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Guest op-ed from Joy Newcom The men and women elected to lead Iowa’s cities face daunting leadership decisions tied to their COVID-19 responses. This is an unprecedented time –– a time made unpredictable by an unruly virus but also by uncommon, even unstable, state...
In order to determine mitigation strategies for Iowa, Gov. Kim Reynolds is relying on a set of metrics developed by State Public Health Medical Director and Epidemiologist Dr. Caitlin Pedati and the IDPH. While the Governor continually refers to this as a data-driven...
Critical infrastructure projects, manufacturing and public safety are among the sectors of everyday life in Iowa that largely have stayed on track despite the spread of COVID-19. But disruptions due to the infectious disease are starting to be felt. Ryan Drew,...
Critical infrastructure projects, manufacturing and public safety are among the sectors of everyday life in Iowa that largely have stayed on track despite the spread of COVID-19. But disruptions due to the infectious disease are starting to be felt. Ryan Drew,...
Iowa will soon join 11 other states in suspending its legislative session amid a mounting number of coronavirus cases here and across the country. Leadership in the GOP-controlled House and Senate announced Sunday afternoon the Iowa Legislature will be suspended for a...
Iowa will soon join 11 other states in suspending its legislative session amid a mounting number of coronavirus cases here and across the country. Leadership in the GOP-controlled House and Senate announced Sunday afternoon the Iowa Legislature will be suspended for a...
Iowans take considerable pleasure in enumerating the various ways our state stands apart from the other 49 states — beyond our endangered first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses. For many years, we pointed with pride to the fact that Iowa’s high school graduation...
State Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks joined 30 of her Republican colleagues this week to vote in favor of legislation requiring certain Iowa Medicaid recipients to work, volunteer or participate in a job training program in order to receive their health care benefits....
State Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks joined 30 of her Republican colleagues this week to vote in favor of legislation requiring certain Iowa Medicaid recipients to work, volunteer or participate in a job training program in order to receive their health care benefits....
State Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks joined 30 of her Republican colleagues this week to vote in favor of legislation requiring certain Iowa Medicaid recipients to work, volunteer or participate in a job training program in order to receive their health care benefits....
While Republicans at the Iowa Statehouse advance a host of right-wing bills this session, many strong Democratic challengers in key swing districts are putting together their campaigns for the fall elections. Several of them that launched their campaigns last year...
As the official filing season has begun for Iowa state and federal races, news of legislator retirements and candidate announcements have shaken up the forming 2020 battleground map. Several of the developments should benefit Democrats' hopes of retaking the Iowa...
As the official filing season has begun for Iowa state and federal races, news of legislator retirements and candidate announcements have shaken up the forming 2020 battleground map. Several of the developments should benefit Democrats' hopes of retaking the Iowa...
As the official filing season has begun for Iowa state and federal races, news of legislator retirements and candidate announcements have shaken up the forming 2020 battleground map. Several of the developments should benefit Democrats' hopes of retaking the Iowa...
As a major bill to lower prescription drug costs remains stalled in the Senate, Iowa voters will see some new ads on TV about what happens when patients can't afford their prescriptions. Health Care Voter, an organization that unites progressive health care...
It all started with President Donald Trump failing to keep his promise to pass a trillion dollar infrastructure plan he pitched during the 2016 campaign. Many union workers across Iowa left the Democrats to help flip the state red for Trump, in part for his pitch to...
Acknowledged by all Democratic candidates as an existential threat to the nation, the gravity of climate change has hung over the long primary as candidates attempt to find solutions and engage in the issue with advocates, youth, scientists and members of industry,...
With the Iowa Caucus behind us, all eyes now turn to the competitive U.S. Senate race in Iowa, where Sen. Joni Ernst faces a challenging reelection. Her race should be a key battleground in determining which party controls the nation's upper chamber. Democrats need to...
Forgive me, but I think some government officials forget they work for the people of Iowa, or maybe they just don’t want the public asking too many questions, especially if those questions could be embarrassing. Regrettably, I come to this conclusion because every...
With a little time to breathe now that most of the drama around the caucus reporting has slowed down, the Starting Line team is looking back at everything we experienced this past year. There really is nothing else in American politics like living through a caucus...
With a little time to breathe now that most of the drama around the caucus reporting has slowed down, the Starting Line team is looking back at everything we experienced this past year. There really is nothing else in American politics like living through a caucus...
The end result of the Iowa Caucus may have largely been a split decision for Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders, but there were plenty of useful insights we got into every candidate's coalition from Monday. Where each candidate did well and poorly in Iowa could preview...
Finally. We have numbers. Just not all of them. After a disastrous caucus night where the Iowa Democratic Party could not release results, they finally posted 62% of the precincts this afternoon at 4 p.m. While they're not complete, we can still glean some very...
A few hours remain before results roll in from tonight's precinct caucuses in Iowa, but satellite caucus locations held earlier today in Iowa, around America and abroad revealed interesting early clues to support and organization. The Iowa Democratic Party exerted...
A few hours remain before results roll in from tonight's precinct caucuses in Iowa, but satellite caucus locations held earlier today in Iowa, around America and abroad revealed interesting early clues to support and organization. The Iowa Democratic Party exerted...
No candidate in this 2020 race has had as much unexpected success as Andrew Yang. The New York entrepreneur has endured in a race where so many experienced candidates dropped out, he's out-raised much of the field with his grassroots army and has brought the universal...
No candidate in this 2020 race has had as much unexpected success as Andrew Yang. The New York entrepreneur has endured in a race where so many experienced candidates dropped out, he's out-raised much of the field with his grassroots army and has brought the universal...
No candidate in this 2020 race has had as much unexpected success as Andrew Yang. The New York entrepreneur has endured in a race where so many experienced candidates dropped out, he's out-raised much of the field with his grassroots army and has brought the universal...
Three women arrived at a town hall for Pete Buttigieg in Ankeny together Friday evening. They're going to caucus, they said. But, just three days before they were supposed to arrive at their precincts, they weren't sure who they were going to caucus for. Like many of...
If you’ve followed Pete Buttigieg’s rise in Iowa, you know it’s been one of the more surprising stories in the field. And if you had doubts about his sustainability, it would help to take a closer look at his ground game. Buttigieg hasn’t changed much about the...
