After a fight to hire him in the first place, Louis Fountain resigned as the Johnston Community School District's director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Fountain resigned on Aug. 26 and during a regular Johnston School Board meeting on Aug. 29, the...
He didn’t live here long, but Herbert Hoover did say he carried the brand of Iowa—literally in his case—from being barefoot in his father’s blacksmith shop. “The most formative years of my boyhood were spent here. My roots are in this soil,” said Hoover, who was...
As students return to the classroom and heated debates about schools resume, it's a perfect time to examine what Iowa's two gubernatorial candidates have in mind for the future of education in Iowa. Deidre DeJear, the Democratic candidate for governor, wants to put...
State Sen. Zach Nunn softened his tune on abortion bans recently, despite video evidence of him agreeing that all abortions should be illegal without exception. On Aug. 19, the Des Moines Register published an op-ed from Nunn, the Republican running against Rep....
The Inflation Reduction Act is a big bill and it does a lot. And it does a lot for everyday Americans, including here in Iowa Here are some of the big ways Iowans will be impacted: 1. Affordable clean energy The Inflation Reduction Act includes a lot of tax credits...
As families are squeezing in last-minute shopping to get ready for back-to-school, Iowa schools are also scrambling to get ready. Across the state, shortages for positions such as bus drivers and classroom teachers still persist, and getting those positions taken...
New trails, new bike paths, more sidewalks and overall safety. Those are some of the new improvements coming to three Iowa cities. Last Thursday, the US Department of Transportation announced that Muscatine, Waterloo and Dubuque were awarded grants to renovate...
Rep. Ashley Hinson voted against caps for seniors’ insulin prices, lower health care prices, and policies to keep companies from cheating on their taxes. The Republican representative spoke briefly on the floor of the House of Representatives during debate for the...
Despite what some politicians say, Iowans—across the board—trust their public schools, according to a recent poll commissioned by Iowa Starting Line. Among Republicans, 81% said they trust Iowa’s public schools a lot or some. That’s close to Democrats, 86% of whom...
Democrats recently passed a huge package to increase fairness in America, from ensuring corporations pay their fair share of taxes to decreasing the cost of health care for America's senior citizens The far-reaching bill, which also invests in clean energy...
