*Please put the nearest meeting on your calendar. Look for talking points on voter registration and funding water quality on this listserv.* *Pre-Session Listening Tour, Mason City Tuesday, January 3, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.* Join Senator Rob Hogg, Senator Amanda Ragan, and other legislators to discuss the upcoming 2017 legislative session at the Mason City Public Library, 225 2nd Street SE, in Mason City. *Pre-Session Listening Tour, Waterloo Tuesday, January 3, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.* Join Senator Rob Hogg and other legislators to discuss the upcoming 2017 legislative session at the Waterloo Public Library, 415 Commercial Street, in Waterloo. *Pre-Session Listening Tour, Davenport Thursday, January 5, 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.* Join Senator Rob Hogg and other legislators to discuss the upcoming 2017 legislative session at the Village Inn, 1919 N. Harrison St., in Davenport. *Pre-Session Listening Tour, DeWitt Thursday, January 5, 11:00 a.m. to noon* Join Senator Rob Hogg, Senator Rita Hart, and other legislators to discuss the upcoming 2017 legislative session at the Frances Banta Waggoner Library, 505 10th Street, in DeWitt. *Pre-Session Listening Tour, Anamosa Friday, January 6, 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.* Join Senator Rob Hogg to discuss the upcoming 2017 legislative session at Grounds & Goodies, 112 E. Main Street, in Anamosa. *First Day of Legislative Session, State Capitol, Des Moines Monday, January 9, 10:00 a.m.* Senator Rob Hogg will be at the State Capitol in Des Moines for the start of the 2017 legislative session. To follow activities, visit www.legis.iowa.gov, and contact Rob at [log in to unmask] *League of Women Voters Legislative Forum, Cedar Rapids Saturday, January 21, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.* Join Senator Rob Hogg and other Linn County area legislators to discuss the start of the 2017 legislative session at Mercy Medical Center, 701 10th Street SE, in Cedar Rapids. -- *Fish have to swim, birds have to nest, tell the Corps to do their best* *Debbie Neustadt * *Des Moines, Iowa* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to [log in to unmask] Users of Listserv are subject to the Sierra Club's Terms and Conditions (http://www.sierraclub.org/terms). For more information, see our support site (http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp).