Tomorrow, Republican presidential candidates galore descend upon Boone to attend Senator Joni Ernst's inaugural Roast and Ride fundraiser. There's a fun, carnival-style level of excitement building around the motorcycle- and pork-focused event for Republicans, much...
After 2012, Rick Santorum’s world fell apart. As set out in Politco, Santorum’s 2011-12 team – the team that got him the 34 caucus votes that made him a contender – has broken up. Not Simon and Garfunkel sometimes-we-still-do-shows-together broken up, Taylor Swift...
After a year of delays, the EPA finally released its new proposal on the Renewable Fuel Standard, governing how much ethanol is blended into the country's fuel supply. The decision angered many. The EPA proposed setting the amount of renewable fuels to blend at...
It's not every day you get Democrats Ed Fallon and Rob Hogg on the same side of an issue with Republicans Bobby Kaufmann and Greg Heartsill. But that's exactly where leaders from both sides of the aisle find themselves when it comes to opposing or restricting the...
Iowa's 1st Congressional District is home to one of the most fascinating primaries in the country. With Rod Blum widely seen as the country's most endangered Republican incumbent, Democrats are eager to retake Bruce Braley's old seat. Here's how we see the race...
Martin O'Malley entered the room to hoots and hollers at his Des Moines rally the evening after his official presidential announcement in Baltimore. The crowd was eager to see the former Maryland Governor (or perhaps just any Democratic candidate), and O'Malley...
"Lemonade for Bernie!" read the sign held by some pint-sized entrepreneurs across the street from Bernie Sanders' event in West Branch on Friday night. The Senator from Vermont happily obliged the young girls as his red SUV pulled up on the tree-lined street....
We hear all kinds of interesting things here at Starting Line, and figured it was about time for another fun Rumor Roundup. Here's the latest political chatter making its way around Iowa: Super PACs Coming in 1st District Primary All the cool kids these days are...
While the Iowa Legislature continues to struggle to find consensus on school funding, some state representatives seem fixated on other issues. Starting Line obtained from a number of sources an email that Republican Representative Greg Heartsill sent to what...
For those who have written off and ignored Rick Santorum as a past-his-prime player in the country's social conservatism movement, you might want to tune back in to his 2016 campaign. He's quickly become the Republican field's uncomfortable-truth-teller, urging his...
