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Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie responded this afternoon to frustrations that police arrested and pepper-sprayed a Des Moines Register reporter who was covering a protest yesterday, as well as hitting a photographer with a rubber bullet. "I think that when we're in the...
Guest op-ed from former Lt. Gov. Patty Judge and Jeff Link, co-founders of Focus On Rural America. With the Iowa primary on Tuesday, the field of important races up and down the ballot will be set for the Fall campaign. In the wake of COVID-19 and an agricultural...
Community members in Perry are adjusting to a new normal nearly a month after 730 employees at their local Tyson plant tested positive for COVID-19. Appointments are required at the local barbershop, garages aren’t being used for 3D printing face shields anymore and...
Iowa Congressman Steve King read from what he described as a "transcript" of a call with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy during a televised debate in an effort to assure voters he will be assigned to committees next year if reelected to Congress. Dave Price,...
Iowa's primary elections are one week away, leaving voters little time to return their absentee ballot or, if they vote in-person, to decide who to support on June 2. If you still are deciding between candidates, Starting Line wrote a roundup May 12 of news in the...
One of the focuses for Democrats in the November election this year will be taking back the Iowa House and cutting into the Republican’s majority in the Iowa Senate. Although the primary has not yet taken place, campaigns have long been raising funds for the November...
Three debates among the four Democratic candidates running for U.S. Senate in Iowa took place this week ahead of the June 2 primary. The candidates are: Des Moines businesswoman Theresa Greenfield, Indianola attorney Kimberly Graham, retired Navy Admiral Michael...
Three debates among the four Democratic candidates running for U.S. Senate in Iowa took place this week ahead of the June 2 primary. The candidates are: Des Moines businesswoman Theresa Greenfield, Indianola attorney Kimberly Graham, retired Navy Admiral Michael...
Three debates among the four Democratic candidates running for U.S. Senate in Iowa took place this week ahead of the June 2 primary. The candidates are: Des Moines businesswoman Theresa Greenfield, Indianola attorney Kimberly Graham, retired Navy Admiral Michael...
Every single election cycle, hope springs eternal that this will finally be the year that Rep. Steve King gets his electoral comeuppance. And every single election cycle, those dreams are quickly dashed in Iowa's deep-red 4th Congressional District. But there's a...
Every single election cycle, hope springs eternal that this will finally be the year that Rep. Steve King gets his electoral comeuppance. And every single election cycle, those dreams are quickly dashed in Iowa's deep-red 4th Congressional District. But there's a...
Every single election cycle, hope springs eternal that this will finally be the year that Rep. Steve King gets his electoral comeuppance. And every single election cycle, those dreams are quickly dashed in Iowa's deep-red 4th Congressional District. But there's a...
As Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds moves to open more businesses previously shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, questions from reporters were not answered directly on what would need to happen in order for her to reinstate closures. During her Wednesday morning press...
As Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds moves to open more businesses previously shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, questions from reporters were not answered directly on what would need to happen in order for her to reinstate closures. During her Wednesday morning press...
As Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds moves to open more businesses previously shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, questions from reporters were not answered directly on what would need to happen in order for her to reinstate closures. During her Wednesday morning press...
David Greenspon has long been a donor to Iowa Republican causes. But the first time he ever contributed to Donald Trump was this February, two months before he happened to receive a no-bid contract on obtaining Personal Protective Equipment for the state of Iowa. The...
David Greenspon has long been a donor to Iowa Republican causes. But the first time he ever contributed to Donald Trump was this February, two months before he happened to receive a no-bid contract on obtaining Personal Protective Equipment for the state of Iowa. The...
David Greenspon has long been a donor to Iowa Republican causes. But the first time he ever contributed to Donald Trump was this February, two months before he happened to receive a no-bid contract on obtaining Personal Protective Equipment for the state of Iowa. The...
Two weeks from today Iowans will find out which Democratic and Republican candidates have made it out of their primary contests to earn a spot on the November general election ballot. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Secretary of State Paul Pate is encouraging Iowans...
Two weeks from today Iowans will find out which Democratic and Republican candidates have made it out of their primary contests to earn a spot on the November general election ballot. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Secretary of State Paul Pate is encouraging Iowans...
Two weeks from today Iowans will find out which Democratic and Republican candidates have made it out of their primary contests to earn a spot on the November general election ballot. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Secretary of State Paul Pate is encouraging Iowans...
During unprecedented circumstances, separated by sheets of plexiglass in front of an empty auditorium, Monday night Iowa's four Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate gathered — six feet apart — for a debate. It was the first televised gathering of all the Senate...
We always can use more humor. Even during a pandemic. At least that was my justification for a “thought” I shared with the world on social media last week. A Michigan woman posted on Twitter that she was writing a condolence card when her 5-year-old son interrupted...
We always can use more humor. Even during a pandemic. At least that was my justification for a “thought” I shared with the world on social media last week. A Michigan woman posted on Twitter that she was writing a condolence card when her 5-year-old son interrupted...
We always can use more humor. Even during a pandemic. At least that was my justification for a “thought” I shared with the world on social media last week. A Michigan woman posted on Twitter that she was writing a condolence card when her 5-year-old son interrupted...
The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a "gut punch" to three small-town Iowa newspapers, according to their publisher, forcing the local media outlets to cease publication and merge with larger papers. "It has impacted our operation like no other issue," said Becky...
The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a "gut punch" to three small-town Iowa newspapers, according to their publisher, forcing the local media outlets to cease publication and merge with larger papers. "It has impacted our operation like no other issue," said Becky...
The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a "gut punch" to three small-town Iowa newspapers, according to their publisher, forcing the local media outlets to cease publication and merge with larger papers. "It has impacted our operation like no other issue," said Becky...
Without a doubt, COVID-19 has been tough for everyone. For some of us, the pandemic has disrupted our lives to the point that we all are suffering from cabin fever in springtime. But for others, it has been the worst time of their lives. Many families in our community...
Theresa Greenfield holds a significant lead in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, a new poll out today finds. With three weeks to go until the June 2 election, Greenfield garners 43% of Democratic primary voters, compared to 12% for Michael Franken, and 4% each...
