Category: Government

Biden Announces First-Ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention

Posted September 22nd, 2023 at 2:11pm by Isabel Soisson

Shannon Watts, founder emerita of Moms Demand Action, a group working to stop gun violence, told The Washington Post that the creation of an Office of Gun Violence Prevention is “a significant turning point” for the gun safety movement. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Republicans Are About to Cause a Government Shutdown. Here’s How It Would Affect You.

Posted September 22nd, 2023 at 12:08pm by Keya Vakil

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to his office after a resolution to debate the defense bill failed 212-214, as five Republicans bucked the party to sink it, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. House Republican leaders have still been unable to pass next year’s appropriations bills on the floor due to GOP infighting. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Feds Give Warning About Iowa’s Child Labor Law Rollback

Posted September 1st, 2023 at 4:24pm by Amie Rivers

Union groups rally against a bill to rollback Iowa’s child labor laws. Starting Line Staff Photo

Miller-Meeks Talks Guns, Abortion At Iowa City Town Hall

Posted August 15th, 2023 at 4:01pm by Amie Rivers

US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks speaks to a crowd of around 60 people at a town hall in Iowa City on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. (Photo by Amie Rivers for Iowa Starting Line)

Guest Post: Loan Forgiveness For Me, Not For Thee

Posted July 7th, 2023 at 11:02am by Guest Post

President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Washington. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona listens at right. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

What ‘Bidenomics’ Actually Means for Workers in Iowa

Posted June 28th, 2023 at 7:22pm by Amie Rivers

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

New Republican Budget Plan Would Eliminate Free School Meals, Cut Social Security and Medicare

Posted June 21st, 2023 at 5:41pm by Isabel Soisson

The new proposal from a group of 176 House Republicans would raise the retirement age for Social Security and Medicare, ban free school meals for students, cut spending on food aid, and weaken environmental protections. (Photo via Shutterstock)