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What We Know About The Davenport Building Collapse
Davenport, Iowa, is in the national spotlight after a building partially collapsed in the heart of its downtown over the weekend. Here’s what we know: What happened? A little before 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 28, Davenport first responders answered a call about a collapsed...
4 Iowa Students Named Presidential Scholars
Eight Iowa students have been chosen as semifinalists for the US Presidential Scholars program, a prestigious honor recognizing some of America’s most talented students.
Buttigieg Visits Eastern Iowa Airport, Touts Expansion
As union construction workers practiced their trade in the background, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Iowa officials Thursday to celebrate the progress of a $20 million update to the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids. The project was made...
What Does Iowa’s ‘Right to Work’ Law Mean?
You may have heard the phrase “right to work,” as in, “Iowa is a right-to-work state.” But what does right-to-work mean, and how does that government policy impact you as a worker?
Iowa LGBTQ Students Band Together To Protect Each Other
This year’s legislative session activated young Iowans to speak out on issues ranging from private schools to LGBTQ rights to gun violence. Starting Line connected with members of some of the student groups leading the action and invited them to talk about how their...
Restaurant inspection update: Dogs in the building, moldy food and rodent droppings
State, city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during the past four weeks, including months-old, moldy food, rodent droppings, spoiled hot dogs and the presence of animals in the building. At least four...
March For Our Lives Just Wants Kids To Feel Safe In School
This year’s legislative session activated young Iowans to speak out on issues ranging from private schools to LGBTQ rights to gun violence. Starting Line connected with members of some of the student groups leading the action and invited them to talk about how their...
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Student Group Wants To Know ‘WTF’ Is Happening To Iowa
This year's legislative session activated young Iowans to speak out on issues ranging from private schools to LGBTQ rights to gun violence. Starting Line connected with members of some of the student groups leading the action and invited them to talk about how their...
Kim Reynolds’ Private School Voucher Plan Led To Tuition Hikes
The cost of attending a private K-12 school in Iowa will go up for many families in the 2023-24 school year even after Iowa Republicans at Gov. Kim Reynolds' behest approved using hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars to supposedly make private education affordable...
8 Iowa Students Chosen As Presidential Scholars Semifinalists
Eight Iowa students have been chosen as semifinalists for the US Presidential Scholars program, a prestigious honor recognizing some of America’s most talented students.
Guest Post: I Grew Up in Cedar Falls. ‘Polite Bigotry’ Is the Norm
If the Mayor is unaware of current social justice issues and major historic events, it is because he’s choosing to be, not because he genuinely doesn’t know.
Iowa Librarian Pens ‘Library’s Bill of Rights’ in 1938 (And It’s Relevant Again)
Did you know an Iowa librarian wrote the original “Library’s Bill of Rights” as a rebuke to book banning during the rise of fascism, and it became the basis of library policy across the country?
On His 90th birthday, Iowa CCI Honors Willie Nelson
Family farm groups from Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri are gathering in Des Moines on Saturday, April 29, to celebrate the 90th birthday of our friend, country music legend Willie Nelson. We’re honoring Willie for his long history and deep commitment to economic...
People Won’t Eat: Anti-Hunger Groups Ask Reynolds To Veto SNAP Bill
Anti-hunger advocates have been urging the governor to veto a bill that takes away food and health care benefits from qualified Iowans.
Iowa Senate GOP Approves Bill To Limit Auditor’s Ability To Audit
Iowa Senate Republicans—for the second time—voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill that limits the ability of State Auditor Rob Sand’s office to monitor government funds. In a 33-16 vote, Senate Republicans approved SF 478, which they argued will protect Iowans'...
4 Ways Iowa GOP Lawmakers Are Attacking Students’ Rights
If you’d like to remember what lawmakers tried or succeeded in passing in 2023 to make life harder for the youth, bookmark this one.
Southeast Iowa Meatpacking Workers Forming Union
Meatpacking workers in southeast Iowa are now—officially—gearing up to organize into labor unions at their respective workplaces.
Students Protest Iowa Bill To Allow Guns On School Grounds
Valley High School Senior Luke Rowley remembers what it was like going to school the day after the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting in which 19 children and two adults were killed by a gunman. “I remember a sense of dread in the hallways, students at Valley were...
Deja Vu: GOP Senators Pass Anti-LGBTQ Education Bill A Second Time
Sen. Claire Celsi (D-West Des Moines) didn’t bite her tongue during the Iowa Senate’s second debate over Gov. Kim Reynolds’ education bill: “I’m ashamed of being a part of this body that has so callously cast our citizens aside.” Celsi’s frustrations were twofold....
12 Taco Bell Workers In Spencer Win Double Back Pay In Wage Theft Case
A dozen workers at a Taco Bell restaurant in northwest Iowa will get double their back pay after the restaurant’s manager was found to have shorted their checks.
Iowa Senate GOP Passes Child Labor Law Rollback
Iowa Senate Republicans have a solution for the state's ongoing workforce shortage: Child labor. In a 32-17 vote just before 5 a.m. Tuesday morning, the Senate advanced SF 542, which relaxes Iowa’s child labor laws and allows teenagers to work in more hazardous job...
8 Tips to Get a Gorgeous Iowa Yard in Spring
Spring garden guide: What to do right now in your garden, lawn, or backyard in Iowa.
Iowa’s Semi-Pro Basketball Teams and How to Watch in 2023
Without any professional teams in state, what's a basketball fan looking for live games in Iowa supposed to do? Watch one of these incredible local teams, of course! From the G-League on down, get your live basketball fix by checking out a game at one of these Iowa...
Rep. Ro Khanna Headlines Launch Of Google/DMACC Partnership
Nearly 200 students, including many in rural and underserved communities, are on a fast path toward high-tech careers in a Google-backed program with a base in Des Moines — and ties to Silicon Valley and cutting-edge companies around the globe — that Congressman Ro...
Iowa House Votes To Legalize Guns On School And College Grounds
Iowa House Republicans voted on Wednesday to make it easier to bring guns on the campuses of Iowa schools, community colleges, and universities and to require public schools to implement K-12 gun safety curriculum that was developed by the National Rifle Association...
Guest Post: Iowa Students Ask Lawmakers To Protect Kids, Not Guns
Every day, people across the United States wake to news of another mass shooting. In 2021, a person was shot and injured or killed in their car every 20 hours. This year, 120 Americans are killed with guns every day. There have been 146 mass shootings of four-or-more...
Son Of Iowa GOP Chair Introduces Bill To Block Iowa Dems Caucus Plan
Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R-Wilton), son of Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann, is attempting to stop Iowa Democrats' plan for a modified caucus that relies on mailed presidential preference cards. The younger Kaufmann introduced a committee bill on Monday that prevents...
Attorney ‘Hopeful’ Injunction On Iowa Abortion Law Stays After Court Arguments
The Iowa Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday morning about ending the injunction on Iowa’s six-week abortion ban. Peter Im, staff attorney at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, argued for Iowa abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood and the Emma...