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More hoops to jump through for unemployed Iowans?
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Another year, another chance for Iowa Republicans to decide whether they’ll choose to help their corporate donors or Iowa workers. (Want to watch this story instead? Click here.) The Iowa Legislature is officially back in session, and—despite recent Democratic gains—Republicans still…
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Are you walking out of work today?
Plus: Meet a candidate, protests, and a viral post Share with a friend Amie here. Happy 11th anniversary to Iowa Starting Line, started by Pat Rynard as a deep dive into Iowa politics on Jan. 19, 2015. We’ve grown and broadened our scope of news since then, but we still love our politics. Are…
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🗣️ ‘Listen, commie,’ and more angry reader letters
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 reader replies. Iowa’s first women’s sports bar, Heroics, is now open, and they’re having an official launch party Saturday. Iowa is the first state to ‘gain more control…
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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,…
