are boundaries for a reason, and they've crossed one,” said Razer, a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia.The Republican leader of the Kansas Senate also has expressed concern about the takeover, along with at least one member of Liberty Hospital's board of trustees.Earlier this month, Razer pre-filed a bill in the Missouri General Assembly that would put a stop to a proposed partnership between the University of Kansas Health System and Liberty Hospital by prohibiting hospital boards to partner with an out-of-state health system “operated by an institution of higher education” without voter approval.“I can't imagine the outrage of Missouri taxpayers if we opened up (University of Missouri) Health in Olathe, Kansas,” Razer said, calling the proposed arrangement “mind boggling.”Liberty Hospital announced in May it was looking to partner with another health system to help it expand to meet growing demand in the Kansas City suburbs north of the Missouri River. In October, it announced it had chosen KU.The two health systems have signed a letter of intent but are still in negotiations, and the terms of the deal are not yet available. But Liberty Hospital CEO Dr. Raghu Adiga said in an interview Friday that KU had pledged to continue the services the hospital provides, including cardiothoracic surgery and a level-two trauma center.  Adiga said those are rare for a hospital Liberty's size.“They put the patients first just like us,” Adiga said, “ensuring high-quality health care that we can provide right here in town.”In a video announcing the deal in October, he said the partnership “will bring world class clinical excellence across the river to every Northlander's doorstep.”Razer said the arrangement would take health care dollars from Missouri to “prop up Kansas,” and feared it would be a recruiting tool for the University of Kansas.  “Liberty has a lot of high school students. … They get great grades. It's a great school district up there. They're all going to be driving by a Jayhawk every day in the state of Missouri,” Razer said.Razer's primary objection centered on the idea of having a Kansas state institution plant its flag in Missouri.The University of Kansas Health System is governed by the University of Kansas Hospital Authority, a board established in Kansas statute, primarily appointed by the Kansas governor and affiliated with the University of Kansas School of Medicine. But the health system hasn't been owned by the state in 25 years. It receives no state or local tax dollars. Indiana, one of the most “red” states in the union, is struggling to keep up economically speakinghttps://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2023/12/13/hoosier-economic-policy-improving-slower-than-competitors-report-says/Indiana has improved on key economic development criteria in recent years, but has still fallen in national rankings, the influential Indiana Chamber of Commerce found in a report card Tuesday.The chamber in August released a vision for Indiana in 2035, with 31 goals for the state's education, entrepreneurship, economic growth, energy and infrastructure, health, quality of place and workforce.The report cards — expected to be biannual — log progress on 59 metrics related to those goals.Compared to previous years, the state scored better on about 67% of the metrics — but its national rankings on those metrics improved just 41% of the time.“What that tells us is that we're improving overall — but the progress isn't happening fast enough, because other states are improving at a faster pace,” outgoing President and CEO Kevin Brinegar told reporters Tuesday. “We need to pick up the pace.”Indiana's strongest performance was a third-place ranking for the 11% of Hoosiers working in knowledge- and technology-intensive industries, like manufacturing or software development.It came in fourth for the 63% of foreign-born Hoosiers with science or engineering bachelor's degrees, as well as for the 10% of non-white workers who are self-employed.More Rail Service In Colorado… coming soon?  https://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/front-range-rail-development/Front Range Passenger Rail District will get a $500,000 planning grant as part of the federal Corridor ID program, which aims to help development of intercity passenger rail projects. The idea, Bose said, is to get projects into the pipeline for implementation, eventually connecting an entire corridor of cities to rail service.The Front Range Passenger Rail District, which was created through 2021 legislation, is planning a rail line that would connect cities between Fort Collins and Pueblo.“Colorado is very, very well positioned in the Corridor ID program,” Bose said, partly because the district has already defined the scope of its service development program and can move forward to the second step of the program. There are “tens of millions of dollars” for project planning now that the scope is set.The Colorado project is one of 70 that the Federal Railroad Administration selected to get money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.“The fact that we have a federal administration that's committed to helping us dream up and execute a project like this is not an opportunity that we can take for granted. I think it shows us what kind of a moment we have,” Lew said.Polis is pushing a housing agenda that encourages development along transit corridors, and he is likely to champion related legislation next year. Though the state is years away from putting Front Range residents onto passenger rail cars, the agenda represents a goal for people to live near their primary mode of transportation and commute more easily without adding traffic congestion.“Coupled with bus rapid transit and transit oriented neighborhoods, passenger rail is a huge lynchpin in this vision we have for smarter growth, for improving affordability, livability and sustainability as Colorado grows,” Polis said.   @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller (no social)The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today!JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

