Iowa’s Next Two Outbreaks Are Glaringly Obvious
The next two coronavirus hot spots in Iowa are staring right at us, but it’s not clear that the state is moving to do anything... Read more.
Iowa’s Projected Deaths Spike After State Relaxes Restrictions
The main national model used to predict the course of the coronavirus pandemic shows Iowa’s situation worsening significantly as Gov. Kim Reynolds eases r... Read more.
New Poll: Joni Ernst Only Up 1 In Reelect Race
A new poll out this morning shows the Iowa Senate race in a dead heat for a potential November matchup between Sen. Joni Ernst and... Read more.
Reynolds’ Approval Among Lowest In Country For Pandemic Response
Iowans do not agree with their state’s overall plans to reopen large sections of the economy starting tomorrow, a sweeping new national poll of the... Read more.
Protections Aren’t “Punishment,” Governor
If you watch Gov. Kim Reynolds’ press conferences every day like several of us at Starting Line do, you know they fall into a general... Read more.
Iowa Absentee Ballot Requests Breaking Records; Here’s Where They’re From
Iowa’s 2020 primary is certain to hit a record for the number of voters casting their ballot by mail. As of Monday, 41,886 absentee ballots... Read more.
Tyson’s Columbus Junction Plant Is Restarting
The Tyson meat packing plant in Columbus Junction, where a major outbreak of COVID-19 turned Louisa County into one of the biggest per-capita hot spots... Read more.
Perry Tyson Plant Doesn’t Release Extent Of Their Outbreak
There’s yet another meat packing plant in Iowa facing a COVID-19 outbreak, but plant leaders won’t disclose how many people are sick. As KCCI report... Read more.
Joni Ernst Hopes U.S. Can Reopen By End Of The Month
After being added to President Donald Trump’s Opening Up America Again task force today, Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst is hopeful the country is just a... Read more.
One Refugee’s Idea: Use Idle School Buses For Plant Worker Safety
At today’s press conference, a reporter asked Gov. Kim Reynolds whether she had spoken with the workers who were worried that they were being forced... Read more.