September 5, 2018 - Iowa Starting Line

Federal Funding For Cedar Rapids Flood Wall Is Not As Advertised

by Pat Rynard | Sep 5, 2018 | IA-01

The $117 million in federal funding for the Cedar Rapids flood wall is not as was originally publicly promised, Starting Line has confirmed from multiple sources. Last month, city leaders were informed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that $41 million of the...

A Democratic Iowa House Majority (Part 2): Eastern Iowa Suburbs

by Pat Rynard | Sep 5, 2018 | Uncategorized

For the second in our series of in-depth looks at where the key Iowa House battlegrounds stand for November, we turn to suburban districts in the eastern part of the state. Iowa has seen similar trends to other parts of the country where suburban voters, who are...

Ep55: Interview With Senator Jeff Merkley

by Pat Rynard | Sep 5, 2018 | Uncategorized

Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard interviews Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon about his thought process on running for president, what he thinks the country can learn from his former colleague John...

For Cleaner Water And Healthier Soil, Vote Fred Hubbell

by Rick Smith | Sep 5, 2018 | Uncategorized

There are certainly many critical issues for voters to consider when choosing between the two Iowa gubernatorial candidates. Iowa’s deteriorating soil health and dangerously impaired water quality should rate near the top in factoring into voters’ decisions about...