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8 Tips to Get a Gorgeous Iowa Yard in Spring

April 17, 2023

Spring garden guide: What to do right now in your garden, lawn, or backyard in Iowa.

8 Tips to Get a Gorgeous Iowa Yard in Spring

‘More Cuts Will Be Made’: Iowans Debate New Voucher Bill

January 18, 2023

Iowans got a chance to comment on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ latest bill to fund private school tuition with public tax dollars during a Tuesday public hearing held by the Iowa House Education Reform Committee. House Republicans have fast-tracked the proposal so it skips several steps that bills normally go to before they reach the House…

‘More Cuts Will Be Made’: Iowans Debate New Voucher Bill

Iowa Weird: Infamous Iowa Plane Crashes

May 11, 2022

Iowa has a rather infamous history of plane crashes. Several famous people from the worlds of sports, politics, and, of course, music have lost their lives in the Hawkeye State during aviation-related tragedies. Those losses on top of dozens of others have left a mark on the state. For this edition of Iowa Weird, we’ll…

6 Weird Town Names In Iowa And Their Origins

October 31, 2022

Part of the fun of going for a Sunday drive or taking a road trip to a new place is seeing unique, funny, and simply weird names for villages, cities, and towns. Sometimes names come from other countries and languages. Other times they are named for people or an event. Iowa has its share of…

5 Things to Do With a Friend Visiting Iowa for the First Time

October 31, 2022

Iowa offers so many things to see and do for residents and visitors alike—you know it and we know it. We’re so much more than political caucuses, corn fields, and being the nation’s top pork producer. That’s why when out-of-state friends come into town, we try to go the extra mile and help them see…

Johnston Parents Worry About District’s High-Level Resignations

September 6, 2022

After a fight to hire him in the first place, Louis Fountain resigned as the Johnston Community School District’s director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Fountain resigned on Aug. 26 and during a regular Johnston School Board meeting on Aug. 29, the board decided to wait to repost the position. Director of Communications and…

Johnston Parents Worry About District’s High-Level Resignations

Gov. Reynolds Criticized For Blaming Shooting On Iowa Schools

March 16, 2022

Gov. Kim Reynolds said the “real tragedy” behind the March 7 fatal shooting outside of East High School in Des Moines was the educational system letting those kids down. Reynolds made those remarks to the media during a Wednesday press conference at the Des Moines International Airport. She was there to announce that $100 million…

Gov. Reynolds Criticized For Blaming Shooting On Iowa Schools

Major Iowa Road Plans Bolstered By Federal Infrastructure Law Approved

June 15, 2022

From Lyon County to Lee County, Fremont to Allamakee, Iowans all over the state will see improvements to their roads and bridges. The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the Iowa Department of Transportation’s five-year Transportation Improvement Program on Tuesday, greenlighting the hundreds of proposed highway infrastructure projects across the state. A large part of the funding…

Major Iowa Road Plans Bolstered By Federal Infrastructure Law Approved

For Kim Reynolds, Spending Causes Inflation, Except When She Does It

August 24, 2022

Gov. Kim Reynolds blasted President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive small amounts of federal student loans for individual borrowers—$20,000 is the highest amount that can be forgiven for certain borrowers—and tied it to inflation. “At a time of skyrocketing inflation, declining wages, and a national recession, Washington has again turned its back on hardworking Americans…

For Kim Reynolds, Spending Causes Inflation, Except When She Does It

Poll: Large Majority Of Iowans Oppose Reynolds’ Private School Voucher Plan

August 12, 2022

The private school voucher program pursued by Gov. Kim Reynolds and other Republican leaders in the legislature doesn’t have widespread support from Iowans. Conversations during the legislative session showed widespread pushback to the proposal, and Data for Progress polling done for Starting Line confirms it. When asked, 71% of respondents said, “Public schools are vital…

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