Nine somber events were held around Iowa marking Workers' Memorial Day this week. Labor unions around the state held events marking the 53rd anniversary of the establishment of OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and read the names of 71 Iowans...
The Republican-run Iowa House agreed to cut benefits for unemployed workers by 10 weeks yesterday in a move critics say will cause an even further exodus of workers out of a state that desperately needs them. The Iowa Legislature's vote to cut unemployment benefits...
Activists, union members, and a worker who says she is owed tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid overtime protested in front of an Iowa City burger restaurant Monday. Rita, who requested Starting Line not use her last name, said she worked for the past 13 years...
Rep. Ashley Hinson, a Marion Republican representing Northeast Iowa, took a wide range of questions from Ukraine to Social Security to Jan. 6 defendants and more during two town hall meetings in Brooklyn and Marshalltown on Thursday. Jan. 6 Insurrection At Hinson's...
If your town, allegedly, had a mayor who abused his power, a city clerk who embezzled funds, and a corrupt police department—all at the same time—then you might be from Armstrong, Iowa. The town of around 875 people in Emmet County near the Minnesota border was...
US Sen. Chuck Grassley went on record in front of around 80 people in Waukon to say he does not support repealing a landmark healthcare reform law that brought coverage to more than 230,000 Iowa residents. During Monday night's town hall, an audience member pressed...
Graphic novels featuring LGBTQ characters aren't just the current punching bag for Republican politicians trying to regulate such books in school libraries—they're a vital resource for kids, teens, and young adults looking to find their own identities in a visual...
Despite worries about inflation, hiring, the supply chain and the lingering coronavirus pandemic, business owners are profitable and expected to continue that trend, according to two new surveys released last week. The US Chamber of Commerce, a national advocacy...
The price of beef at the grocery store has gone up, but Iowa cattle producers say they're seeing their income dry up while the four major beef packers who control the industry are raking in billion-dollar profits. Faced with angry producers in smaller...
The Affordable Insulin Now Act passed largely along party lines in the US House. But a dozen Republicans broke ranks and voted with Democrats--including one of Iowa's Republicans. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who represents Southeast Iowa, sided with Iowa's lone...
