President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday targeting mail-in voting nationwide, creating new federal oversight ...

Health care workers aren’t largely unionized across the country. But that’s now changing: In Iowa, a second hospital system’s workers have unionized. Here’s how they did it. Logan Thomas, a nurse at ...

A former 15-year veteran of reporting local news for western Wisconsin TV and radio stations, Salina Heller also volunteers in community theater, helps organize the Chippewa Valley Air Show, and is ...

The Affordable Care Act turns 16 this month. Before it passed, insurers could deny you coverage for a pre-existing condition, cut you off when your bills got too high, and charge you full price with ...

Zachary Oren Smith is your friendly neighborhood reporter. He leads Starting Line’s political coverage where he investigates corruption, housing affordability and the future of work. For nearly a ...

Thursday, March 26, is Equal Pay Day, a day highlighting how much less the average American woman makes compared to the average American man. In 2025, women made 18.6% less than men, meaning they’d ...

Rising power costs are hitting Iowa hard: Shutoff notices jumped nearly 10% last year and about 170,000 families fell behind on utility bills as winter shutoff protections expired. Democrats in ...

Zachary Oren Smith is your friendly neighborhood reporter. He leads Starting Line’s political coverage where he investigates corruption, housing affordability and the future of work. For nearly a ...

Explore the stunning wildflowers in Iowa with our expert-backed guide covering top trails, bloom timelines, and 10 easy-to-identify flowers to find this year. Iowa’s wildflower season will soon begin, ...

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 ...

The period for public comment on Iowa’s impaired waterways report closes this week. The federal Clean Water Act requires the state to list potentially threatened rivers, lakes and streams every two ...