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Report: Ethanol Industry Faces Huge Losses Due To Coronavirus Pandemic
The ethanol industry is facing a multi-billion-dollar loss due to the coronavirus pandemic according to a new report from Iowa State University. Professors with the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development estimate the outbreak of COVID-19 will lead to more than $2.5 billion in overall annual damage to the ethanol industry and a $347 million…
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Students Demand Action Mobilizes In Iowa To Register Young Voters
With college students home from school and a primary election around the corner, Iowa State University student Grace Johnson is working with Students Demand Action to register voters and encourage support for candidates that favor “common sense gun laws.” “The Iowa team is definitely going to be pushing for more awareness that there is a…
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Iowa’s 2020 Q1 Fundraising Numbers: Who’s On Top
The final month of the first fundraising quarter of 2020 was dominated by coronavirus news as states, including Iowa, took measures to close businesses, keep children home from school and implement social distancing. Candidates were off the campaign trail for much of March and have continued virtual campaigning and fundraising in April, so the full…
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Iowa’s 2020 Q1 Fundraising Numbers: Who’s On Top
The final month of the first fundraising quarter of 2020 was dominated by coronavirus news as states, including Iowa, took measures to close businesses, keep children home from school and implement social distancing. Candidates were off the campaign trail for much of March and have continued virtual campaigning and fundraising in April, so the full…
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IA-04: Steve King Campaign Nearly Broke Weeks Before Primary
Early voting begins in one week and the June 2 primary election is 47 days away, but instead of a fundraising show of force for the incumbent, Congressman Steve King reported another dismal quarter to kick off 2020. King, in a five-way Republican primary contest to represent Western Iowa’s 4th District, raised only $42,917 in the first…
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How Louisa County Residents Are Grappling With COVID-19 Outbreak
A volunteer emergency medical technician debates when it’s necessary to use personal protective equipment and when it’s not so he can conserve the supply. A grandmother rarely leaves her apartment for fear of contracting the virus and spreading it to her family. A city councilman, who has lived through disasters in Louisa County before, knows…
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IA-Sen: The Most Important Issue For Each Democratic Candidate
The second in Starting Line’s three-part series of comparative pieces focuses on what each of the Democratic Senate candidates consider to be the issue of most importance to them. Absentee ballots will start to be mailed across Iowa on April 23 ahead of the June 2 primary. The race for Joni Ernst’s Senate seat is…
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New TV Ad Hits Ernst’s ACA Votes, Ties To Public Health Crisis
A new television ad airing today from Iowa Voices connects U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s health care voting record to the coronavirus pandemic by highlighting past support for bills to end insurance protections for Americans with preexisting conditions. Individuals who contract COVID-19, the highly infectious respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, are significantly more likely…
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How Axne Is Pitching Iowa Ag To Secure More COVID Tests
Iowa is not considered a coronavirus “hot spot” and thus is not prioritized for COVID-19 test kits, an issue Congresswoman Cindy Axne is trying to rectify by pointing out the state’s importance to the global food chain. “I literally heard this from now two testing vendors that I’ve spoken with,” Axne told Starting Line Thursday…
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Axne Takes 16-County Tour Virtual As Congress Stays Home
The first-term congresswoman who held the most town hall meetings in 2019 was forced to adjust her approach amid a pandemic, but not even a public health crisis will keep her from connecting with constituents. Because no one can meet her at a coffee shop, community center or conference room, Iowa Rep. Cindy Axne and…
