"Lemonade for Bernie!" read the sign held by some pint-sized entrepreneurs across the street from Bernie Sanders' event in West Branch on Friday night. The Senator from Vermont happily obliged...

We hear all kinds of interesting things here at Starting Line, and figured it was about time for another fun Rumor Roundup. Here's the latest political chatter making its way around Iowa: Super...

While the Iowa Legislature continues to struggle to find consensus on school funding, some state representatives seem fixated on other issues. Starting Line obtained from a number of sources an...

For those who have written off and ignored Rick Santorum as a past-his-prime player in the country's social conservatism movement, you might want to tune back in to his 2016 campaign. He's...

Welcome back to Starting Line's Power Ranking series! This week we take a look at the very crowded Republican race (last week we did the Democrats). This one is obviously a lot tougher,...

Here's a tip: if you're running for president, don't strongly publicly defend a child molester. Mike Huckabee didn't seem to ever get that memo. On Thursday he posted to Facebook an inexplicable...

It's do-or-die time for the Iowa Straw Poll. The Republican caucus tradition hasn't attracted many major participants yet, with Mike Huckabee and Jeb Bush already ruling the event out. While the...

It was not a banner night in the Iowa House for Republicans debating LGBTQ issues and young people struggling with bullying. Up for debate was a high-profile piece of legislation on anti-bullying...

Just a few weeks ago U.S. News and World Report ranked Decorah High School as the 4th best in Iowa, and in the top 3% of schools nationally. However, many voters and school district...

The "Scooby" van and its important occupant returned to Iowa once again this week as Hillary Clinton made a two-day swing through the caucus state. She met local activists at house parties in...