Please note that the original document will be found on the League of Women Voters of Iowa website, LWVIA.org.
LWVIA supports the promotion, enforcement, and funding of conservation policies that control erosion, improve water quality and help prevent flooding.
LWVIA encourages the Iowa Legislature to pass legislation to reduce payday loan fees (can be over 400% on a 14 day loan) and to allow Iowa consumers to sue when they think they have been scammed or defrauded. Iowa is the only state in the country where an individual cannot sue under the state’s Consumer Fraud Act.
LWVIA urges the Iowa Legislature to support legislation that provides:
due process for all persons including the right to a fair hearing, right to counsel, right of appeal, and right to humane treatment;
increased funding for English language classes.
LWVIA encourages the Iowa Legislature to:
fund more community based correction programs and programs that facilitate prisoner reentry into the community;
increase funding for programs that treat the special needs offender.
LWVIA supports expanding deposits on beverage containers to promote recycling, reuse and litter reduction. We also support expanding the handling fee paid to redemption centers from 1 cent to 2 cents.
LWVIA will work for improved methods of financing political campaigns in Iowa in order to ensure the public’s right to know, to combat undue influence, and to promote citizen participation in the political process.
League of Women Voters®
of Upper Iowa