State Politics
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Iowa AG defends other states discriminating against trans athletes
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has now joined a group of Republican states to defend laws discriminating against transgender athletes in Idaho and West Virginia.
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VIDEOS: Iowa abortion ban’s path to enaction
During the special legislative session in which Iowa lawmakers passed a near-total abortion ban, Iowans plead for their lives in urging lawmakers to vote no. One of those Iowans was Natalie Fixmer-Oraiz, a University of Iowa professor and mother of two, who was told by doctors that another pregnancy would be life-threatening for her. “If…
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VIDEOS: What motivates Iowans to vote?
Need some motivation to vote in 2024? Watch these. @iowastartingline Need some motivation to vote? Watch this. #iowa #iowanews #iowalife #voting ♬ original sound – Iowa Starting Line Young voters could be the most influential demographic in the 2024 election. So what motivates them? @iowastartingline Young voters could be the most influential demographic in the…
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VIDEO: Iowa kid interviews Kamala Harris
Back in 2019, a group of school-age kids interviewed Kamala Harris about her vision for the presidency for a campaign video. One of those kids was from Ames, and she asked a brilliant question about what the now-presumptive Democratic nominee would do to support the country’s public schools. Watch Harris’s response here. @iowastartingline Back in…
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How to be a poll worker in Iowa
A guide to becoming a poll worker in Iowa. If you’d like to be an election worker in Iowa, the easiest way to do it is to go to pollworker.iowa.gov. There, you can click or tap on the “Become a Precinct Election Official” button and fill out a form. The Iowa Secretary of State’s Office…
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Meet Christina Bohannan, candidate for Iowa’s 1st District
Christina Bohannan, a Democrat from Iowa City, is running for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District with hopes to defeat Republican US Rep. Marriannette Miller-Meeks of Davenport. Bohannan, who first ran against Miller-Meeks in 2022, is a law professor at the University of Iowa, mom, and former representative of Iowa House District 85. If you live in…
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Millennial Iowan: ‘With Trump, I only see dictatorship’
Not everyone can have their ideal candidate for president, especially about 100 days out from the election. But Colleen Hunkele, a millennial Iowan, believes while Harris isn’t their ideal candidate, they still agree with a lot her administration would put forward. “I do have a lot of faith that marginalized groups will be seen, women…
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Why this Iowa Millennial is hopeful for the 2024 election
Alicia Korenini’s immediate reaction to President Biden dropping out of the race was confusion and worry—but soon after, the Iowa Millennial began feeling a sense of hope that had been lost for a long time. For Korenini, 36, of Des Moines, voting isn’t a choice. She has voted in every election since she was 18…
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VIDEOS: Why these Iowans are voting for Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris’s campaign revived a sense of hope in the upcoming presidential election in November. Find out why these Iowans are looking forward to voting for her. @iowastartingline Kamala Harris’s campaign revived a sense of hope for the upcoming presidential election. Find out why these Iowans are looking forward to voting for her. #iowa #iowanews…
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How to skip the crowds when you vote in 2024
If you’re worried about interacting with a bunch of people when you go to the polls to vote this year, you don’t have to be. In fact, voting is generally low-interaction, but if you really want to talk to as few people as possible, you have some options.
