September 2019
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Campaigns Prep Early For Steak Fry Spectacle
It’s Steak Fry day in Iowa. The biggest event yet of this Iowa Caucus season is upon us, and campaigns are pulling out all the stops to project momentum to both caucus-goers and the media. Seventeen Democratic presidential candidates will be speaking at the Polk County Democrats Steak Fry, the third annual the county party…
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Joe Biden: Trump’s Ukraine Pressure “Totally Inappropriate”
Former Vice President Joe Biden responded in Iowa today to the reports that President Donald Trump had pressured the Ukrainian president to investigate Biden and his family. “It’s concerning to me that a president would do something like that,” Biden told Iowa Starting Line in an interview after a climate town hall in Cedar Rapids…
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Climate Strike Lights Fire in Des Moines, Around the World
Worldwide, people are leaving school and their workplaces to stand up for the planet. Again. The Climate Strike, a mass protest about inaction on climate change, unfolded across the world on Friday. In Des Moines, students and supporters began gathering at 10 a.m. Another climate strike will take place in Ames from 2-5 p.m. Students,…
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Iowa Nurse: “The Foolishness Needs To Stop” With ACA Attacks
The last two years have been a non-stop parade of attacks on the Affordable Care Act, which has turned health care into a top-tier issue for many voters going into 2020. For one Iowa nurse who’s seen more than her fair share of problems with the entire health care industry, the efforts to undermine the…
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Elizabeth Warren Draws Huge Iowa Crowd After Momentous Week
Elizabeth Warren in motion stays in motion. The senator hosted a town hall in front of nearly 2,000 on Thursday night at the largest stand-alone event the Democratic hopeful has had in Iowa this far, her campaign said. The event, held at the University of Iowa’s Memorial Union, follows her historic rally of 20,000 people…
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Buttigieg Announces 12 More Iowa Endorsements Ahead Of Steak Fry
The Iowa endorsements continue to roll in for Pete Buttigieg ahead of tomorrow’s big Steak Fry event in Des Moines. Twelve more Iowa activists and elected officials are publicly backing the South Bend mayor, including several leaders in women’s rights organizations, LGBTQ leaders, a former Iowa City mayor and a notable past Bernie Sanders activist.…
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Stacey Abrams Brings Fight For Fair Elections To Iowa
Protecting the right to vote in next year’s presidential election is key to maintaining American democracy, and already groups are recognizing that and mobilizing. Fair Fight 2020, founded by Stacey Abrams, who rose to national prominence during her 2018 run for governor of Georgia, has a plan to secure the integrity of our nation’s elections.…
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IA-Sen: Michael Franken Announces First Round Of Endorsements
Democrats’ latest entrant in the race to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst today rolled out his first list of Iowa endorsements. Michael Franken, a retired Navy admiral from Northwest Iowa, spent the bulk of his military career traveling the world and anchored in Washington, D.C. He launched his Senate campaign Aug. 26 and now…
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How This Iowan Founded The Latino Political Network
Omar Padilla’s journey started when his parents met in an English language class in California. The son of a a Guatemalan father and a Mexican mother, Padilla’s childhood was full of packing and unpacking, moving between three countries and adapting to the different cultures. After his parents separated, Padilla moved to Iowa with his father…
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Auditors: Paper Ballots For Iowa Caucus Aren’t An Easy Fix
Guest piece from Scott County Auditor Roxanna Moritz, Polk County Auditor Jamie Fitzgerald and Johnson County Auditor Travis Weipert. The right to vote is the central tenet of our democracy, and the integrity of our voting system is essential to ensuring no voter is disenfranchised while fulfilling their civic duties. We take our role in…
