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WATCH: Organizer leads multi-state tour against Trump’s tax bill

By Amie Rivers

June 26, 2025

Kristen Crowell is on a 14-state tour hoping to raise attention about the way Trump’s tax bill—the one Iowa Republicans support—raises the debt and cuts programs like Medicaid.

If you’re interested in the message, she’s coming to Iowa this Sunday:
👉 Davenport IA – June 29, 2025
👉 Cedar Rapids, IA – June 29, 2025

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    Amie Rivers is Iowa Starting Line's newsletter editor. She writes the weekly Worker’s Almanac edition of Iowa Starting Line, featuring a roundup of the worker news you need to know. Previously, she was an award-winning journalist at the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; now, she very much enjoys making TikToks and memes and getting pet photos in her inbox.

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