Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard discusses recent shakeups up in Iowa politics as well as abortion legislation with returning guests State Representative Todd...
After reading the paper and listening to the local news regarding the end of Bill Dix’s political career, I am reminded of a quote by John Dalberg-Acton, who wrote a letter to an Anglican Bishop....
Guest post via Johnson County Supervisor Kurt Freise. The Iowa Senate is considering a bill that would force Iowa’s 10 most populous counties (and only those 10) to use districts to elect...
The consequences of now-former Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix's relationship with a lobbyist did not end with just with his abrupt resignation. Ripple effects from the scandal that shook the...
Why do Iowa law enforcement leaders oppose the Iowa Republicans’ anti-immigrant bill? The bill, SF481 (the so-called sanctuary bill), threatens to withhold state funds from cities and counties...
Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix's abrupt resignation from the Iowa Senate following Iowa Starting Line's article sets up a hurry-up-and-win special election for his now-vacant seat. When...
Following the resignation of Iowa Senate leader Bill Dix, Iowa Starting Line Podcast host Pat Rynard speaks with show producer Chance Dorland about how he obtained the...
Today’s special congressional election in Pennsylvania is incredibly important to both Democrats and Republicans. It gives Democrats another early test of their future success in the 2018...
Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix announced this afternoon that he was resigning both from his leadership position and from the Iowa Senate following this morning's publication of a...
A video recently obtained by Iowa Starting Line appears to show Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix in a romantic relationship with a Statehouse lobbyist while out at a Des Moines bar. The evening...
