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“Is he trying to be more disgusting than Donald Trump?” Your letters May 26, 2026

May 26, 2026

Readers sound off on Iowa issues: May 26, 2026

1st West Nile case confirmed in northern Iowa

August 15, 2025

Your emails and Positively Iowa Share with a friend 🗣️ It’s Friday; time for reader replies! Fun fact of the day: William Britton “Bil” Baird was born on this day in 1904. A Mason City native and puppeteer, he created the beloved Charlemane the Lion character, though you might best remember him as the…

Pensions Are Dead? Not For These Iowa Workers

May 22, 2025

Share with a friend It’s Thursday, May 22, 2025. Meatpacking workers at JBS plants across the country, including two in Iowa, just ratified a first-ever national contract across all plants. And they got their pensions back for the first time in 40 years. Brazil-based JBS, one of the world’s largest meatpacking companies, and…

Iowa House Republicans reject amendment to condemn antisemitic groups in the US

February 18, 2025

Iowa House Republicans found themselves in an awkward position last week. While pushing forward a resolution opposing international antisemitism, they rejected an amendment that would have condemned antisemitism from extremist domestic groups right here at home. Iowa House Republicans last week passed a bill to unconditionally support Israel’s war in Gaza and unconditionally denounce antisemitism…

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…

👀 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…

🍕 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…

What to know about Iowa’s only pay-it-forward café

March 13, 2026

One Iowa eatery is doing more than simply serving food. Discover how the state’s only pay-it-forward cafe is creating a community—and keeping it fed.

My Minnesota friends worry about Iowa. I worry about them

July 15, 2025

Plus: Protests, rallies and more Share with a friend It’s Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Amie here. I had a refreshing week off visiting friends in Minnesota, some of whom are Iowa transplants. They tell me their first-world problems (oh no, they haven’t figured out how to get dispensaries up and running yet!). They ask me…

Meet Christina Bohannan, candidate for Iowa’s 1st District

August 14, 2024

Christina Bohannan, a Democrat from Iowa City, is running for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District with hopes to defeat Republican US Rep. Marriannette Miller-Meeks of Davenport. Bohannan, who first ran against Miller-Meeks in 2022, is a law professor at the University of Iowa, mom, and former representative of Iowa House District 85. If you live in…