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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Iowa Absentee Ballot Requests Breaking Records; Here’s Where They’re From
Iowa’s 2020 primary is certain to hit a record for the number of voters casting their ballot by mail. As of Monday, 41,886 absentee ballots had already been requested for the June 2 primary, more than the 38,218 total absentee/early votes in the entirety of the 2016 primary. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic,…
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Tyson’s Columbus Junction Plant Is Restarting
The Tyson meat packing plant in Columbus Junction, where a major outbreak of COVID-19 turned Louisa County into one of the biggest per-capita hot spots in the country, is restarting some of its operations tomorrow. The plant closed on April 6 after over two dozen of its employees tested positive for the coronavirus. After the…
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Tyson’s Columbus Junction Plant Is Restarting
The Tyson meat packing plant in Columbus Junction, where a major outbreak of COVID-19 turned Louisa County into one of the biggest per-capita hot spots in the country, is restarting some of its operations tomorrow. The plant closed on April 6 after over two dozen of its employees tested positive for the coronavirus. After the…
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Perry Tyson Plant Doesn’t Release Extent Of Their Outbreak
There’s yet another meat packing plant in Iowa facing a COVID-19 outbreak, but plant leaders won’t disclose how many people are sick. As KCCI reported last evening, the Tyson plant in Perry, Iowa, about a half hour northwest of the Des Moines metro, confirmed that several employees have tested positive for the coronavirus. But they…
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Joni Ernst Hopes U.S. Can Reopen By End Of The Month
After being added to President Donald Trump’s Opening Up America Again task force today, Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst is hopeful the country is just a little over two weeks away from reopening large parts of its economy. In an interview this afternoon with WHO Radio’s Simon Conway, Ernst was asked about her thoughts on how…
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Joni Ernst Hopes U.S. Can Reopen By End Of The Month
After being added to President Donald Trump’s Opening Up America Again task force today, Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst is hopeful the country is just a little over two weeks away from reopening large parts of its economy. In an interview this afternoon with WHO Radio’s Simon Conway, Ernst was asked about her thoughts on how…
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One Refugee’s Idea: Use Idle School Buses For Plant Worker Safety
At today’s press conference, a reporter asked Gov. Kim Reynolds whether she had spoken with the workers who were worried that they were being forced to show up to unsafe work conditions. Reynolds replied by turning it back on employees. “That’s a part of educating, you heard me say, not just the employers but the…
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One Refugee’s Idea: Use Idle School Buses For Plant Worker Safety
At today’s press conference, a reporter asked Gov. Kim Reynolds whether she had spoken with the workers who were worried that they were being forced to show up to unsafe work conditions. Reynolds replied by turning it back on employees. “That’s a part of educating, you heard me say, not just the employers but the…
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One Refugee’s Idea: Use Idle School Buses For Plant Worker Safety
At today’s press conference, a reporter asked Gov. Kim Reynolds whether she had spoken with the workers who were worried that they were being forced to show up to unsafe work conditions. Reynolds replied by turning it back on employees. “That’s a part of educating, you heard me say, not just the employers but the…
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Local Democratic Leaders Endorse Mike Franken In IA-Sen Primary
With seven weeks to go until the June 2 primary, retired admiral Mike Franken is getting a boost from a collection of local Democratic Party leaders, activists and a county auditor. Sixteen of them endorsed Franken on Tuesday in his bid to become the Democratic nominee and take on Joni Ernst. Among the group is…
