1,599 Iowans laid off at John Deere in 2024; more coming in January
Another round of layoffs at John Deere is coming to Iowa.
Another round of layoffs at John Deere is coming to Iowa.
Iowa's governor is dragging her feet on applying for energy rebate funds that could help Iowans now. Winter is finally here. And as I look around at the nooks and crannies where I feel a draft, I’ve been thinking about the thousands of Iowans struggling to keep...
In a political environment marked by partisanship, former US Rep. Jim Leach, who died this week, pushed back on his party’s acceptance of Trumpism.
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that 30% of these anti-abortion ‘fake clinics’ promote "abortion pill reversal," a treatment that’s not backed by science and does not meet clinical standards.
Politics has a short memory. And consequently, it’s challenging to remember that the movement for reproductive rights does not begin with Dobbs or even Roe v. Wade. People here in Iowa and elsewhere have been locked in a fight for reproductive freedom that far predates any of us.
On this episode of Cornhole Champions, host Zachary Oren Smith chats with Dr. Lina-Maria Murillo, a scholar of power and reproductive rights.
Iowa Starting Line’s community editor Amie Rivers joins to talk about Sen. Joni Ernst’s sudden warmth towards Trump’s Pete Hegseth, Iowa Democrats return to Summer EBT, and Food and Water Watch’s new analysis on the disparity between polluters and the people who drink the water.
Links
1. Amid pressure, Ernst says she’ll ‘support’ Hegseth through nomination process (Iowa Starting Line): http://xn--amid%20pressure,%20ernst%20says%20shell%20support%20hegseth%20through%20nomination%20process-gc82dscn/
2. Democrats will return to Des Moines with legislation to feed Iowa kids during the summer (Iowa Starting Line): https://iowastartingline.com/2024/12/11/democrats-summer-ebt-legislature/
3. Iowa Factory Farms Penalized Less Than $750K For 10 Years Of Illegal Pollution, New Analysis Finds (Food & Water Watch): https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2024/12/09/iowa-factory-farms-penalized-less-than-750k-for-10-years-of-illegal-pollution-new-analysis-finds/
4. Iowans removing fallopian tubes, getting long-term birth control as threats to reproductive freedom loom (Iowa Starting Line): https://iowastartingline.com/2024/12/06/birth-control-tube-removal/
Guest:
Dr. Lina-Maria Murillo is an assistant professor in Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies and History at the University of Iowa.
Cornhole Champions is a weekly podcast powered by Iowa Starting Line with music by Avery Mossman. We are a proud member of the Iowa Writers Collaborative.
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