SNAP benefits will not be issued starting on November 1. Here’s how that’s impacting Iowans. The widespread effects of the ...

Iowa’s Best Pork Tenderloin Contest has been held annually since 2003, and you can check out these 14 winning restaurants that are still open today. The arrival of autumn means picking pumpkins, ...

Iowa Democrats didn't exactly get points on the board in 2024. But it's not all bad news. Toss the bags with us as we get a temperature check on what a recount can—and more importantly, cannot—do. I ...

A $3,500 payment from US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ campaign to her son was a mistake, her campaign says—money that should have come from her personal account, not from campaign donors. US Rep.

We sent out 100 nitrate tests to Iowans across the state, who found levels that exceeded safety guidelines. Experts say these levels may increase cancer risk. To help reduce Iowa's cancer rates, the ...

If democracy is really backsliding, what takes its place? In this week's Civics 101 series, written by COURIER Newsroom's Ryan Pitkin and voiced by Iowa Starting Line's Amie Rivers, we explore the ...

Shutdown = no union news: The National Labor Relations Board website database has been offline since the shutdown began Oct. 1, so workers cannot file a petition for a union or vote on one. Amie ...

Bailouts aren't a solution for anyone but the biggest corporate agriculture operations. Farmers keep saying they want markets, not bailouts.

Educational policy expert Josh Cowen breaks down the shortcomings of Iowa’s voucher program. Iowa Republican elected officials who supported the creation and implementation of the state’s ...

After Waterloo, Iowa, retiree Rosetta Robinson’s daughter had a baby, the two moved out of the small apartment they shared together, expecting to get a more spacious home within a few months. That was ...

Art Cullen has spent decades writing from Storm Lake about the forces reshaping rural life. On the latest episode of Cornhole Champions, Zach spoke with him about the ...

Amie Rivers is Iowa Starting Line’s newsletter editor. She writes the weekly Worker’s Almanac edition of Iowa Starting Line, featuring a roundup of the worker news you need to know. Previously, she ...