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🏥 Mercy Workers Say They Were Ignored in Hospital Merger

July 10, 2024

The newsletter for Iowa’s working class Share with a friend It’s Worker Wednesday: July 10, 2024. You probably heard about the very public bankruptcy of Iowa City’s *other* hospital, Mercy Iowa City. You may have also heard that the hospital and around 1,000 jobs were saved when University of Iowa Health Care (UIHC) agreed…

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…

The fight against ‘clearly unconstitutional’ Iowa immigration law

June 11, 2024

Recent Iowa immigrants and allies are still fighting against an Iowa immigration law they say unfairly discriminates against and targets them. Lawyers with the US Department of Justice and the American Immigration Council argued in court Monday that a judge should stop SF 2340 from going into effect July 1. The law would allow state…

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…

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.

VIDEOS: Iowa reproductive rights orgs aren’t giving up

July 8, 2024

Despite the devastating blow to the fight for reproductive freedom, Iowa advocates and care providers say they remain committed to helping Iowans find the care they need. Francine Thompson, executive director of the Emma Goldman Clinic in Iowa City, said Iowa’s new near-total abortion ban will not stop the clinic from providing other forms of…

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…

Trump comes to Iowa today. Here’s what to know

January 27, 2026

Plus: Meet a candidate, protests, and a viral post Share with a friend Amie here. President Donald Trump is in Iowa today and will be giving a speech at the Horizon Events Center in Clive at 3 p.m. (A link to register for the event has apparently been taken down.) Are you headed to the…

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…

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…