Amie here. Dammit, heat wave, it is still June! (Yes, we can blame the corn—somewhat.)

In this issue: Events and protests for the Fourth, this week’s viral post with Zach Lahn, and lots of different letters in this week’s reader sound off.

Featured protests and events:

Iowa already has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, blocking most care after six weeks.

Now, Republican gubernatorial nominee Zach Lahn says he wants to take restrictions even further.

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Readers are invited to add to the conversation by emailing responses@iowastartingline.com. Please include your first name and last initial. You may also want to include your city, but that’s up to you. I may edit your content for conciseness or to correct typos.

“I do not understand how we got to a deficit on the state. Some years ago, [Gov.] Kim [Reynolds] was so proud that we had a million$ in [surplus]!!!!!!! WHAT HAPPENED??? Misuse of funds? Tax PAYERS money??? Or too many contributions to politicians….!!!!????? I liked her. But no more!”

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