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2024
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Politics
Oct
2024
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Biden sets 10-year deadline for cities to replace lead pipes and make drinking water safer
A decade after the Flint water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden is setting a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes.
Oct
2024
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Harris wants to give working families a tax cut and raise taxes on corporations. Trump would do the opposite.
Kamala Harris has proposed increasing the corporate tax rate, expanding the child tax credit, and cutting taxes for more than 100 million working and middle class Americans. Donald Trump, meanwhile, said he wants to permanently extend tax breaks that primarily benefited the ultra-wealthy and corporations.
Oct
2024
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Guess which 2 Iowa colleges dominate in national rankings?
Two Iowa universities shine in annual U.S. News rankings, leading in nursing, writing, value, and graduation rates.
Oct
2024
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On the Cargill Cedar Rapids strike line, workers say No. 1 issue is respect
Workers say that the company not respecting them is a major factor of why there's an ongoing Cargill Cedar Rapids strike.
Oct
2024
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Trump once again attacks USPS and mail-in ballots as Election Day nears
Just like he did in 2020, when he began attacking mail-in voting months before Election Day, Donald Trump appears to be laying the groundwork to once again challenge any election results he doesn’t like.
Oct
2024
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Zachary Oren Smith joins Starting Line
Zachary Oren Smith joins Iowa Starting Line. He'll lead our coverage of Iowa politics. He says he's excited to join our crusade against cynicism across the state.
Oct
2024
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Walz and Vance offer wildly different visions for how to solve America’s housing shortage
During Tuesday’s vice presidential debate, Tim Walz highlighted the importance of building more affordable homes for families and holding accountable Wall Street investors who buy up housing and treat it as a commodity, while JD Vance continued to demonize undocumented immigrants and blame them for the nation’s housing shortage.
Oct
2024
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UPDATE: Cargill Corn workers on strike in Cedar Rapids
Around 100 workers at Cargill Corn Milling in Cedar Rapids are officially on strike.
Sep
2024
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9 Iowa hockey teams to check out
Check out one of these 9 Iowa hockey teams near you.
