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IOWA PUBLIC RADIO
Iowa declines to join summer food aid program for kids
Gov. Kim Reynolds has declined federal funding that would provide additional food assistance to about 240,000 low-income Iowa kids during the summer.
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Iowa Senate Democrats call for return to 39 weeks of unemployment benefits for Tyson workers in Perry
Iowa Democrats are calling on Republican leaders in the state Senate to help out workers who will be affected by the Tyson plant closure in Perry.
DES MOINES REGISTER
Iowa lawmakers pass AEA bill, move to increase teacher pay, handing win to Gov. Reynolds
Redirecting money that goes to the AEAs will make it difficult for the agencies to plan their budgets and could result in reductions in services and staff.
DES MOINES REGISTER
Iowa's Right to Contraception Act: Upholding our values and our rights
Parents like Lyndi and Andy recently shared their IVF stories at a roundtable hosted by Iowa Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D-West Des Moines), who has been a leader on reproductive freedom issues in the Iowa Senate.
IOWA STARTING LINE
Iowa parents explain how ‘fetal personhood’ would harm IVF
Parents like Lyndi and Andy recently shared their IVF stories at a roundtable hosted by Iowa Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D-West Des Moines), who has been a leader on reproductive freedom issues in the Iowa Senate.
My Fearless Moment
Standing up to religious discrimination.
"I took a personal risk by sharing a prayer written by a Muslim constituent in the Iowa Senate." Read Sarah Trone Garriott's story.
THE GAZETTE
Iowa Legislature must act to feed the hungry
We call on the Iowa Legislature and Gov. Kim Reynolds to act swiftly in January to provide immediate additional resources to help Iowans struggling with hunger. We propose using the state’s ending balance...to provide $30 million or more in immediate supplemental food assistance for Iowans.
RNS - Religion News Service
Iowa pastor says running for office is a test of faith
"(Faith) pushes us in ways that are not always comfortable, which means sacrificing yourself and caring for people that you wouldn't want to care for normally, like loving your neighbor or loving your enemies," said the Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott.
PBS NEWS HOUR
Religious liberals want to change what it means to be a Christian voter
"Progressive Christians will be the first to admit that, under Trump, they’re still figuring out how to mobilize politically. But that kind of challenge doesn’t seem insurmountable to people predisposed — through natural optimism, or belief in a higher power, or a combination of both — to see the glass as half full."
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La Q Buena
Live with Las Macheteras
Entrevistando a Sarah Trone Garriott quien se está postulando para Senadora estatal.
(An interview with Sarah Trone Garriott who is running for state Senator.)
The Like Micah Podcast
Like Micah: Faith and Politics
Pastor Debbie Griffin speaks with Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott, an ELCA Lutheran Pastor who does interfaith work with the largest food pantry network in Des Moines.
Join us as they discuss the intersection of faith and politics as Sarah shares how she was moved to run for office.