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Higher wages for daycare workers. Improved childcare facilities. Additional care for underserved communities, infants and toddlers, and children with disabilities are all items a federal grant would have helped Iowa pay for. However, Iowa missed its latest chance to address those needs when Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services…

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 Goldman Clinic in Iowa City. “We’re very hopeful on the merits,” he said at a press…

Iowa Starting Line closes out its best year yet as 2022 comes to an end, one in which we saw rapid growth and significant success with our social-first reporting efforts. Our focus in getting Iowa news journalism in front of Iowans where they’re already at online—and through whichever format works, whether that be infographics, videos,…

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 organizations work, what inspired them to get involved, and what the…

Most of Iowa’s major cities are friendly to LGBTQ people, according to a report released by the Human Rights Campaign, a national organization for LGBTQ advocacy. The annual report measures city non-discrimination laws, city services, the city as an employer, how law enforcement interacts with the LGBTQ community, and whether city leadership is committed to…

Residents and those who have been inside an 80-unit apartment building that partially collapsed Sunday say they were not surprised by it, as the building was in such poor shape.

The Ankeny School District has completed an internal investigation into the drag show that happened after hours at Ankeny High School this spring. Two employees were seen in a photo from the event, put on by students in the school’s Gay Straight Alliance. The district still employs both employees. The school district has not provided…

Vice President Kamala Harris said it is not up to the government to tell a woman what to do with their body, and affirmed the Biden Administration’s continued stance on defending reproductive freedom. “The government should not be telling her or any individual what to do with their body,” Harris said Thursday during a reproductive…