July 17, 2018


  • Politics

    Rob Sand Breaks Half Million Mark In Fundraising For State Auditor Race

    Democratic state auditor candidate Rob Sand will report raising just over $100,000 in the latest July finance report, bringing his total raised for his campaign past the half million dollar mark. State candidates have a July 19 filing deadline for the reporting period that covers May 29 to July 14. As we’ve seen with Sand’s…


  • News

    Ep43: Ag 101 With Tim Gannon & Trump Trade War Fallout

     Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard digs into the impacts and timeline of tariffs on Iowa agriculture with Tim Gannon, Democrats’ Secretary of Agriculture candidate. Plus, a little bit of Ag 101 with Gannon so you can better understand how farming works in Iowa.


  • Politics

    Joni Ernst Failing To Defend Democracy She Once Fought To Protect

    Yesterday was not a good day for America, to put it lightly. After President Donald Trump’s disastrous press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the country’s attention shifted to Republican lawmakers and leaders, wondering if this was finally the bridge too far. In Iowa, the reaction was either silence or light criticism. None suggested any…


  • News

    Iowa Public Universities Collapsing Under Kim Reynolds

    The announcement last week that the University of Iowa must slash seven vital education programs, including the Labor Center, is further evidence of Governor Kim Reynolds’ failed leadership on public education. University officials said declining state aid was responsible for the cuts. Since 2008, state aid for Iowa’s public universities has fallen by 34 percent…