Pat Rynard founded Iowa Starting Line in 2015. He still keeps a close eye on Iowa politics, his dog’s name is Frank, and football season is his favorite time of year.
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Rep. Jeff Shipley: Coronavirus “Isn’t Even Killing Anybody”
State Rep. Jeff Shipley kicked off his return to the Iowa Statehouse today by claiming the coronavirus hadn’t killed anyone, saying a vaccine would do more harm than good, and doubting the virus could be transmitted by asymptomatic people. The first-term Republican legislator from Fairfield made a series of peculiar and factually inaccurate statements during…
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Mayor Frank Cownie Excuses DMPD’s Arrest Of Reporter
Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie responded this afternoon to frustrations that police arrested and pepper-sprayed a Des Moines Register reporter who was covering a protest yesterday, as well as hitting a photographer with a rubber bullet. “I think that when we’re in the throes of a riot, sometimes, you know, law enforcement looks at a…
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Starting Line Is Hiring For New Waterloo Project
Iowa Starting Line is growing once again, and we’re announcing a new project and position today that we’re very excited about. We will be placing a full-time reporter in Waterloo for a six-month to year-long project, with an overarching goal to tell the story of one of the most diverse cities in Iowa and lift…
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There’s A Cover-Up Happening In Iowa
How do you defend the indefensible? Poorly, it often seems, for Gov. Kim Reynolds and her politicized Iowa Department of Public Health. Many times throughout this pandemic, Iowa’s governor has struggled to spin some of her administration’s most questionable public health choices. The worst yet came yesterday, when Reynolds and IDPH Deputy Director Sarah Reisetter…
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There’s A Cover-Up Happening In Iowa
How do you defend the indefensible? Poorly, it often seems, for Gov. Kim Reynolds and her politicized Iowa Department of Public Health. Many times throughout this pandemic, Iowa’s governor has struggled to spin some of her administration’s most questionable public health choices. The worst yet came yesterday, when Reynolds and IDPH Deputy Director Sarah Reisetter…
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Don’t Look Now, But Steve King Could Lose His Primary
Every single election cycle, hope springs eternal that this will finally be the year that Rep. Steve King gets his electoral comeuppance. And every single election cycle, those dreams are quickly dashed in Iowa’s deep-red 4th Congressional District. But there’s a growing feeling in Iowa political circles that King’s brush with defeat in his 2018…
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Don’t Look Now, But Steve King Could Lose His Primary
Every single election cycle, hope springs eternal that this will finally be the year that Rep. Steve King gets his electoral comeuppance. And every single election cycle, those dreams are quickly dashed in Iowa’s deep-red 4th Congressional District. But there’s a growing feeling in Iowa political circles that King’s brush with defeat in his 2018…
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Don’t Look Now, But Steve King Could Lose His Primary
Every single election cycle, hope springs eternal that this will finally be the year that Rep. Steve King gets his electoral comeuppance. And every single election cycle, those dreams are quickly dashed in Iowa’s deep-red 4th Congressional District. But there’s a growing feeling in Iowa political circles that King’s brush with defeat in his 2018…
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Before Getting No-Bid Contract, Iowan Made 1st Big Trump Donation
David Greenspon has long been a donor to Iowa Republican causes. But the first time he ever contributed to Donald Trump was this February, two months before he happened to receive a no-bid contract on obtaining Personal Protective Equipment for the state of Iowa. The West Des Moines businessman donated $15,000 to the Trump Victory…
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Before Getting No-Bid Contract, Iowan Made 1st Big Trump Donation
David Greenspon has long been a donor to Iowa Republican causes. But the first time he ever contributed to Donald Trump was this February, two months before he happened to receive a no-bid contract on obtaining Personal Protective Equipment for the state of Iowa. The West Des Moines businessman donated $15,000 to the Trump Victory…
