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Scientists at the University of Iowa are launching a major effort to measure exactly what environmental toxins like pesticides are doing to our health. iowastartingline.com/news/io…
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Democratic governor nominee Rob Sand has chosen Crawford County Supervisor Dave Muhlbauer, a fifth-generation farmer and cattleman from western Iowa, as his running mate. A pick to bridge the rural divide.
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Iowa’s new Republican nominee for governor Zach Lahn campaigned as an outsider farmer fighting the political establishment. But before he was “Iowa First,” he was a Koch-connected political operative who barely met Iowa’s residency requirement to run. iowastartingline.com/news/me…
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Just days before the primary, US Rep. Randy Feenstra got a coveted endorsement from President Donald Trump. A leg-up for a campaign that has struggled to maintain its lead.
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At a closed-door event in Lake View, Rep. Ashley Hinson assured Republicans that DOGE is still very much alive. Iowa farmers have been living that reality for over a year. iowastartingline.com/news/as…
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Zach Nunn campaigned at Mar-a-Lago while Iowa faces rising costs and steep revenue declines.
Just what Iowa needs.
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MercyOne Ottumwa closed in February. MercyOne South Des Moines will close in June. Now a federally qualified health center in Centerville is closing this July citing the declining sustainability of rural health services. iowastartingline.com/news/he…
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An Iowa lobbyist was caught offering $100 cash payments—plus referral bonuses—to pack JD Vance’s Des Moines rally this week. The lobbyist works for an ethanol policy group whose top priority, E15 fuel, Vance championed from the stage. iowastartingline.com/news/po…
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Apr 27
Ahead of #WorkersMemorialDay, the @AFLCIO's latest “Death on the Job” report highlights a growing crisis in workplace safety.
From rising fatalities to cuts in enforcement, workers are paying the price.
Read more: aflcio.org/dotj-2026
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Apr 24
GR8 NEWS USDA has announced its relocating services to #1 ag state: IOWA Plans 2 establish new National Food Safety Center in Urbandale This comes after I kept pushing USDA 2 move positions projects to Iowa This is expected to bring JOBS significant investment 2 the region
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Apr 23
🚨 USDA is announcing a reorganization of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) with the establishment of a new National Food Safety Center in Urbandale, IA, and a Science Center in Athens, GA.
The reorganization does not impact FSIS’ frontline inspection workforce or any reduction in force. All FSIS employees will retain positions within the agency.
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NEW from @patrynard: Rob Sand's strong campaign for Iowa governor has been years in the making. And his early success is in part thanks to how he snatched away two key advantages that Iowa Republicans used to work very hard to maintain. iowastartingline.com/opinion…
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Apr 20
Why does Rob Sand have a real shot to end a decade of one-party Republican rule in Iowa in his run for governor?
A big reason is because he’s flipped two key advantages that Iowa Republicans used to hold online and in-person #IAGov
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7 Oct 2025
Claire Celsi, the Democratic state senator from West Des Moines died Monday after a bout with an undisclosed illness. She leaves behind her mother, Ellen, two daughters, a granddaughter, and a host of other friends, relatives and supporters.
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19 Sep 2025
NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost
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20 Sep 2025
Got up before dawn this Friday to go on CNN to talk tariffs and farmers and how not having a China trade deal (they have bought NO soybeans from us since May, they usually buy $13 billion) is going to devastate agriculture heavy states like ours. youtube.com/shorts/KWK3KEQtS…
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16 Sep 2025
WHITVER TO RETIRE - Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver, a Republican from Grimes, will not run for reelection. He said he’ll continue to see as Leader until Senate Republicans meet to select a new leader in the “near future.”
Here’s the full release:
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5 Sep 2025
Radon exposure is fueling Iowa’s deadliest cancer iowastartingline.com/cancer-… @amierrivers @IAStartingLine
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2 Sep 2025
@hinsonashley has rolled out some endorsements from top GOP US House leadership & some US Senators, but of note: @NunnForCongress (IA 03) and Iowa House Majority Ldr @Rep_BobbyK (son of Iowa GOP chair) have endorsed her early this eve.
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“Ashley is Iowa through and through—born, raised, and committed to our way of life. She’s proudly pro-life, pro-family, and pro-freedom. She’s fought to keep boys out of girls’ sports, to keep our borders secure, and to make sure the government in Washington works as hard and honestly as it does in Iowa. Her conservative principles are beyond question, and her loyalty to President Trump’s America First vision is unshakable. She will be the conservative backbone of the Senate and a driving force behind more big wins for the American people.” - @Rep_BobbyK
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23 Aug 2025
"The Catholic Church, in this country, and around the world, has been one of the strongest organizations to speak out for immigration rights," - Senator @BernieSanders said during an Escucha Mi Voz Iowa forum on immigration in West Liberty on Aug 22. @IAStartingLine
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