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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Answers to Common Questions, Concerns on the Child Tax Credit
Here are some answers to common questions Iowans might have about the new, expanded child tax credit, payments for which began hitting bank accounts last week. What is the child tax credit? A federal tax benefit to help families who are raising children. How long has it been around? The child tax credit has been…
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Iowan Says Employers See Single Mothers as ‘Liability’
While searching for a job over the last few months, Maylene Gonzalez had two strikes against her: she had spent time in prison and she was a single mother. “Being a single mom is another door or obstacle that you have to overcome because they see single parents as a liability,” Gonzalez said. “OK, so…
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The Scoop On Sioux City’s #Fudgegate
If you ask people in Sioux City, there is no such thing as too much hot fudge on a sundae. Sioux City area residents unified for a pretty sweet cause over the last week when they came to the defense of a Trinity Ackerly, a local Dairy Queen employee. An upset customer tried to admonish…
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Meet Our New Editor, Ty Rushing
I like to pretend the “Godfather III” does not exist; however, it gave us a line that has truly resonated with me as of late: “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” So without going into much backstory on a movie you truly should never watch, the quote resonates with…
