Videos
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WATCH: What do Iowans want in a governor?
Now that we know Gov Reynolds wont be seeking reelection weve got a second to come together around what we actually want to see in Iowa’s gubernatorial candidates. Here’s Liz’s take.
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WATCH: Iowa Workers Memorial Day events
Labor organizations across the state, including in Waterloo, held Workers Memorial Day events on April 28, remembering those who died on the job for any reason in 2024.
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🌽 Cornhole Champions #22 – But her emails!!!
Gov. Kim Reynolds was unsure when asked before Congress whether the Lutheran Services of Iowa was a money laundering scheme. At a later press conference, she clarified that she doesn’t think that the church was up to no good. Now she’s suing the Des Moines Register hoping to withhold the media prep that guided the…
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WATCH: Why isn’t there money for kids in Iowa’s public schools?
“I think it’s really, really embarrassing.” Senator Sarah Trone Garriott (D-West Des Moines) normally takes great pride in the Iowa education system. But today she’s calling the lack of funding for students “shameful.” A bill that gives school districts a 2% increase per pupil has been sent to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk, where she’s expected…
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🌽 Cornhole Champions #21 – Reynolds’ Surprise Exit (w/ Liz Fleming)
Governor Kim Reynolds stunned us with her bombshell decision not to seek reelection in 2026, creating the first wide-open Republican primary since 2010. On this episode of Cornhole Champions, host Zachary Oren Smith is joined by Iowa Starting Line’s Amy Rivers and special guest Liz Fleming (a.k.a @LizfromIowa) to discuss how this political earthquake is…
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WATCH: Rep. JD Scholten is eyeing candidacy for Joni Ernst’s senate seat
Rep. JD Scholten is eyeing candidacy for Joni Ernst’s senate seat. He says corporate consolidation and regional agricultural systems are issues he’d run on. Listen to the full conversation on our podcast, Cornhole Champions: https://bit.ly/3RXyuDA
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WATCH: Places make cases for themselves. What case is Iowa making?
Places make cases for themselves. What case is Iowa making? This week on our podcast Cornhole Champions hear from a young candidate trying to buck the trend of brain drain. Check out the full show where you listen to podcasts. And sign up for the newsletter to get this episode when it drops Wednesday morning.…
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WATCH: 50501 Day of Action in Cedar Falls
They dealt with swerving trucks in front of them and an unwelcoming church behind them. But Cedar Falls showed up in the hundreds anyway, lining a mile-long stretch of busy Greenhill Road this weekend as part of the 50501 Day of Action.
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WATCH: Rep. JD Scholten’s key goal as a federal official: campaign finance reform.
Rep. JD Scholten, a potential for the 2026 US Senate race, said a key goal of his as a federal official would be fighting for campaign finance reform.