Bleeding Heartland  @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Post) Sean Diller (no social)The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today!JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85  (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp   (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO   (Twitter and Post)https://heartlandpod.com/JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Belin found her love of politics growing up with parents and siblings who discussed current events at the dinner table. She has followed Iowa elections closely since the 1980 caucuses, when she took on the role of liberal Republican candidate John Anderson for a classroom debate. She first participated in an Iowa Democratic caucus as a Paul Simon supporter in 1988.She found her love of writing about politics as an analyst for the Prague-based Open Media Research Institute and later for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. She covered Russian campaigns and elections, parliamentary politics, and media issues full time from 1995 to 1998 and on a freelance basis for RFE/RL from 1999 to 2005, spanning most of Boris Yeltsin's presidency and the early Vladimir Putin years.As Bleeding Heartland's lead author, Belin continued to use the handle desmoinesdem through 2018 and now writes about Iowa politics under her own byline.

@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85  (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp   (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO   (Twitter and Post)https://heartlandpod.com/JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Belin found her love of politics growing up with parents and siblings who discussed current events at the dinner table. She has followed Iowa elections closely since the 1980 caucuses, when she took on the role of liberal Republican candidate John Anderson for a classroom debate. She first participated in an Iowa Democratic caucus as a Paul Simon supporter in 1988.She found her love of writing about politics as an analyst for the Prague-based Open Media Research Institute and later for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. She covered Russian campaigns and elections, parliamentary politics, and media issues full time from 1995 to 1998 and on a freelance basis for RFE/RL from 1999 to 2005, spanning most of Boris Yeltsin's presidency and the early Vladimir Putin years.As Bleeding Heartland's lead author, Belin continued to use the handle desmoinesdem through 2018 and now writes about Iowa politics under her own byline.

Part 1:We talk with Elliott Woods about the plans for carbon capture. The fossil fuel industry is using this as a way of 'capturing' CO2 at well heads, ad technology that has been in use for some time. However, the effect is not quite what is described. There does not seem to be a true, proven way to actually capture carbon and store it permanently underground. There are many risks.Part 2:We talk with Laura Belin, of "Bleeding Heartland", about Iowa, and the upcoming election. The governor has endorsed DeSantis. It is not clear that the rest of the state will follow. Will this bring in new voters?  WNHNFM.ORG    production 

Part 1:We speak with Cynthia Alkon, Professor of Law at Texas A&M. We discuss the recent plea deal made by Jenna Ellis, a lawyer for Trump, in the Georgia case. We learn about prosecutorial discretion. We also go into detail about plea deals made by defendants. This will count as a felondy conviction for Jenna Ellis.Part 2:We meet with Laura Belin, of Bleeding Heartland, in Iowa. We discuss Iowa politics, and how these affect national politics. We discuss the various members of the Iowa group who are in the House of Representatives in Washington, and how they will likely influence the search for and vote on a new leader.We also discuss how the defunding of Iowa's Planned Parenthood has affected medical care for Iowans. The rate of care has declined by 90% for both men and women.  WNHNFM.ORG   production

