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Vice President Harris Tells Iowans Abortion Is A Fundamental Freedom

Posted March 16th, 2023 at 3:12pm by Team Starting Line

Vice President Kamala Harris leads a discussion on reproductive rights in Des Moines. Photo by Starting Line staff.

It’s 2023 And Women Still Don’t Make As Much As Men. Here’s How to Fix That

Posted March 10th, 2023 at 3:21pm by Team Starting Line

Survey: Give Us Your Oscar Picks!

Posted March 10th, 2023 at 12:31pm by Jay Simms

Photo courtesy of Canva

Biden’s Budget Would Tax Billionaires, Corporations to Strengthen Medicare, Expand Child Care, and Help Families

Posted March 9th, 2023 at 5:10pm by Isabel Soisson

President Joe Biden speaks about his 2024 proposed budget at the Finishing Trades Institute, Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

5 Inspiring Facts About Iowa’s Trailblazing First Lady Lou Henry Hoover

Posted March 9th, 2023 at 10:50am by Nikoel Hytrek

Courtesy of the Hoover Presidential Library

Bill To Strip LGBTQ Parents’ Rights Set To Become Law In Iowa

Posted March 8th, 2023 at 4:58pm by Ty Rushing

Photo by Starting Line Staff

Skyscrapers in Iowa: Here Are Our 10 Tallest Buildings

Posted March 8th, 2023 at 1:47pm by Sean Dengler

Des Moines skyline. Tony Simons/Getty Images

Republican-Led Iowa Senate Passes Homophobic Bills Aimed At LGBTQ Kids

Posted March 7th, 2023 at 10:30pm by Ty Rushing

Photo by Starting Line staff

GOP Senator Wants To Limit State Auditor’s Ability To Audit

Posted March 7th, 2023 at 4:44pm by Ty Rushing

Biden Proposes Taxes on the Rich to Strengthen Medicare Funding

Posted March 7th, 2023 at 4:00pm by Isabel Soisson

FILE – President Joe Biden speaks about his administration’s plans to protect Social Security and Medicare and lower healthcare costs, Feb. 9, 2023, at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. It seems like no one wants to cut Social Security or Medicare benefits, including Biden, who is already telling voters that his upcoming federal budget proposal will “defend and strengthen” the programs. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

GOP Plans Could Include Cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act

Posted March 7th, 2023 at 11:17am by Isabel Soisson

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., talks to reporters on Feb. 6, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

2 Waterloo Parks Get $1M Funding Boost

Posted March 6th, 2023 at 4:38pm by Nikoel Hytrek

Mayor Hart at his desk beneath artwork commissioned from Chaveevah Cheryl Banks Ferguson

81 People Laid Off After Grundy Center Food Plant Abruptly Closes

Posted March 6th, 2023 at 4:22pm by Amie Rivers

Photo by Tamas Pap on Unsplash

Guest Post: Some Of Iowa’s Republican Officials Lack Decorum

Posted March 6th, 2023 at 10:13am by Guest Post

AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

Iowans Show Up In Droves To Protest Homophobic Republican Bills

Posted March 5th, 2023 at 5:58pm by Nikoel Hytrek

Iowans rally outside of the State Capitol to protest anti-LGBTQ legislation. Photo by Starting Line Staff

Bills, Bills, Bills: What Legislation Survived Funnel Week In Iowa?

Posted March 3rd, 2023 at 12:29pm by Ty Rushing

AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

Labor Organizer: Gov. Reynolds, Please Let Iowa’s Kids Be Kids

Posted March 2nd, 2023 at 2:45pm by Guest Post

Union groups rally against a bill to rollback Iowa’s child labor laws. Starting Line Staff Photo

6 Iowa-Made Products, From Hot Sauce to Popcorn, Foodies Have to Try

Posted March 2nd, 2023 at 1:42pm by Sean Dengler

Sponsor Of Iowa GOP Bills To Ban Gay Marriage Says That’s Not What The Bills Are About

Posted March 2nd, 2023 at 11:04am by Ty Rushing

Leaked Texts Reveal: Fox News Knew They Were Spreading Lies and Conspiracies About 2020 Election

Posted March 2nd, 2023 at 10:02am by Keya Vakil

A pair of new court filings reveal that Fox’s top executives, hosts, and talent knew former President Donald Trump’s claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election were false, but broadcast them anyway.

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