State House
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‘Kids need to eat:’ Iowans demand state participate in free-food program
Mandi Remington of Iowa City knows firsthand what it’s like to struggle to feed your kids and how the stability of two incomes can keep a person from leaving an abusive relationship. “Reflecting on my experience as a domestic violence survivor, I can’t help but wonder if I would have left sooner had I been…
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Kim Reynolds wants to bump teacher pay, but is there a catch?
Gov. Kim Reynolds formally announced her intention to increase teacher pay in Iowa during her 2024 Condition of the State address on Tuesday, which Democrats and education officials lauded but said was long overdue. “We want younger Iowans to see the teaching profession as something to aspire to,” Reynolds said. “It’s one of the highest…
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What to expect from Iowa House Dems in 2024 legislative session
House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst (D-Windsor Heights) and her Democratic colleagues know Iowans are exhausted and disappointed by the Iowa Legislature. “We hear from people all the time: ‘This is not the state I grew up in,’ and they’re concerned and they’re depressed and they’re upset about it,” she said. This year, the Iowa Legislature…
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VIDEO: Rep. Megan Srinivas on how abortion access saves lives
Watch Rep. Megan Srivinas (D-Des Moines), who is also a medical doctor, discuss why one of her patients needed to have an abortion to undergo chemotherapy treatment after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia. @iowastartingline Rep. Megan Srivinas (D-Des Moines), who is also a medical doctor, talked about why one of her patients…
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Starting Line’s most ‘WTF’ stories of 2023
Iowa had a number of “WTF” news stories in 2023. We recapped some of them including the Satanic Temple drama, the fallout between Kim Reynolds and Donald Trump, and more.
