Ty Rushing is the former Chief Political Correspondent for Iowa Starting Line. He is a trail-blazing veteran Iowa journalist, an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, and co-founder and president of the Iowa Association of Black Journalists.
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West Des Moines teen arrested after making school shooting post
An 18-year-old West Des Moines resident was arrested after sharing a Snapchat post about shooting up a school the same day as a nearby school shooting in Perry. According to the criminal complaint, Lakeeve Fort made a post asking “Should I shoot up the school??” with a thumbs up and a thumbs down emoji. The…
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Perry principal stable after being shot while protecting students
Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger’s daughter said he tried to talk Dylan Butler down before the 17-year-old gunman shot the longtime administrator and five others at the school on Thursday. Claire Marburger shared this tidbit in a public Facebook post to let everyone know her father was in stable condition. “As I heard of…
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Casey’s staff shelters students fleeing Perry school shooting
A Casey’s General Store in Perry became a place of refuge for several students Thursday morning after a gunman opened fire at nearby Perry High School. Store Manager Jocelyn Kirchner said she received a call at 7:30 a.m. about what was transpiring at the high school. Several students had fled from the facility and went…
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Reynolds blames childhood obesity on decision not to feed poor kids
Iowa won’t participate in a federal program to feed underprivileged kids next summer, and Gov. Kim Reynolds cited “childhood obesity” as one of the reasons why. The state had until Jan. 1 to apply to the US Department of Agriculture’s Summer EBT program that would have provided Iowa with about $29 million in federal funding…
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Rushing: Everybody poops, but what happens next?
Chief Political Correspondent Ty Rushing wrote about the North Liberty wastewater treatment plant and the people who keep it running after touring the facility with state Rep. Amy Nielsen.
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Starting Line’s most ‘WTF’ stories of 2023
Iowa had a number of “WTF” news stories in 2023. We recapped some of them including the Satanic Temple drama, the fallout between Kim Reynolds and Donald Trump, and more.
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Surprise: Trump lies about gas prices while in Iowa
While unleashing a tirade of lies alongside threats to his political enemies during a nearly 90-minute speech in Coralville on Wednesday, former president Donald Trump told a particularly notable whopper about American gas prices. “Gasoline prices are now $5, $6, $7, and even 8 dollars a gallon,” Trump said. “By contrast, under the Trump leadership—my…
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Trump claims school boards are ‘violently’ attacking ‘Catholics in particular’
During his latest visit to Iowa, Donald Trump accused school boards of attacking Catholics and offered to be Iowa Punter Tory Taylor’s agent.
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Amid Trump/Reynolds feud, DeSantis says GOP doesn’t have to kiss Trump’s ring
During a Friday taping of “Iowa Press,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came to the defense of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds following another barrage of attacks against her by former president Donald Trump. Trump has been on the warpath against Reynolds since the summer and ramped up the hostilities after the Iowa governor formally endorsed DeSantis…
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Iowa Abortion Access Fund going strong but needs a boost
The Iowa Abortion Access Fund is the second-oldest fund of its type in the country and its mission today remains the same as when it was founded in 1978: Not letting cost be a burden to care. The nonprofit provides grants to Iowans and Illinois residents who live in seven counties near the Quad Cities…
