Publisher Penguin Random House, joined by Iowans and four authors, filed a lawsuit against Iowa Republicans’ law banning books, arguing the vague language violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
Watch bestselling author of novels like “Speak” and “Shout” Laurie Halse Anderson explain why she joined the fight.
@iowastartingline Publisher Penguin Random House, joined by Iowans and four authors, filed a lawsuit against Iowa Republicans’ law banning books, arguing the vague language violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Read more at the link in our bio. #bannedbooks #lauriehalseanderson #iowa #iowanews #lawsuit #iowans #iowalife ♬ original sound – Iowa Starting Line
WATCH: US Rep. Miller-Meeks said she’d give the ‘one-finger salute’ to protesters outside Trump event
US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, in an opening speech for a Trump event in Iowa, said she wanted to give the crowd of protesters gathered outside...
WATCH: Iowans protest Trump visit
A crowd of Iowans protested outside of the Horizon Events Center in Clive on Jan. 27, 2026, where Trump delivered a speech on energy and the economy.
WATCH: Iowa Sen. Catelin Drey reveals cancer diagnosis on Senate floor
Iowa state Sen. Catelin Drey has Stage 1 uterine cancer. Announcing her upcoming hysterectomy from the Senate floor, she vowed to document her...
WATCH: Science teacher slams ‘Don’t Say LGBTQ’ law
Teachers aren't having it.
WATCH: University of Northern Iowa students protest ICE
University of Northern Iowa students gathered Thursday to stand in solidarity with Minnesota and protest ICE.
WATCH: Proposed Iowa law repeats “Don’t Say Gay” legislation caught in courts
Senate File 2003, proposed by Iowa Sen. Sandy Salmon (R-Janesville), would prohibit public and charter schools from having any instruction on gender...
