Amie Rivers is Starting Line's community editor, labor reporter and newsletter snarker-in-chief. Previously, she was an award-winning journalist at the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; now, she very much ...

A. Fund tax cuts for billionaires? OR B. Keep Medicaid going for millions of Americans? US House Republicans are picking “A.” ...

Amie Rivers is Starting Line's community editor, labor reporter and newsletter snarker-in-chief. Previously, she was an award-winning journalist at the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; now, she very much ...

Iowa lawmakers have passed a bill that will make students watch a medically inaccurate video on fetal development. A pregnancy education bill, Senate File 175 (SF175), has passed both houses of the ...

Planned Parenthood is contracting amid the federal government’s moves to freeze and reduce funding for OB-GYN care across the nation. Four clinics will close in Iowa. Planned Parenthood announced this ...

Amie Rivers is Starting Line's community editor, labor reporter and newsletter snarker-in-chief. Previously, she was an award-winning journalist at the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; now, she very much ...

Amie Rivers is Starting Line's community editor, labor reporter and newsletter snarker-in-chief. Previously, she was an award-winning journalist at the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; now, she very much ...

A new law caps daily crypto ATM transactions at $1,000, limits fees to 15% of the transaction amount, and requires operators to provide full refunds when customers can prove they’ve been scammed. The ...

Mouse droppings, ants and expired food found after Iowa restaurant inspections. State, city and county inspectors have cited Iowa restaurants and stores for hundreds of food-safety violations during ...

Move over cornfields and state fairs, Iowa’s got another claim to fame that’s larger than life—John Wayne, the Duke himself! Born in Winterset, Iowa, this Hollywood legend has left an indelible mark ...