Julie Russell-Steuart

Jul 16, 2023 | indybay.org | Julie Russell-Steuart

Originally published on Bleeding Heartland. The disability community is one of the most impacted by the harmful and egregious Iowa abortion ban. People with disabilities are more likely to have medical reasons to have an abortion that do not fit into any of the exemptions. Our medications can interfere with a successful pregnancy.

Jul 11, 2023 | bleedingheartland.com | Bronxin Iowa |Julie Russell-Steuart |Steve Corbin |Patrick Muller

Writing under the handle “Bronxiniowa,” Ira Lacher, who actually hails from the Bronx, New York, is a longtime journalism, marketing, and public relations professional. If you're reading this on Wednesday, July 12, you will likely find that Iowa has a new law prohibiting abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, one of the . Legislators met in special session on July 11 so that Republicans could send this bill to Governor Kim Reynolds by cover of night for her to sign.

Jul 11, 2023 | bleedingheartland.com | Julie Russell-Steuart |Steve Corbin |Patrick Muller |Laura Belin

Julie Russell-Steuart is a printmaker and activist who chairs the Iowa Democratic Party’s Disability Caucus. The Iowa legislature convenes on July 11 for a special session to pass a near-total abortion ban. The disability community is one of the most impacted by the harmful and egregious proposed abortion ban. People with disabilities are more likely to have medical reasons to have an abortion that do not fit into any of the exemptions. Our medications can interfere with a successful pregnancy.

Mar 25, 2023 | bleedingheartland.com | Laura Belin |Scott Syroka |Tony Leys |Julie Russell-Steuart

Six of Iowa's 34 Republican state senators introduced a resolution this week urging the federal government "to investigate and arrest" officials running the Washington, DC jail where some involved in the January 6 attack on the Capitol are being held pending trial.

Mar 24, 2023 | bleedingheartland.com | Scott Syroka |Laura Belin |Tony Leys |Julie Russell-Steuart

Scott Syroka is a former Johnston city council member. This essay first appeared in the Sunday Des Moines Register. Chuck Magro. John May. Donnie King. Cory Harris. Charles Scharf. These are the CEOs of five of the most powerful corporations operating in Iowa: Corteva. John Deere. Tyson. Wellmark. Wells Fargo. Where are they? Should we request a wellness check to make sure they’re OK?