Guest post: I’m voting for strong, fully-funded public schools
We need strong, fully-funded public schools. The future of our communities—and our state—depends on it.
Oct
2024
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IOWA POLITICS
Oct
2024
24
Education has motivated Rep. Sue Cahill’s private and political life
Sue Cahill is dedicated to education and representing the voices of Iowans in the Iowa House.
Oct
2024
24
Randy Meier, who protects Clinton Co. seniors from scammers, runs for Iowa House
Randy Meier of Clinton wants to protect Iowans from scams, and get more support for public schools and teachers. For the last 12 years, Randy Meier has worked to prevent senior fraud for the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department. He remembered one instance where a...
Oct
2024
24
Iowa’s top election official says he has secret list of ineligible voters
A new email obtained by Starting Line offers a look into how the state plans to challenge more than 2,000 Iowa voters on Election Day. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is telling poll workers to challenge a list of certain voters on Election Day, and saying his...
Oct
2024
21
Brad Zaun has long history of votes out of sync with his district
Brad Zaun has been in office for decades, but while his district has moved to the center and the left, Zan has become one of Iowa's most far-right representatives
Oct
2024
21
Challenges pile up for Iowans with disabilities
Eight years after Medicaid privatization, Iowans with disabilities face 7-year waitlists, ‘forced poverty,’ and more. There are 402,615 Iowans who report having a disability, making up nearly 13% of the population. These Iowans face significant challenges in...
Oct
2024
18
Iowa’s coming tax cuts wouldn’t cover current spending
The impact of Republican tax slashing is on the horizon as projections for state tax cuts dip below current state spending. The state is spending more money than it will be taking in under future tax cuts. Under Gov. Kim Reynolds’ leadership, the Iowa Legislature...
Oct
2024
16
Private school vouchers cost Johnston, Urbandale schools more than $1 million each in 1st year
Johnston and Urbandale students with school vouchers pulled more than $1 million away from their public school districts in the first year of school vouchers in Iowa. Iowa’s private school voucher program is in year two of its roll out, and hundreds of millions of...
Oct
2024
16
Here’s what else is on the ballot in Iowa in 2024, besides President
It's 2024, which means we're voting for President this year. But there are other elected officials on the ballot in Iowa this year, too. Here's who they are. Everyone will see Presidential candidates on their ballot. That will include Democratic and Republican...
Oct
2024
14
Baccam: Nunn’s new abortion stance doesn’t match his record
Nunn says he supports abortion, contraception, and fertilization treatments. But opponent Baccam says his record says otherwise. Iowa is under a near-total abortion ban, and Democratic challenger Lanon Baccam is trying to make it US Rep. Zach Nunn’s signature...
