Ep6: Statehouse Reporting & An Interview With John Norris
Iowa Starting Line Podcast episode #6 begins with host Pat Rynard & a conversation between Statehouse reporters Brianne Pf... Read more.
Iowa House Clerk Arrested For A Drunk And Disorderly, Escorted From Capitol
The big lights of the Iowa Capitol aren’t for everyone, and each session one or two young clerks or pages invariably find a way to... Read more.
Which Legislative Candidates Stood Out In Fundraising Reports
The gubernatorial fundraising totals drew the big headlines from the January 19 fundraising deadline, but there was plenty of other interesting news in some of... Read more.
GOP Legislator Calls Out Party’s Water Quality Bill For What It Is, Attacks Leaders’ Integrity
Republican legislators and Governor Kim Reynolds were ready to congratulate themselves today for quick passage of a water quality bill they brought to the House... Read more.
Ep5: The Women’s March & Gubernatorial Fundraising Reports
Iowa Starting Line Podcast episode #5 features Rep. Liz Bennett & Planned Parenthood’s Erin Davison-Rippey to discuss the ... Read more.
Auditor Mary Mosiman Already In Trouble In Her Reelection Effort
Republican State Auditor Mary Mosiman is not off to a great start in her reelection effort in 2018. Campaign finance reports released last week showed... Read more.
Democrats Have Strong Candidate Against OWI Republican Legislator
State Representative Chip Baltimore was removed from the chairmanship of the House Judiciary Committee this morning following his arrest last week for an OWI an... Read more.
Iowa Women Defiant At Women’s March: The Speeches, Sights And Signs
On a bright and sunny Saturday afternoon, one year to the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration, close to 10,000 people gathered outside the Iowa State... Read more.
Quick Reaction: Iowa’s Gubernatorial Fundraising Numbers Are In
Today at 4:30 was the deadline for Iowa statewide and legislative candidates to file their fundraising reports for everything they raised and spent in 2017.... Read more.
Kristin Sunde Launches Campaign For Key West Des Moines House Seat
When Kristin Sunde and her husband Matt took care of two foster children in their West Des Moines home, they started to become concerned with... Read more.