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Big layoffs=bad press? Welcome to ‘forever layoffs’
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend It’s the big, sudden layoffs or closings that really get our attention—when hundreds are let go at John Deere plants across the state, or Tyson closes in Perry. Companies don’t generally want the bad press that goes along with that. So some…
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Growing backlash to AI traffic cameras in Iowa
Plus: Protests, viral post of the week, and more Share with a friend Amie here. The Iowa Legislature started up for the year on Monday. We’ve still got the Republican trifecta we’ve had for years now, but thanks to special elections going Democrats’ way, there’s only a GOP supermajority in the House—meaning Senate Republicans need…
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🪧 Venezuela, ICE protests around Iowa
Plus: Your emails and Positively Iowa Share with a friend It’s Friday, January 9, 2026. 🗣️ It’s Friday: Time for Only in Iowa, Positively Iowa, this week’s pet photo, and reader replies. ICE and Venezuela protests: After a woman was shot and killed by a federal agent in Minneapolis this week (donate to a…
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☕️ Iowa City strikers shut down their store
News about and for the working class Share with a friend The high temperature was just 18 degrees and breezy in Iowa City on Dec. 19. But Abigail Scheppmann and a coworker were standing outside the closed Starbucks store for hours anyway, waving their STRIKE signs at passersby and walking around to keep warm.…
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Have you caught the ‘super flu’ yet?
Plus: Protests, viral post of the week, and more Share with a friend Amie here. Lucky me, I caught one of the viruses going around Iowa during break. It’s likely the “super flu” variant going around (not covered by the shot), as flu activity is “very high” across the state right now (and the nation…
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🎇 What’s giving you hope in 2026?
Plus: Positively Iowa and what got us through Share with a friend Amie here. It’s been a tough year. For those of us who believe a better, more just world is possible, watching our state and federal leaders make it smaller and meaner has been disheartening and demoralizing. For those of us going through…
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Miller-Meeks represents Iowa’s 1st. She lives in Iowa’s 3rd
Plus: Protests, rallies, and more Share with a friend Amie here. Happy shortened holiday week! This will be the only email from us this week; I’ll have one for you on Dec. 30, and then we’re back the week of Jan. 5. In this issue: A special election for Central Iowans, protests and rallies,…
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💜 9 Iowa acts of kindness we loved in 2025
Plus: Your emails and Positively Iowa Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday: Time for Only in Iowa, Positively Iowa, this week’s pet photo, and of course, reader replies! Polk County baby gets measles: An infant who was too young to get vaccinated has contracted measles after they “recently traveled to an area where…
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✈️ Des Moines Allegiant pilot warns a strike could be coming
News about and for the working class Share with a friend “Allegiant needs to invest in their people and their pilots.” So says Tyler Heavey, a captain with Allegiant Airlines for the last six years. He told me he loves his job. But he doesn’t love the way the company has treated him…
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Conservative Iowa mom denied care during fatal pregnancy
Plus: Protests, rallies, and more Share with a friend Amie here. Happy week-before-Xmas! In this issue: Candidate meet-ups, protests and rallies, and this week’s viral post. What is nitrate, and why is it my problem? Prairie Rivers of Iowa has launched a new short video series explaining it all. Amie Rivers Newsletter Editor,…
