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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Iowa Poison Control: ‘No Good Proof Ivermectin is Beneficial’
Ivermectin—a livestock dewormer some COVID minimizers falsely think can cure the disease—has become a recent mainstay on Google Trends for American internet users. Health agencies across the country warn Americans not to use the drug as a preventative measure or treatment option for COVID. This week, hospitals in Oklahoma reported being overwhelmed by emergency room…
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Doug Jensen Going Back to Jail After Violating Probation to Watch Mike Lindell Videos
Doug Jensen is going back to jail due in part to Mike Lindell after he violated his pre-trial release conditions to watch the pillow entrepreneur spout conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election. The Des Moines man, who stormed the US Capitol Building on Jan. 6 while clad in a QAnon T-shirt, had his home…
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Opening 1619 Freedom School in Waterloo
Waterloo native Nikole Hannah-Jones is launching a free, after-school program in her hometown aimed at improving literacy while also centering the Black experience as part of the curriculum. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist announced the 1619 Freedom School through her Twitter account on Tuesday. For the inaugural year, the program will focus on fourth-grade students at…
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Chuck Grassley Discusses Mask Science at Town Hall With Nurse
Chuck Grassley seemed to question whether science has proven that masks help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 after being asked about it during a Keokuk County town hall on Tuesday. Family Nurse Practitioner Barbara Coffman posed the question to Iowa’s senior US senator after sharing her concerns that the health care system could be overwhelmed…
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Iowa Doctor Breaks Down Register Guest Columnist’s COVID Claims
A guest column written by a budding science teacher and published by The Des Moines Register titled “COVID-19 is not a concern for young people” quickly drew ire on social media after going online on Wednesday. Colin Coulter, who wrote the piece, earned an undergraduate biology degree from Iowa State University in 2012 and is…
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Woodbury Co. Residents Criticize Using Rescue Plans Funds On Jail Cost Over-Runs
You could call Tuesday’s Woodbury County Board of Supervisors meeting an airing of grievances as activists, community members, and union officials clashed with board members over the use of American Rescue Plan funds. The reason for the conflict is the upcoming Woodbury County Law Enforcement Center, which voters approved last year to replace a 34-year-old…
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Reynolds Defends Mask Mandate Ban as will of Iowa Parents
When asked about signing legislation that prevented schools from instituting mask mandates, Gov. Kim Reynolds said she was acting on the concerns of Iowa parents. “We had kids being isolated because they couldn’t wear a mask,” Reynolds told WHO 13’s Dave Price in an interview that aired Sunday. “They were having reactions from the mask—it…
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Iowa Insurrectionist may go Back to Jail Over Mike Lindell Video
Iowa’s most infamous Capitol insurrectionist may go back to jail because of Mike Lindell. According to federal court documents, Doug Jensen of Des Moines violated his home-monitoring release, a condition of which prohibits the use of the internet, so he could stream Lindell’s cyber symposium, which promised and failed to deliver evidence the 2020 election…
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Mike Lindell to Headline Local Iowa 9/11 Remembrance Event
Iowans can remember 9/11 by spending time with My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell. Lindell, who has toured the country spreading false conspiracy theories about the 2020 general election being stolen from former President Donald Trump, will headline a Sept. 11 remembrance event in Davenport. The function is being put on by Davenport businessman David Pautsch,…
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Iowa Labor Leader: Infrastructure Bill Path to Middle Class for Iowans
Bill Gerhard sees the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act as a path to the middle class for some Iowans. “There’s very few jobs that you can get that you don’t have to go to college for that can provide a living wage, health insurance, and a pension program, and construction is still one of those…
