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  • VA shifts explanation as agency dismisses over 1,000 employees; Iowa cuts unclear

    February 20, 2025

    The US Department of Veterans Affairs has dismissed more than 1,000 probationary employees just weeks after assuring stakeholders that a federal hiring freeze would not impact operations, raising questions about consistency in the agency’s messaging. Iowa has two major VA health systems in Des Moines and Iowa City.  The Veterans Affairs department claimed in January…

    VA shifts explanation as agency dismisses over 1,000 employees; Iowa cuts unclear

  • WATCH: We spoke to LGBTQ Iowans who are leaving. We learned why. – Cornhole Champions #33

    July 30, 2025

    Iowa once led on civil rights, but now it’s leading the rollback. Over half of LGBTQ young people in Iowa have considered leaving the state, and for transgender and nonbinary people, that number jumps to 69%. Iowa became the first state in U.S. history to remove gender identity protections from civil rights law. On this…

    WATCH: We spoke to LGBTQ Iowans who are leaving. We learned why. – Cornhole Champions #33

  • Investigating Iowa’s growing cancer rate

    June 16, 2025

    Share with a friend It’s Monday, June 16, 2025. Amie here. We’re starting a big project at Iowa Starting Line that I’m really excited about:   Investigating why Iowa’s cancer rates are so high, and growing so fast.   We’re looking for your stories. I’ll start with mine. My mom with her mother and father,…

    Investigating Iowa’s growing cancer rate

  • 👀 Another Iowa Starbucks Unionizing

    May 8, 2024

    News for working Iowans Share with a friend The newsletter for the Iowa worker.   Happy National Teacher Appreciation Week and National Nurses Week! It’s Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Recent-immigrant Iowans worried, upset, and angry with a new law held vigils in four Iowa cities last week.   Big crowds came out to Davenport, Des…

    👀 Another Iowa Starbucks Unionizing

  • Why it took nearly a century to bring Halloween to Des Moines

    October 1, 2025

    Halloween is on October 31, but did you know that for decades, that wasn’t true in Des Moines? Discover a unique piece of local Halloween history.

    Why it took nearly a century to bring Halloween to Des Moines

  • Could this help small Iowa farmers thrive?

    April 30, 2026

    Inside: News about and for the working class Share with a friend Welcome to Thursday’s Almanac. Don’t forget to call in sick tomorrow.    If break time’s over, here’s the tl;dr: Luther College student goes to World Bank with big ideas on helping small farmers; Upcoming Iowa layoffs; Iowa labor news briefs; Where are those…

    Could this help small Iowa farmers thrive?

  • We did the math: Here are the 10 cheapest colleges in Iowa

    March 17, 2025

    Where to enroll in college is a huge decision, often driven by cost of attendance. Learn more about the cheapest colleges in Iowa.

    We did the math: Here are the 10 cheapest colleges in Iowa

  • VIDEOS: Why Iowa Democrats are endorsing Kamala Harris

    August 8, 2024

    Iowa Democrats unanimously endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, which she now has the official Democratic nomination for. State Rep. Adam Zabner (D-Iowa City) explains why he and other Iowa Democrats are backing VP Harris in her presidential run. @iowastartingline State Rep. Adam Zabner (D-Iowa City) explains why he and other Iowa Democrats are…

    VIDEOS: Why Iowa Democrats are endorsing Kamala Harris

  • 🍕 Casey’s Workers: $15/hour. Casey’s CEO: $10.6M

    September 4, 2024

    Share with a friend It’s Worker Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. Monday was Labor Day in the US, and Iowa Federation of Labor President Charlie Wishman came out swinging against inequality in his Labor Day message:   “Labor Day is for you, but as we reach the end of the summer of 2024, it feels like…

    🍕 Casey’s Workers: $15/hour. Casey’s CEO: $10.6M

  • Iowa’s little-known Black history

    February 3, 2026

    Plus: Meet a candidate, protests, and a viral post Share with a friend Amie here. It’s February, the shortest month, and that clearly sedated groundhog saw his shadow yesterday, meaning six more weeks of winter (ughhhhh).   It’s Black History Month. Here are some cool stories of Black Iowa history you might not know about.…

    Iowa’s little-known Black history
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