Only three groups lobbied to pass the lousy elections bill that just tore like a bullet train through the Iowa Legislature, fueled by fictional fraud.
There’s the Iowa Minute Man Civil Defense Corps, which supports right-wing legislation. And the Kirkwood Institute, led by Iowa attorney Alan Ostergren, who helped the Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign sue “rogue” auditors last year.
And then there’s the Opportunity Solutions Project, based in Tallahassee, Fla. Its lobbyist at the Statehouse, Andy Conlin of West Des Moines, is registered in favor of the elections bill, as well as measures that would cut unemployment benefits and kick folks off public assistance programs.
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Lawmakers in the New Hampshire State House are considering several bills aimed at protecting students free speech and curtailing what their sponsors see as liberal political bias in schools.
House Bill 234 would establish rules for protecting First Amendment rights of students and speakers on campus.
Much of the bill s language is drawn from model policies penned by the conservative Washington, D.C.- based American Legislative Exchange Council.
Ben Mickens, a vice chair of the N.H. College Republicans and student at Saint Anselm College, told lawmakers that New Hampshire needs to take a bolder step in protecting students like him.
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