The Iowa Catholic Conference is encouraging contacts to legislators in support of a bill to regulate “black market” abortions, a community solar program, and opposing the exclusion of certain groups from the WIC nutrition program. To send a message you can go to our ICC Action Center .   Last week at the Statehouse   About 200 people visited the State Capitol on Tuesday for the annual “Education Celebration” in support of nonpublic schools. It’s been about 20 years since the Iowa School...

Thanks to the many of you who have contacted your legislator on our key issues this week through the ICC Action Center . If you haven’t had time we encourage you to review our current action alerts with sample messages to legislators: Regulation of black market abortion pills   Taking away WIC from some mothers   Oppose 20-year mandatory minimum sentence   Support a new community solar program   Several bills passed a chamber and moved to the other side of the Statehouse last week.   In the...

The first legislative deadline has passed, and many pieces of legislation have been dropped from consideration while others continue to move forward. Floor debate will now be picking up as legislators are working to send bills to the other chamber.   Soon we will be sending you some action alerts and encouraging your contacts with legislators on specific proposals. In the meantime, you can contact legislators on your priority items anytime at ICC Action Center .   Let’s go through last week’s...