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The Waterloo City Council passed an ordinance prohibiting a "medical or mental health professional" from attempting to change a child's sexual orientation or gender identity on Monday night. The ordinance passed all three readings 6-1, with only At-Large Council...
A large majority of Americans (78%), across the board, believe whether women can have abortions should be left up to the woman and her doctor, according to a recently released poll conducted by ABC News and the Washington Post. The second poll option, "regulated by...
Slowly but surely, many Americans are shedding their coats and heading outdoors to embrace the welcomed change of seasons as spring unfolds around the country. Using historical weather data and various event listings, Stacker gathered 50 different looks at spring around the country.
Anti-hunger advocates have been urging the governor to veto a bill that takes away food and health care benefits from qualified Iowans.
New federal funding is on its way to Iowa, where it will help protect local ecosystems. Earlier this month, the Rock Island District in Pleasant Valley hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a $2.3 million mooring cell to be built in the Mississippi River. The cell will...
In the span of less than a week, the United States experienced at least four separate instances of random shootings over simple, harmless mistakes—one of which led to the death of a 20-year-old woman. It’s not news that America has a gun violence problem. On average,...
When facing a problem so extensive, it can be overwhelming even to attempt to find a manageable solution. But starting small—and starting at all, really—is one of the most important things you can do.
Certain books deserve a first, second, or maybe even a third read. Using data from Goodreads released in January 2023, Stacker compiled a list of 50 timeless books, plays, and epic poems commonly found on high school reading lists.
Despite objections from working-class and low-income Iowans, food banks, and more than 200 Iowa religious leaders, Iowa House Republicans advanced a bill on Thursday to cut food and health-care benefits for thousands of Iowans. After a marathon debate, the Iowa House...
With travel becoming even more expensive in 2023 due to fuel prices, inflation, and labor shortages, travelers are considering international destinations where they can get the most bang for their buck. Stacker ranked the top 20 travel destinations where the U.S....
Iowa Sen. Brad Zaun (R-Urbandale) has introduced legislation to defend Jan. 6 insurrectionists, including a specific rioter named in the bill that beat police officers with a baseball bat. Zaun wants officials involved with detaining Jan. 6 Capitol rioters to be...
Gates Park and Byrnes Park in Waterloo are one step closer to construction, thanks to a $1 million grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority. Gates Park will be able to add a splash pad, an inclusion park (a playground accessible to people with disabilities),...
March temperatures could determine whether Iowa's outdoor construction industry thrives or withers—all because of a new law limiting unemployment that affects laid-off workers over the winter. By law, construction companies can't pour concrete for roads, bridges, and...
The egg prices are too damn high. And perhaps there's something more than just a deadly bird flu to blame. High egg prices were even addressed by Rep. Ashley Hinson at a recent town hall in Grundy Center, who brought it up unprompted when talking about her two sons,...
Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. was a career man at John Deere in Waterloo, but it was being an active member of the UAW local that inspired him to become involved in politics. During a union training session in Black Lake, Minnesota, a presenter told members in attendance to...
Through days topping 90 degrees with no shade and days at 11 degrees below zero coupled with dangerous wind chills, unionized workers in Cedar Rapids held the line for nearly six months despite the pressures of being out of work. On Sunday, after 175 days on the...
Gov. Kim Reynolds says her 2017 law gutting collective bargaining for many state and local workers was "badly needed" and "Iowans are better for it." But advocates for those workers say the opposite has been true in the past six years, with fewer employees handling...
In 176 years, there had never been an Arab American serving in the Iowa Legislature until this week when Sami Scheetz was sworn in. The 26-year-old Cedar Rapids Democrat represents House District 78, which covers the southeast portion of his hometown and boasts a rich...
Gov. Kim Reynolds used her sixth Condition of the State address on Tuesday to attack her critics, talk about her accomplishments, discuss new ways to restrict abortion rights, and laid out extensive proposals to remake public education. “Together, we have built a...
A large Marshalltown employer will lay off more than a hundred people—in the very city where the company began. Lennox Industries will lay off 114 workers on Jan. 16, according to Iowa's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act website. The company is...
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Six Iowa Republican county parties have voted to censure Sen. Joni Ernst over her "yes" vote on the Respect for Marriage Act, while one of Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks' home Republican county parties is openly recruiting for a primary challenger over her same vote....
As 2022 comes to a close, there were more than a few stories the Starting Line team covered that collectively made us and readers go “WTF.” A lot of those stories revolved around attacks on public education, the LGBTQ community, and other marginalized groups. Some of...
According to a decision by Polk County Auditor Jamie Fitzgerald, Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver is a legal resident of a Grimes apartment where there has been scarce water usage for months and where his family does not reside. Fitzgerald announced his...
A strong Central Iowa employer will return to the state thanks, in part, to federal action taken by President Joe Biden. TPI Composites, a company that manufactures blades for wind turbines, announced in early November it will restart operations at its manufacturing...
Several key witnesses attended and spoke at a hearing to determine the validity of Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver's voter registration with one notable exception: Jack Whitver. A hearing was conducted at the Polk County Election Office in downtown Des Moines...
The US Senate voted to pass the Respect for Marriage Act on Tuesday, the first step in protecting marriages between same-sex and interracial couples at the federal level. The vote to pass the bill was bipartisan: 61 to 36. Every Democratic senator voted “yes,” and...
As a massive rail strike draws closer, rail unions lambasted a statement President Joe Biden put out Monday asking Congress to impose the agreement, even as the majority of the workforce has rejected it. "I am calling on Congress to pass legislation immediately to...
In the northwest corner of Iowa, about halfway between Sioux City and Fort Dodge, close to 10,000 locals and Iowa residents from afar flock to one of the best Christmas attractions in the state each year: Santa’s Castle in Storm Lake. Gordon Linge’s Santa’s Workshop...
The voter registration of Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver (R-Ankeny/Grimes) is formally being challenged and a hearing will take place at 2 p.m. on Nov. 30 at the Polk County Election Office in Des Moines. The dispute stems from evidence showing Whitver very...
