The Meskwaki Nation police chief has identified his son as one of the two Iowa National Guard members killed in Syria ...

Ashley Hinson voted to cut social security by $452 million—a move that voters from both parties oppose. But when it comes to these issues, people push back and politicians listen.

Evidence-based curricula. That’s what you want taught in Iowa schools, right? Republicans across the country, including Iowa, have been pushing to require students to watch a video produced by an ...

Case New Holland has pulled in $6.6 billion over the last three years, yet they're shutting down its Burlington, Iowa plant in 2026—which has given them $22 million in tax abatements since 1997.

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 biggest threat to working Iowans isn't your neighbor. It's corporate greed. Every time. Follow for more.

Factory farms in Iowa generate 110 million pounds of manure per year, but no one tracks where it's going (Hint: our water).

“Allegiant needs to invest in their people and their pilots.” So says Tyler Heavey, a captain with Allegiant Airlines for the last six years. He told me he loves his job. But he doesn’t love the way ...

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 ...

A new bill in the Iowa Legislature would allow young teenagers to work in more hazardous conditions, while exempting businesses from liability for work-based learning programs if those teenagers get ...

There’s a major shortage of rural doctors, and it won’t get better anytime soon. The VA is also cutting 30,000 doctors and nurses. All information taken from Iowa Workforce Development’s WARN Act ...

All information taken from Iowa Workforce Development’s WARN Act website. Read WARN Act and Iowa WARN Act criteria here. Amie Rivers is Iowa Starting Line's newsletter editor. She writes the weekly ...