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for Tuesday, June 27.According to the National Weather Service it will be sunny in the Cedar Rapids area on Tuesday, with a high near 88 degrees. The Canadian fire haze will be back, especially in the morning and early afternoon. Tuesday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 65 degrees. There will be a chance for showers and thunderstorms late Tuesday into Wednesday.Iowa is receiving $43.5 million in federal funding to buy zero- and low-emission buses, with over half of those dollars going to Iowa City to expand its electric bus fleet and build a new transit facility.Iowa City will receive $23.2 million, which includes doubling the size of its electric bus fleet to eight. The project will improve transit system conditions, service reliability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Federal Transit Administration, which awarded the funds.Iowa City's transportation director, Darian Nagle-Gamm, said the federal funds for additional electric buses and a new facility will be a “game changer” and a “necessary piece to the puzzle” of further improving the transit system for Iowa City residents.Funding for the grants comes from the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed in 2021.There was also news about broadband funding from that bill as well on Monday.The White House announced Monday that Iowa will receive $415 million intended to build out broadband access in the most underserved areas of the state.It is part of the national $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program.The money will be rolled out through the Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grant Program, said Gloria Van Rees, spokesperson for the Iowa Office of the Chief Information Officer. To date, that program has directed more than $350 million to broadband grants using state and federal dollars, so this new money will more than double their efforts.The grants will go to projects targeting “unserved” and “underserved” locations and households. Unserved locations are defined as lacking access to at least 25 megabits download and 3 megabit upload speeds, while underserved locations lack at least 100 megabits download and 20 megabits upload speed.Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, a Republican, was the only member of Iowa's current congressional delegation to vote for the infrastructure bill. Rep. Cindy Axne, a Democrat who lost re-election in 2022, also voted for it.The Polk County District Court approved a settlement agreement Monday in a lawsuit against Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' office filed by journalists and media organizations who sought to require her office to respond to public record requests.Reynolds settled the lawsuit after the Iowa Supreme Court refused to dismiss the case.Clark Kauffman and the Iowa Capital Dispatch, Randy Evans and the Iowa Freedom of Information Council and Laura Belin and Bleeding Heartland filed the lawsuit in 2021, asserting the governor had violated Iowa's open records law by refusing for up to 18 months to provide numerous records the journalists requested. Under the terms of the settlement, the governor's office agreed to allow a state District Court to resolve any future open records disputes with three plaintiffs that may arise over the next...

John Howell is joined by Laura Belin, Publisher & Editor for the Iowa politics website Bleeding Heartland & reporter for KHOI Radio. Next year, Iowa will have no Democrats in our Congressional Delegation. Belin joins the show to discuss how this happened and what Dems in Iowa may need to do to strategize. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Howell is joined by Laura Belin, Publisher & Editor for the Iowa politics website Bleeding Heartland & reporter for KHOI Radio. Next year, Iowa will have no Democrats in our Congressional Delegation. Belin joins the show to discuss how this happened and what Dems in Iowa may need to do to strategize. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Natalie wrote a Bleeding Heartland article and several of our listeners wrote about their horrible landlords. Natalie's article: https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2022/01/18/des-moines-leaders-abandoned-houseless-residents DSM Mutual Aid Winter Warmth Fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/warmwinter2021 More episode notes: https://www.patreon.com/posts/61517504 https://rockhardcauc.us

Chaz talks with Laura Belin of Bleeding Heartland to talk about the Iowa redistricting process that begins in a few weeks.

This week’s featured idealist is Delores Huerta, who helped galvanize migrant farm workers and who later championed women in politics; there’s so much she’s done to make the world a better place! The Big Interview is with Laura Belin, curator of the blog, Bleeding Heartland, which covers Iowa politics. In my C-Block, I talk about…

0:08 – Mitch Jeserich (@MitchJeserich), host of Letters and Politics, gives an update on impeachment. KPFA is broadcasting impeachment proceedings every day live from 10 a.m. until the evening. 0:34 – We kick off our series of local election debates with a debate on San Francisco's Proposition E, a proposal on this year's ballot to cap office development in proportion to the amount of affordable housing the city builds. Jon Jacobo is director of engagement and public policy at TODCO, the Tenants and Owners Development Corporation, which is sponsoring Proposition E. Corey Smith is the deputy director of the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition, which is opposing Proposition E. 0:46 – Laura Belin (@LauraRBelin), a reporter and commentator in Iowa and the main author of the Iowa politics website Bleeding Heartland, offers insight into on-the-ground campaign operations in Iowa leading up to tonight's caucuses. 1:00 – We broadcast the closing arguments of the impeachment trial live with KPFA's Mitch Jeserich (@MitchJeserich), host of Letters and Politics. The post San Francisco to vote on Proposition E, a proposal tying office space to affordable housing; Plus, Iowa voters prepare to caucus appeared first on KPFA.

