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Housing Issues Rise In Importance, Urgency For Iowa Caucus

September 9, 2019

Photo: Julian Castro touring a trailer park in Waukee where rents spiked with local activists in June. Affordable housing as a political issue is taking the stage nationally during the 2020 Democratic presidential primary in a way it never has before. Experts say this election is the first time candidates are seriously discussing affordable housing…

Housing Issues Rise In Importance, Urgency For Iowa Caucus

What Iowans Thought Of Tonight’s Crowded Debate

October 15, 2019

Team Starting Line fanned out to multiple debate watch parties tonight in Des Moines, tasked with gathering voters’ reactions to the 12-candidate event. The three-hour debate featured the largest field of presidential candidates on one debate stage ever. Take a look at what Iowans thought of the candidates’ performances in Ohio: Grandview University, Des Moines…

What Iowans Thought Of Tonight’s Crowded Debate

Cory Booker Needs More Time

October 31, 2019

It was just over one year ago that Sen. Cory Booker made his first major pre-2020 appearance in Iowa, as the keynote speaker for the Iowa Democratic Party’s fall dinner in 2018. His passionate, nearly hour-long speech on the day of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation put him as an early leading contender in Iowa activists’ minds…

For Western Iowa Couple, Exhaustion From Constant Floods

September 24, 2019

Johnny Lynn and Randy Williams parked their burgundy pickup truck behind a barricade last Friday, which sat in front of their property just off of Interstate 29 — a home and farm three feet deep in floodwaters. In one direction was the Missouri River, out of its banks for the third time this year. In…

For Western Iowa Couple, Exhaustion From Constant Floods

Iowa’s New Normal: Constant, Worsening Floods

September 13, 2019

As Cedar Rapids city councilman Dale Todd took a lap around his bustling district on a recent Friday afternoon, he paused before reaching a neighborhood tavern, Parlor City, which stands adjacent to the sprawling NewBo City Market. “This was where community members would meet to discuss how we’d rebuild the neighborhood,” said Todd. “We’re probably…

Iowa’s New Normal: Constant, Worsening Floods

The 2020 Leader On America’s Underappreciated Crisis

September 27, 2019

Affordable housing has an unofficial figurehead as the national crisis makes its debut as a major issue on the presidential campaign trail this cycle. Julián Castro, the former mayor of San Antonio, Texas, served as the Housing and Urban Development Secretary for the last two years of Barack Obama’s presidency. He’s seen housing from the…

The 2020 Leader On America’s Underappreciated Crisis

Dems Face Some Of Toughest Questions Yet At Brown And Black Forum

January 20, 2020

Eight presidential candidates gathered Monday afternoon in Des Moines for the 2020 Iowa Brown & Black Democratic Presidential Forum, a minority-focused event dating back to 1984. Reporters from Vice News led one-on-one discussions with the candidates as they were asked to explain how their policy proposals would affect American minorities like African Americans, Latinx and…

Dems Face Some Of Toughest Questions Yet At Brown And Black Forum

How “Eco-Anxiety” Plagues Young People In The Climate Movement

December 19, 2019

Eighteen-year-old Amalia Hochman is a challenging teenager to get ahold of. As a senior in high school, she’s busy, but not with extracurricular activities or studying for chemistry tests. Hochman is consumed by her work as a Sunrise Movement youth organizer. After returning from a national training session held last week in Durham, North Carolina,…

How “Eco-Anxiety” Plagues Young People In The Climate Movement

Early Scenes From A Wild Steak Fry

September 21, 2019

The Steak Fry is underway. Your Starting Line team was spread out across the candidates’ rally sites. Here’s what was happening early on today. Buttigieg’s Camp Sprawls At The Steak Fry Pete Buttigieg’s supporters were visible upon entering the Steak Fry gates. “Mayor Pete, he’s our guy, welcome to the Steak Fry!” Supporters screamed as…

Who Iowans Liked At Tonight’s Debate Watch Parties

September 12, 2019

Iowans gathered at debate watch parties throughout the state to watch the ten leading Democratic candidates square off at the latest debate. As always, your Starting Line team was out at many debate watch parties across Central Iowa, from a Drake University gathering with new students to a Salvadorian restaurant where attendees watched the debate…

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