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 Honors The Long Family’s Contributions
For 34 years straight, Johnny and Barbara Long never missed a West Des Moines City Council meeting.
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Warren County Has A New Auditor. It’s Not The Conspiracy Theorist
Kimberly Sheets was all smiles as she was sworn in Tuesday to take what she and others felt was her rightful place as interim Warren County auditor. There were murmurs in the community that the Warren County Board of Supervisors would not certify the results of the Aug. 29 special election that led to the…
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Tim Scott Tells Iowans He Supports Nationwide Abortion Ban
Presidential hopeful Tim Scott told an Iowa audience he would support a nationwide 15-week abortion ban if elected, despite the fact that abortion bans have been a losing policy for Republicans across the country in a series of post-Roe voter referendums. The subject came up during a Q&A at the GOP presidential candidate’s town hall…
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Iowa Voters Oust Conspiracy Theorist From County Elections Post
Voters in Iowa’s Warren County voted Tuesday to remove their recently-appointed county auditor who had shared false conspiracy theories about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, QAnon, and the 2020 presidential election, replacing him with the deputy auditor he had placed on leave after she declared her candidacy against him. Iowa’s county auditors oversee elections. Republican David…
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Ramaswamy: Teens Would Choose TikTok Over Voting Rights
Vivek Ramaswamy would ban anyone under 16 from having social media accounts and believes members of Gen Z would choose TikTok over voting rights if forced to decide. The Ohio businessman and 2024 Republican president candidate shared these thoughts during Friday stops in Indianola, Pella, and Newton. Ramaswamy was fresh off his scene-stealing appearance at…
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This Is Why Iowa Schools Need Permission To Use Nicknames
If you are an Iowa parent wondering why your local school district needs your permission to call your child by their nickname this school year, it’s because of a new law spearheaded by Iowa Republicans. SF 496 was a massive education bill championed by Gov. Kim Reynolds and other Republicans that instituted a multitude of…
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New Iowa Coalition Targeting Zach Nunn’s Voting Record
Republican Congressman Zach Nunn does not yet have a Democratic challenger for next year’s election, but a new coalition called “Fairness for Iowa” is taking aim at his voting record, arguing he is not actually representing the people of Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District. Fairness for Iowa is planning a seven-figure media effort to hold Nunn “accountable…
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DeSantis Has Law Enforcement Block Iowa Journalist From Event
Four sheriff’s deputies blocked Iowa Starting Line reporters from entering a DeSantis event, despite covering him many times before.
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Walz At State Fair: GOP’s Agenda ‘Morally Reprehensible’
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had a pretty simple message for Republican presidential candidates visiting the Iowa State Fair: “Mind your own damn business.” “There’s no need for government to be in the exam room when women are making their decisions. We’ve always had local control of our schools and, as a teacher, I always welcomed…
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New Billboard Attack GOP Candidates’ Extremism
As more than a dozen GOP presidential candidates descend on Des Moines for the Iowa State Fair, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) wants to send them a message they won’t miss. The DNC is placing a billboard in Iowa’s capital city attacking Republican candidates for supporting the MAGA agenda, which Democrats said includes hurting working…
