Welcome to Starting Line's newest series: Monday Power Rankings! At the beginning of each week we'll rank the candidates' standings in different races, cycling through a number of different Iowa...
In April State Representative Ken Rizer visited Waypoint Services, a Cedar Rapids shelter that helps women suffering from domestic violence and other crisis situations. Just a few weeks later, he...
As news breaks that an official Martin O'Malley presidential announcement is set for May 30th, Starting Line hears his campaign is beginning to staff up in Iowa for a caucus operation. We've...
Who do Democratic presidential hopefuls need on their side to win in Dallas County? We continue our profile of important Iowa counties. We previously covered Clinton County and Woodbury County....
Ankeny hasn't earned the title of one of Iowa's fastest-growing communities by chance. The lure of one of the state's best school districts has brought countless young families to the Des Moines...
Some folks have misconceptions about Northwest Iowa's population center, but I would actually rank Sioux City 3rd in the state (behind Des Moines and Iowa City) as the best city for a fun...
Good morning readers! As always, a lot happened in the political world this week. Enjoy our Sunday Grab Bag of shorter takes on a number of Iowa and national political topics: The Catch-22 of...
[Guest Post by Senator Rob Hogg] The Climate Reality Project training led by former Vice President Al Gore in Cedar Rapids this week reflected the growing public interest in climate change and...
Iowa Democrats may be getting a real caucus competition with four or five candidates soon all in the race, but they'll only see the White House hopefuls together on stage once in the state....
April showers must bring May Republican presidential announcements... or something like that. Three White House hopefuls have tossed their hat in the ring in just two days: Carly Fiorina and Ben...
