September 10, 2019 - Iowa Starting Line

Contentious DSM Council Meeting Discusses Housing Zoning

by Isabella Murray | Sep 10, 2019 | HOUSING

A new Des Moines zoning code was pushed forward by the city council despite pleas by local developers and housing advocates to make the changes more flexible for lower-cost building. Council chambers overflowed Monday evening as its members unanimously approved the...

Trailblazer Iowa Democrat Endorses Pete Buttigieg

by Pat Rynard | Sep 10, 2019 | Iowa Caucus

Pete Buttigieg has his first notable public endorsement for the Iowa Caucus: Jean Lloyd-Jones of Iowa City, a former legislator and the first woman who was nominated by a major Iowa party for a U.S. Senate race. “I support Mayor Pete because he has the brains,...

Ep112: New Rural Messaging Ideas, Sanders College Tour

by Josh Cook | Sep 10, 2019 | Iowa Caucus

Pat Rynard sits down to discuss this week’s Iowa Caucus happenings, and Josh Cook joins to talk about Congressman Ro Khanna’s help with a new tech jobs in Jefferson,...

County GOP Leader Defends King’s “Supremacist” Remark

by Elizabeth Meyer | Sep 10, 2019 | POLITICS

As state and federal party leaders desert Congressman Steve King, one Republican leader in the 4th District is a prime example of the constituents who never have wavered in their support. Mark Leonard, chairman of the Ida County Republicans, defended King in a recent...