I was just sent a really interesting email from the Iowa Democrats, and I thought I'd share an excerpt with you. It certainly makes me proud to be from Iowa. We brought you Bill Bryson, Field of Dreams and now we're a green, not mean, growing machine. . .(powered by windmills of course!)
Governor Culver’s address highlighted why the condition of the state [Iowa] is so strong today:
“Today, Iowa is number one in the nation in renewable energy. We now generate 20 percent of our power from renewable sources, up from just 5 percent four years ago.”
“Today, we are number one in the nation in children’s health insurance. No state has done more to cover kids in the last four years. We’ve added 58,000 kids to the rolls, and as a result 99 percent of Iowa’s children are now getting basic health care services.”
“During the last three years alone, 23,000 additional children have been enrolled in early childhood education programs. As a result, 90 percent of 4 year olds now have the opportunity to attend a quality preschool program.”
“Our state is now home to more than 8,000 green- collar jobs, and 8 new wind energy companies are now operating in Iowa. In addition, three international information technology companies, Google, Microsoft and IBM, have created nearly 2,000 new IT jobs in the last 3 years.”
“Our job creation and workforce development efforts are now paying big dividends. In fact, our unemployment rate is now at 6.6 percent, or 33 percent below than the national average, and the 7th lowest in the nation.”
“In addition, we tackled racial disparity in sentencing and youth detention. Appointed a record number of women and minorities to boards and commissions. Passed the first in the nation minority impact law. And stood tall to protect the constitutional rights of all Iowans regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation.”
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