Author: Amie Rivers

Iowa Republicans Vote Against Bill To Address Baby Formula Shortage

Posted May 19th, 2022 at 3:09pm by Amie Rivers

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Black Women Business Owners Grapple With Rising Costs, Disparities

Posted May 18th, 2022 at 12:52pm by Amie Rivers

From left: Business owners Auri Redding and ReShonda Young are joined by State Rep. Timi Brown-Powers and Iowa Citizen Action Network director Sue Dinsdale. Photo by Starting Line staff.

Amie Takes A Hike: George Wyth State Park Is An Accessible, Easy Hike

Posted May 17th, 2022 at 8:08am by Amie Rivers

A soft trail single-track cuts through a wooded area in George Wyth Memorial State Park in Waterloo, Iowa. Photo by Iowa Starting Line.

How Grinnell College Undergrads Unionized And Made History

Posted May 13th, 2022 at 10:31am by Amie Rivers

Keir Hichens, center, and other Grinnell College student worker organizers react to the successful vote to unionize all undergraduate student workers at their college in April 2022.

New Report Details How Iowa Meatpackers Risked Workers’ Safety During COVID

Posted May 13th, 2022 at 10:01am by Amie Rivers

Drivers Continue Strike At King’s Ready Mix In Cedar Rapids; Rally Set For Tuesday

Posted May 8th, 2022 at 7:00am by Amie Rivers

Striking drivers with King’s Ready Mix in Cedar Rapids pose for a photo with former U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer, third from right, on the third day of their strike Thursday, May 5, 2022.

Decorah Nonprofit Accused Of Union-Busting By Former Staff

Posted May 6th, 2022 at 10:08am by Amie Rivers

Seed Savers Exchange workers, past and present, and others gathered at a May Day event in Decorah on Sunday to learn more about the Seed Savers Union. Courtesy photo.

Mathis Calls Out Hinson and Reynolds Over ‘Secret’ Meeting On School Vouchers

Posted May 5th, 2022 at 3:25pm by Amie Rivers

Iowa Misses Out As People Cross Border For Legal Illinois Marijuana

Posted May 4th, 2022 at 9:00am by Amie Rivers

The Dispensary in East Dubuque, Illinois. Photo by Starting Line staff

Iowa Leaders Respond To SCOTUS Abortion Rights Opinion Draft

Posted May 3rd, 2022 at 4:48pm by Amie Rivers