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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Starting Line’s Most ‘WTF’ Stories Of 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, there were more than a few stories the Starting Line team covered that collectively made us and readers go “WTF.” A lot of those stories revolved around attacks on public education, the LGBTQ community, and other marginalized groups. Some of them involved public officials being bad at their jobs…
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Polk Co. Auditor Decides Jack Whitver Legally Resides In Grimes
According to a decision by Polk County Auditor Jamie Fitzgerald, Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver is a legal resident of a Grimes apartment where there has been scarce water usage for months and where his family does not reside. Fitzgerald announced his decision in a Monday press release a few days after a hearing…
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Decision On Jack Whitver’s Voter Registration Forthcoming After Hearing
Several key witnesses attended and spoke at a hearing to determine the validity of Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver’s voter registration with one notable exception: Jack Whitver. A hearing was conducted at the Polk County Election Office in downtown Des Moines on Wednesday to determine whether or not Whitver’s voter registration was valid to…
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Parents Hope Spirit Lake School District Reverses Plan To Arm Staff
Concerned parents hope to get the Spirit Lake School District to reconsider its plan to arm and provide firearms training to 10 non-classroom staff members—although new information indicates teachers are being trained as well—as a deterrent to school shootings. A review of the final draft plan will happen the Monday following Thanksgiving. “It came as…
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Jack Whitver’s Voter Registration Is Being Challenged
The voter registration of Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver (R-Ankeny/Grimes) is formally being challenged and a hearing will take place at 2 p.m. on Nov. 30 at the Polk County Election Office in Des Moines. The dispute stems from evidence showing Whitver very likely does not live at his Grimes apartment, which is in…
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Iowa Republicans Add New ‘Education Reform’ Committee In House
Iowa Republicans appear to planning major reforms to the state’s education system in the next legislative session. Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford) announced on Wednesday the formation of a new, five-person Education Reform Committee, which is in addition to the House’s original Education Committee. The purpose of the new committee is to deal…
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House Republican Who Opposed Reynolds’ Voucher Plans Endorses Democrats
A longtime Republican Iowa House member that Gov. Kim Reynolds helped defeat in a GOP primary against a pro-voucher Republican has returned the favor by endorsing Reynolds’ Democratic opponent. Rep. Dave Maxwell (R-Gibson) endorsed gubernatorial candidate Deidre DeJear and House candidate Sarah Smith, both Democrats Smith is running against Rep. Dean Fisher for Iowa House…
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New Des Moines Health Conference Will Focus On Underserved Populations
Corey Dion Lewis’ familial background is one of the things that inspired him to get involved in the health and wellness field. “Chronic disease was normal for me growing up,” he said. “Seeing my family struggle with diabetes [and] at the time not really understanding that that was killing them. “As I got older, I…
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Documents Put Into Serious Doubt Where Jack Whitver Lives
One of the highest-ranking Republicans in the Iowa Senate may not actually live in the new district he wants to represent. Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver (R-Ankeny/Grimes) changed his voter registration to an apartment in Grimes to run for Senate District 23; however, that unit has not used any water since February, according to reporting…
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Hannah Krause Sponsoring Reproductive Rights Event In Des Moines
Hannah Krause remembers how she felt on June 24. That was the day the US Supreme Court overturned a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion and allowed individual states—or possibly Congress—to make those decisions for them. Krause, a Des Moines business owner and a member of Iowa’s Krause family—owners of the Kum & Go gas…
