Newsletters
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UnityPoint is fighting United Nurses, but nurses won’t give up
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Welcome to Thursday’s Almanac, for and about Iowa’s workers. If break time’s over, here’s the tl;dr: Six months later, UnityPoint still refuses to recognize its nurses union; Upcoming Iowa layoffs and worker news; Guess who ELSE hates generative AI? A Des Moines…
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We went looking for Iowa’s queer community. Here’s what we found.
Let’s Make Iowa Gay Again. Share with a friend Amie here, and welcome to our June miniseries, LGBTQ–IA! Most of what hits the news these days about the queer Iowa community is negative. The Iowa Legislature passes new laws every year, restricting everything from books to bathrooms and doing away with housing and employment rights.…
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Feenstra has Trump. Does he have Iowa?
Plus: Protests and reader soundoff Share with a friend Amie here. ☀️ It’s June; if you’re a meteorological summer girlie, happy summer! 🗳️ It’s Primary Election Day, the day when you get to pick the candidates the political parties run in November. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today (Tuesday,…
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Kids eat free at these 8 Des Moines-area restaurants
Plus: Only in Iowa and the photo of the week! Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday, the last one in May! Time for Only in Iowa, this week’s photo, Positively Iowa, and news you can use. Amie Rivers Newsletter Editor, Iowa Starting Line Email me Want your community event promoted for FREE to Iowa…
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Can you legally skip work to vote in Iowa?
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Welcome to Thursday’s Almanac, for and about Iowa’s workers. If break time’s over, here’s the tl;dr: You have the right to take time off to vote in Iowa; Upcoming Iowa layoffs and worker news; What if the minimum wage were tied to…
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RFK Jr. in Iowa for SNAP restriction signing
Plus: Protests and reader soundoff Share with a friend Amie here. It’s 86 degrees? I’d like to 86 that in May. (It means “get rid of,” not “assassinate,” btw.) In this issue: Events and protests, this week’s viral post, and reader soundoff. Amie Rivers Newsletter Editor, Iowa Starting Line Email me Featured protests…
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12 can’t-miss Iowa summer festivals
Plus: Only in Iowa and the photo of the week! Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday and Memorial Day weekend. I’ll protest the US starting wars, but I’m grateful for and mourn those who signed up to defend us and paid with their lives. This year, that includes the six Iowans who were the…
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Money for union-busters, but can’t pay the workers?
Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Welcome to Thursday’s Almanac, for and about Iowa’s workers. If break time’s over, here’s the tl;dr: This Iowa hospital chain spent $2.14 million on union-busting consultants in 2025; Upcoming Iowa layoffs and Iowa labor news; Local officials didn’t even know this hospital was…
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37 private flights to Kansas while running for Iowa governor
Plus: Protests and reader soundoff Share with a friend Amie here. Memorial Day came up on us fast! (So did this summer humidity. 🥵) In this issue: Candidate events and protests, this week’s viral post, and reader soundoff. Amie Rivers Newsletter Editor, Iowa Starting Line Email me Featured protests and rallies: 📅…
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Your guide to Iowa’s theme park season
Plus: Only in Iowa and the photo of the week! Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday. You can officially start voting early in the primary election (more on that below). Time for Only in Iowa, this week’s photo, Positively Iowa, and news you can use. The primary election—aka, voters registered with a recognized political party picking…
