Resource List
A composite of valuable information, organizations, news, finding legislators and legislation, to valued commentary on current events in our political infrastructure today.
| Resource | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bleeding Heart publication in Iowa | News | Independent news organization focused on Iowa politics |
| Defense of democracy | Org | National organization organizing around defending democracy |
| Democracy Docket | News | Newsletter on cases challenging our democracy by State and Federal. |
| Iowa Legislature district by address | How To | Find your Iowa legislature representative by your home address |
| Goods Unite Us | Info | Know retailers where your purchasing power is funding political campaigns |
| One Iowa Action | Info | Track Iowa Legislation against the LGBTQ community |
| Pott County Board of Supervisors | Source | Board of supervisors, meetings, and contact information |
| Red, Wine, and Blue | Org | Women supporting women defeating extremism by building relationships across the country |
| US Congress Site | Source | United States Congress site to find contact info for House representatives and track legislation |
| US independent legislative tracking tool | Tracker | A nice “non-government” tool for tracking legislation you care about following progress |
| US Senate site | Source | United States Senate site to find contact info for Senators and legislation |
| Iowa political donations | Info | Reported donations for elected officials in Iowa |
| Pott County Elected officials | Source | Site that shows all elected officials by city for Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
| Iowa Dem Party Chairs by county | Source | List of all the Democrat Chairmans for each county in Iowa |
| Represent US | Org | Fight political corruption |
| Democracy at Work | Commentary | An Economist’s perspective on democracy with YouTube channel |
| 5 Calls | Tool | An app that can be downloaded from Google Play/Apple Store that allows you to view current Fed legislation to make calls on with script contact info |
| Public Schools Strong | Org | Organization focused on public schools and actions that maintains focus on school board activities within public schools |
| Progress Iowa | Org | Iowa’s Progressive Communication Hub |
| The Civics Center | Org | Non profit organization promoting every high school to educate and register high school graduates across the country |
| SubStack | Description |
| HeatherCox Richardson | Letters from an American |
| Laura Belin | Where you get in-depth coverage and exclusive reporting about Iowa politics |
| Jessica Craven | Political Action Newsletter |
| News/Info | Source | Description |
| PBS NewsHour | YouTube | Daily news from a trusted source |
| Politics Girl | YouTube | @politicsGirl digestible explanations of all things American Politics |
| Slow Burn | Podcast | Series of a look at historical figures/events |