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James “JC” Risewick’s appointment this week to the Iowa Board of Regents drew attention because of his significant donations to Gov. Kim Reynolds, who appointed the Des Moines businessman to the board that governs the state’s public educational institutions. Since...
Entrepreneurs of color across the country have a chance to win part of a $40,000 cash prize through a business pitch competition being held in West Des Moines and supported by one of the country’s largest banks. The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce will accept...
A leader of the Fairfield Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee was just as shocked as outsiders by councilperson Judy Ham’s conspiracy-theory-laden tangent at a January city council meeting that equated an equity statement with pedophilia and sex...
It had been a while since a sitting chair of the Iowa Democratic Party visited the state’s most northwestern and conservative corner, so Ross Wilburn’s recent stop was noticeable. “We don’t always get a lot of attention up here in Red Country,” said O’Brien County...
A bill to provide billions for infrastructure projects across the country passed the House of Representatives this past week. Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks voted no. Nonetheless, the projects Miller-Meeks requested money for will still get it. Some of those...
Iowa Senate Republicans on Wednesday night finally passed a highly controversial bill that establishes public funding for privately-run charter schools. After voting down 13 Democratic-introduced amendments, each killed along party lines, the majority party advanced...
Iowa House Republicans last week passed a so-called "Back the Blue" bill, which provides more protections to law enforcement and punishes protesters in direct response to last summer's protests of nationwide racial inequity. Democratic Rep. Christina Bohannan of Iowa...
After last summer’s derecho storm brought wind gusts over 100 mph, devastating much of central and eastern Iowa’s crops, infrastructure and foliage, GOP lawmakers are continuing to move a bill forward which would raise property taxes on privately-owned forests in the...
News broke this week that a number of central Iowa private schools on Friday were vaccinating their staff, and for some public educators fed up with school privatization and in-person learning efforts from the Legislature, it was the last straw. West Des Moines...
Democrat Rita Hart on Friday morning pulled ahead of Republican state Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, according to updated unofficial results from the Iowa Secretary of State's office. On election night, only 282 votes separated the...
The battle for control of the Iowa Statehouse is getting even more interesting as we're about to reach the finish line. The last finance report put out Friday shows new races coming onto the board late for Democrats, while Republicans have fully pulled out of some...
Just a mere one in four Iowans approve of the way Gov. Kim Reynolds is handling the state's coronavirus response, another update from a comprehensive national poll has found. Only 26% of those surveyed in a 50-state poll from Northeastern University, Harvard...
Just a mere one in four Iowans approve of the way Gov. Kim Reynolds is handling the state's coronavirus response, another update from a comprehensive national poll has found. Only 26% of those surveyed in a 50-state poll from Northeastern University, Harvard...
Guest post by Jack Brandsgard, a freelance writer from West Des Moines A record-breaking derecho tore through Iowa on Aug. 10, destroying homes, decimating livelihoods and leaving Iowans desperate for help. But when Iowans need it most, government has failed them. In...
Guest post by Jack Brandsgard, a freelance writer from West Des Moines A record-breaking derecho tore through Iowa on Aug. 10, destroying homes, decimating livelihoods and leaving Iowans desperate for help. But when Iowans need it most, government has failed them. In...
The damage caused by last week's derecho was so widespread in Iowa, it overwhelmed many communities' usual ability to help their neighbors recover from a disaster. Fortunately for places like Cedar Rapids, volunteers from nearby cities have stepped up to fill in the...
Everyone in town warned those who hadn't seen it yet that the level of destruction in Cedar Rapids was "unimaginable." That was somehow understating it. Volunteers and relief groups poured into Iowa's second-largest city this weekend to assist with cleanup and...
Iowa Starting Line is very pleased to announce the newest member of our ever-growing Iowa reporting team. Rachelle Chase will start in August as our Waterloo-based reporter. You may recognize her name, but if not, you're likely familiar with her work. Chase has...
Iowa House District 92 candidate Jennifer Kakert has successfully tried her hand working at a multinational corporation, doing property development in the Quad Cities and owning a downtown Davenport small business while being on the board of several non-profits and...
Iowa House District 92 candidate Jennifer Kakert has successfully tried her hand working at a multinational corporation, doing property development in the Quad Cities and owning a downtown Davenport small business while being on the board of several non-profits and...
As an educator who taught for two decades at rural high schools in Eastern Iowa, Rita Hart has taken a strong stand on what she believes needs to happen in order for students to safely return to their classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday morning,...
As an educator who taught for two decades at rural high schools in Eastern Iowa, Rita Hart has taken a strong stand on what she believes needs to happen in order for students to safely return to their classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday morning,...
As Iowa on Friday set a new single-day high for COVID-19 cases, Gov. Kim Reynolds said the state’s schools must prioritize in-person learning this fall, overriding a number of school district’s recent decisions to implement online or hybrid learning options amid a...
The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors on Thursday refused to condemn the use of local militia members who stood guard at the county courthouse in late May during the initial aftermath of the George Floyd murder. At a morning board meeting, the Concerned...
George Floyd’s name was mentioned frequently around Iowa’s capitol building Wednesday night, along with cries for racial equity across the state. Hundreds have taken to the streets of Des Moines throughout the past week — sometimes in front of the Statehouse —...
Terry Schilling, the son of 2nd District congressional candidate Bobby Schilling, took to Facebook Thursday night to provide an update on his father's campaign in light of news this week he underwent surgery due to a recent cancer diagnosis. While Bobby Schilling is...
Iowa congressional candidate Bobby Schilling on Monday challenged his primary opponent to endorse the anti-abortion "heartbeat" bill or exit the race, further escalating the back-and-forth feud with fellow Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Schilling, one of...
Iowa congressional candidate Bobby Schilling on Monday challenged his primary opponent to endorse the anti-abortion "heartbeat" bill or exit the race, further escalating the back-and-forth feud with fellow Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Schilling, one of...
Iowa congressional candidate Bobby Schilling on Monday challenged his primary opponent to endorse the anti-abortion "heartbeat" bill or exit the race, further escalating the back-and-forth feud with fellow Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Schilling, one of...
As most Americans await the arrival of a stimulus check from the federal government, a key demographic is left wanting: college students. In order to qualify for a cash payment as part of Congress' $2 trillion economic relief package, an individual cannot be claimed...
