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Guest op-ed from Patty Judge, chair of Focus on Rural America For more than a decade, Iowa’s overall population has been steady. With a very modest growth rate, our state population has hovered around 3.1 million people. If you live in Polk County this may surprise...
Guest op-ed from Patty Judge, chair of Focus on Rural America For more than a decade, Iowa’s overall population has been steady. With a very modest growth rate, our state population has hovered around 3.1 million people. If you live in Polk County this may surprise...
Lawmakers in the Iowa House and Senate will begin debating legislation in earnest this week as bills move out of committees and in front of both chambers. But as legislators begin their seventh week at the Capitol, an agreement still hasn't been reached about the...
With a weighty stack of papers in hand, baring the names of 45,000 people, Lilly Steil visited Sen. Joni Ernst's Des Moines office to tell her why she supported the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. The pile of signatures was so large they made an...
Republicans: the party of small government. Just only when it agrees with them. Once again in Iowa, local municipalities have had to pick up the slack of their state government, passing local laws to protect vulnerable citizens when the Republican-led Legislature...
Members of the Iowa Legislature are in the midst of tying themselves into knots over the issue of equality, and that’s unfortunate. The knot-tying involves what these lawmakers call “religious freedom.” That has a patriotic ring to it. Who would disagree? Our...
Every day as I drive through my neighborhood, on autopilot most times, my mind is busy thinking of everything I need to do that day. I'm focused on my own little world and am usually in a hurry. During the nice weather months, I notice this man walking most every day;...
Every day as I drive through my neighborhood, on autopilot most times, my mind is busy thinking of everything I need to do that day. I'm focused on my own little world and am usually in a hurry. During the nice weather months, I notice this man walking most every day;...
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...
Guest op-ed from J.D. Scholten and Courtney Reyes, Executive Director of One Iowa. Being yourself shouldn’t put a target on your back. It shouldn’t cut your life expectancy. It shouldn’t limit your ability to get a good education, buy a home, adopt a child, or keep...
President Donald Trump has already given us a preview of his talking points for whatever general election matchup he finds himself in. For agricultural, Midwestern battleground states, the message is simple: “farm income is up.” "In the eight years before my election,...
President Donald Trump has already given us a preview of his talking points for whatever general election matchup he finds himself in. For agricultural, Midwestern battleground states, the message is simple: “farm income is up.” "In the eight years before my election,...
Iowa Democrats have a new state party chair: State Rep. Mark Smith of Marshalltown. The party's state central committee members gathered today in Des Moines and over the phone to elect Smith as the interim chair following Troy Price's resignation over the fallout from...
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,...
Young voters turned out a higher rate in the Democratic caucuses this year than last time, an important improvement after many organizations and campaigns prioritized youth vote engagement. Voters between the ages of 17 to 29 saw the biggest spike in caucus turnout...
Young voters turned out a higher rate in the Democratic caucuses this year than last time, an important improvement after many organizations and campaigns prioritized youth vote engagement. Voters between the ages of 17 to 29 saw the biggest spike in caucus turnout...
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 the retirement of Burlington Sen. Tom Greene at the end of session, Tim Goodwin announced his campaign today to keep Senate District 44 in Republican hands. "As a former educator, I know the importance of good schools and the role they play in maintaining strong...
With the retirement of Burlington Sen. Tom Greene at the end of session, Tim Goodwin announced his campaign today to keep Senate District 44 in Republican hands. "As a former educator, I know the importance of good schools and the role they play in maintaining strong...
Burlington state Sen. Tom Greene will not seek a second term in the Iowa Legislature, leaving open a swing seat that is considered a must-win for Democrats who are desperate to gain more leverage in a chamber where they are greatly outnumbered. Greene, elected to...
Guest op-ed by River Wise, president of the Lincoln High School Gender Sexuality Alliance in Des Moines Being a teenager is terrifying — we’re constantly stressed about the homework assignment we put off until the last minute, have 9 million activities to fit into our...
Guest op-ed by River Wise, president of the Lincoln High School Gender Sexuality Alliance in Des Moines Being a teenager is terrifying — we’re constantly stressed about the homework assignment we put off until the last minute, have 9 million activities to fit into our...
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...
The Iowa caucuses were supposed to be the first moment of sweeping Democratic turnout in 2020. But while results are still trickling in, it’s become clear that turnout was not the giant surge people had hoped and prepared for. Despite three years of a Trump...
The end of the Iowa caucuses did not bring with it a pivot to other federal races as expected, due to the uncertainty that still racks the results three days after caucusing concluded. But U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's first election year fundraising cycle is now underway,...
The end of the Iowa caucuses did not bring with it a pivot to other federal races as expected, due to the uncertainty that still racks the results three days after caucusing concluded. But U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's first election year fundraising cycle is now underway,...
