WATCH: Two Iowa Starbucks stores join national strike
The biggest threat to working Iowans isn't your neighbor. It's corporate greed. Every time.
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The biggest threat to working Iowans isn't your neighbor. It's corporate greed. Every time.
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Iowa school officials are bracing for SNAP cuts, as President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill will make it harder for families to enroll in school meal programs.
Read more here: https://iowastartingline.com/2025/11/26/iowa-grandma-worries-about-feeding-grandkids-as-cuts-to-snap-loom/
After announcing the $12B Farmer Bridge Payments, Dysart, Iowa farmer Cordt Holub said his two-year-old son asks if Trump could come instead of Santa Claus. According to his social media accounts, Holub works with NuTech Seed, a regional brand underneath Corteva.
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Iowa mom Jessica Djukanovic was recently refused proper care for a fatal pregnancy. Her husband Miljan says they and their doctors were "cornered by the government."
The Djukanovics both identify as religious and conservative, but this experience shed new light on how the American conservative party propagandizes voters like them for power at the expense of their health and safety.
Officials at the Iowa Department of Administrative Services have denied the Satanic Temple from hosting an event in the state capitol. After being denied the event last year, the ACLU sued the state on the basis of discrimination.
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Giving out free fruit for snack time. Stocking on-site pantry shelves. Coordinating after-school meals with local non-profits.
School districts across Iowa scrambled to make sure students were able to eat when there were SNAP delays due to the government shutdown and the Trump administration’s challenges to court rulings. Now, there’s a looming threat of big, long-term SNAP cuts from the Republicans signature tax and spending law—the “Big Beautiful Bill Act.” It’s poised to kick millions of people off SNAP, which is the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.
While schools are scrambling to fortify existing food programs and connect families with community resources, their work may not be enough to compensate for the potential loss of SNAP benefits, which would lead to hungry bellies in just about every classroom in Iowa.
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Iowa only trails Arkansas in the number of farm bankruptcies filed so far this year, a stat attributed to plummeting international soybean sales thanks to Trump’s trade wars and tariffs.
The hemp industry faces an uncertain future, thanks to President Trump's shutdown deal.
Read more here: https://iowastartingline.com/2025/11/14/shutdown-deal-means-hemp-industry-could-go-up-in-flames/
We've got a special election coming up and the candidates have...very different track records.
Election day is on Dec. 30.
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ICE almost deported an Indigenous Des Moines woman, and the Polk County Jail that was holding her for them said it was "human error" and "silly."