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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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…
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Trump continues to troll Kim Reynolds with new ad
Former President Donald Trump and his campaign continue to troll Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds over her support of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis is one of Trump’s opponents in the Republican presidential primary. Trump’s campaign released a minute-long ad on Saturday that only featured Reynolds heaping countless praise on Trump during previous campaign rallies when…
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Trump mocks Reynolds as ‘most unpopular governor’ in America
Former President Donald Trump released a one-minute video blasting Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday, saying she “has gone from a popular governor to the most unpopular governor in the entire United States of America.” A recent poll from Morning Consult indicated that Reynolds was the most unpopular governor in America followed by Florida Gov.…
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Iowa Republican activist found guilty of voter fraud
A Sioux City Republican activist was found guilty of 52 charges of voter fraud by a 12-person federal jury on Tuesday. According to federal court documents, Kim Phuong Taylor, 49, of Sioux City concocted various election schemes in 2020 to get her husband, Jeremy Taylor, elected, including voting on ballots herself for members of Sioux…
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Explainer: Why Iowans (likely) will be blocked from voting directly on abortion rights
More states are enshrining access to abortion care in their state constitutions, and some Iowans are wondering if the same can be done here? The technical answer is “yes,” but the more realistic and simple answer is “no.” While polling shows that 61% of Iowans support access to safe and legal abortion, the reality is…
