Eileen R Beran

06/09/2025

Are you concerned about civil rights reversals in Iowa? Do you live in Washington County?

A local nonpartisan committee is proposing that our county supervisors institute a civil rights ordinance, as other local governments in Iowa have done.

If you live in Washington County and have not yet signed the petition in support or would like to learn more, please let me know. I will come to you with the info and petition to sign.

Everyone deserves basic human rights.

04/04/2025

Planning to make a stand tomorrow.

**Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them.** We are fighting back! They're taking everything they can get their hands on—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and daring the world to stop them. This is a crisis, and the time to act is now. 🚨 **On Saturday, Ap...

11/06/2024

Cleanup time. Sad day in the USA.

If you have signs for Anna Banowsky for Iowa or Ed for Iowa that you want to drop off in Washington or Kalona, message me and I’ll send you an address.

We still don’t know the outcome of Anna’s race.

11/04/2024

Someone in Kalona has been stealing Harris-Walz yard signs; three instances I know of in the past 24 hours. Thefts have been reported to sheriff. Please keep an eye out. Regardless of one’s politics, theft is wrong.

11/04/2024

Two more days to make a difference! If you’d like to jump in and do some campaign work for Anna Banowsky for Iowa, please DM or reply here. Some tasks require no door knocking.

11/02/2024

Last in a series of twenty for your information as a voter--legislation Iowa House Representative Heather Hora (District 92) and Iowa Senator Dawn Driscoll (District 46) have supported.

Governor Kim Reynolds signed 185 bills into law in 2024. One hundred and thirty-seven were passed with broad bipartisan support, gaining at least two-thirds of the votes from minority Democrats in each chamber. Forty-eight were passed by majority Republicans largely along party lines. One of the 185 laws that were supported by Representative Hora and Senator Driscoll:

Work-based learning, student teaching changes: Expands work-based learning programs and establishes the Workforce Opportunity Fund using the Unemployment Compensation Reserve fund. Also shortens student teaching requirements for certain students with substitute or paraeducator experience and changes requirements for the Last-Dollar Scholarship program.

11/02/2024

Nineteenth in a series for your information as a voter--legislation Iowa House Representative Heather Hora (District 92) and Iowa Senator Dawn Driscoll (District 46) have supported.

Governor Kim Reynolds signed 185 bills into law in 2024. One hundred and thirty-seven were passed with broad bipartisan support, gaining at least two-thirds of the votes from minority Democrats in each chamber. Forty-eight were passed by majority Republicans largely along party lines. One of the 185 laws that were supported by Representative Hora and Senator Driscoll:

Teaching requirements: Modifies requirements related to teacher intern license programs and licenses and authorizations issued by the board of educational examiners and establishes a temporary initial teaching license to be issued by the board.

11/02/2024

Eighteenth in a series for your information as a voter--legislation Iowa House Representative Heather Hora (District 92) and Iowa Senator Dawn Driscoll (District 46) have supported.

Governor Kim Reynolds signed 185 bills into law in 2024. One hundred and thirty-seven were passed with broad bipartisan support, gaining at least two-thirds of the votes from minority Democrats in each chamber. Forty-eight were passed by majority Republicans largely along party lines. One of the 185 laws that were supported by Representative Hora and Senator Driscoll:

Teacher pay: Raises minimum teacher salary at $50,000 and minimum for teachers with 12 years of experience at $62,000; phases in over two years.

11/01/2024

Seventeenth in a series for your information as a voter--legislation Iowa House District 92 Representative Heather Hora and Iowa Senator Dawn Driscoll have supported.

Governor Kim Reynolds signed 185 bills into law in 2024. One hundred and thirty-seven were passed with broad bipartisan support, gaining at least two-thirds of the votes from minority Democrats in each chamber. Forty-eight were passed by majority Republicans largely along party lines. One of the 185 laws that were supported by Representative Hora and Senator Driscoll:

Tax cuts: Iowa’s personal income tax would be cut to a flat rate of 3.8% in 2025. The top income tax rate is currently 5.7%. The bill also included changes to last year’s property tax relief law.

11/01/2024

Sixteenth in a series for your information as a voter--legislation Iowa House District 92 Representative Heather Hora and Iowa Senator Dawn Driscoll have supported.

Governor Kim Reynolds signed 185 bills into law in 2024. One hundred and thirty-seven were passed with broad bipartisan support, gaining at least two-thirds of the votes from minority Democrats in each chamber. Forty-eight were passed by majority Republicans largely along party lines. One of the 185 laws that were supported by Representative Hora and Senator Driscoll:

Storm water and topsoil: Bans local regulations on stormwater and topsoil that are more restrictive federal and state guidelines.