Laura Belin of Bleeding Heartland has spent more than a decade and produced more than 7,000 posts as a progressive political blogger. She's also on the front lines of changing notions of journalism in this scrappy era of digital media. She's a research analyst by training who once covered Russian politics and now sees herself occupying a "no man's land" somewhere between traditional journalism and academia. Some of her staunchest critics tend to be fellow Democrats -- something that can't help but be on her mind as she covers a new glut of presidential candidates who will compete in the 2020 Iowa caucuses. Belin is an example of the rise of partisan digital media that includes other sites such as Big League Politics that first uncovered the racist yearbook photos tied to Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. Now that everybody with a smartphone qualifies as a "publisher" or potential news source, who should be considered a journalist, or credentialed as one? Listen in as Laura and I roam through a conversation on reporting, transparency, technology and politics. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/journalistsaremyheroes/support

Laura Belin is a favorite of Lush Left! Her blog, Bleeding Heartland is the go-to regarding Iowa politics! Mary Angela Perina sits down with Laura for a discussion regarding the results of the midterms, Trump and more!

A regular of Lush Left and one of the best journalists out there covering iowa politics, Laura Belin of Bleeding Heartland, discussing Kavanaugh, Iowa politics and more!

Matt Chapman is a writer and activist from Dallas County, Iowa. He is the chair of the Southeast Dallas County Democrats and contributes to Bleeding Heartland, Iowa Starting Line, and has had letters published in many Iowa newspapers. Being disenfranchised until his forties and living in poverty most of his life, he is a voting rights/social justice activist and watches Iowa legislation closely. Thanks for listening. Opening song courtesy of Epidemic, song title, “Blues with You,” by Johan Hynynen Closing song courtesy of Epidemic, song title, “Naked Blue,” by Christen Andersen

Laura Belin of Bleeding Heartland handicaps the race to represent parts of SE Iowa

Laura Belin, of the progressive blog Bleeding Heartland, discusses the rift between Bertrand and GOP leaders that culminated in his call for Bill Dix to resign. Plus, hear his epic rant from this year's Legislative session.

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep 070! Folks - you’re in for some REAL TREATS this week - we were lucky enough to nab @J57 this week while he was getting some work done in ATL, and boy was it a good time. While the Ninja Cop himself was gracious enough already to come in for this weeks interview session, he also brought THREE, count ‘em THREE EXCLUSIVES that won’t be heard for SEVERAL months anywhere else, not to mention he brought a brand new batch of beats that won’t see the light of day for a few months either! What more else is there to say, this episode and the interview this week are on 1000 - as always there are tons of the latest and greatest hip-hop joints, you can check the J57 interview snippets at the end of this weeks mix, the full drops on Thursday! What's that you say? Yes Yes Ya’ll, it’s ALWAYS that #smithsonian #grade! // #download #stream #listen // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud // #hiphop #rap #underground #DJ #mix #interview #podcasts #ATL #WORLDWIDE Recorded live May 15, 2016 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud twitter/IG: @jondoeatl @southernvangard @cappuccinomeeks *Inst. Beds by J57 "We Can Be Kings" - J57 feat. Choosey & Akie Bermiss (prod. J57) *EXCLUSIVE* "ForeverEndevour" - J57 feat Nichelle (prod. J57 & DJ Big Jeff) *EXCLUSIVE* "The Wizard of ODD" - J57 *EXCLUSIVE* "Bleeding Heartland" (J57 Remix) - Scribbling Idiots "The Recipe" - REKS (prod. Nottz, cuts DJ Kerosene) "The Blacklist #4" - Odweeyne feat. Nolan The Ninja "Mjolnir" - Shinobi Stalin X Marz Mello X DJ Stranger "Mathematics" - Masta Ace "That Knack" (Demo Version) - DJ K.O. feat. Wordsworth, Murs & Torae "Syrup" - Aesop Rock feat. Homeboy Sandman & Open Mike Eagle "Faces Of Death" - The Black Opera feat. Guilty Simpson, Invincible & Magestik Legend (prod. Audible Doctor) "AKA Aloe Blacc" - Aloe Blacc & Rhettmatic "The Resurge" - Jigmastas "Protocol" - Maylay Sparks feat. Rasco & El Da Sensei "You Got" - King Harris II (prod. Oh No) "Summer School" - DOECINO (DJ Jon Doe & Eddie Meeks) "Ajax" - Westside Gunn X Conway (prod Alchemist) J57 Interview Snippets

Annie Corrigan interviews members of the Bleeding Heartland Rollergirls, a flat-track roller derby league based in Bloomington.

Women's flat track derby is a growing sport in the U.S. Monroe County's Bleeding Heartland Rollergirls join us to talk about their team and the game.