February 20, 2017 - Iowa Starting Line

Senator Mark Chelgren Aims To Purge Democrats From Iowa Universities

by Pat Rynard | Feb 20, 2017 | Uncategorized

The party affiliation on your voter registration card could block you from employment at Iowa’s state universities were a newly proposed bill by Senator Mark Chelgren to become law. Senate File 288, proposed by the Ottumwa legislator, could bring about a...

Grassley And Ernst Host Town Hall Forums This Week

by Pat Rynard | Feb 20, 2017 | IA-Senate

With a roiling national debate over healthcare, immigration and Donald Trump’s presidency, Congressional town hall forums in recent weeks have seen massive turnouts of angry constituents. In a reversal from the 2009 forums that sparked the creation of the Tea...

ID Bill Won’t Fix Bigger Election Integrity Problem

by Pat Rynard | Feb 20, 2017 | Uncategorized

It’s fair to say many Iowans worry about our elections. They are concerned shenanigans are going to change the outcome of the voting. But from where I sit, our concerns are misdirected — as headlines last week indicate. More about that shortly. In 2012, Iowa’s...