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IOWA CITY NO KINGS - The No Kings rally clogged Iowa Avenue. A crowd of several hundred heard speeches opposing the Trump Administration’s billionaire tax cuts and the need to organize Iowa. HUGE turnout.

IOWA CITY NO KINGS - The No Kings rally clogged Iowa Avenue. A crowd of several hundred heard speeches opposing the Trump Administration’s billionaire tax cuts and the need to organize Iowa. HUGE turnout.
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IOWA SENATE 2026 - Whatever the calendar says, it's 2026 in Iowa. US Sen. Joni Ernst has people on her left and right who say her time in DC is up. If I'm honest, federal politics isn't my bag. But this race is huge. Join me to and learn a little about what the Senate does. đź§µ

IOWA SENATE 2026 - Whatever the calendar says, it's 2026 in Iowa. US Sen. Joni Ernst has people on her left and right who say her time in DC is up. 

If I'm honest, federal politics isn't my bag. But this race is huge. Join me to and learn a little about what the Senate does. đź§µ
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INBOX - Christina Bohannan announces her campaign for Iowa's 1st Congressional District, setting up a rematch with US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Bohannan: "It's time someone put Iowa first" after Miller-Meeks has "taken over $4 million from corporate special interests."

INBOX - Christina Bohannan announces her campaign for Iowa's 1st Congressional District, setting up a rematch with US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. 

Bohannan: "It's time someone put Iowa first" after Miller-Meeks has "taken over $4 million from corporate special interests."
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Christina Bohannan is taking another shot at unseating embattled US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, after losing by just 799 votes in 2024. iowastartingline.com/2025/06/17/chr…

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🌽 Christina Bohannan announces her third shot at unseating Mariannette Miller-Meeks in what's become Congress' ultimate toss-up district (last margin: 799 votes). Watch the newest episode of Cornhole Champions here: youtube.com/watch?v=Qv0eS3…

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🌽 Iowa's 2026 governor's race features an election-denying pastor, Steve King's former chief of staff, and several candidates that can't stop name-dropping Trump. Find out more on the latest episode of Cornhole Champions: youtube.com/watch?v=UCOSq3…

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🌽 Kim Reynolds' carbon pipeline veto has her own Republicans calling her Bruce Rastetter's "errand girl" and threatening to kill her entire remaining agenda. Learn more on the newest episode of Cornhole Champions: youtube.com/watch?v=r__tBy…

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Remember the 2023 story of mobile home residents in Johnson County whose parks were bought by investment company Havenpark Communities, then had their services taken away while their lot rents were jacked up? Here's an update: iowastartingline.com/2025/06/18/ten…

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🌽 Brenna Bird is suing a county sheriff for explaining constitutional law on Facebook and demanding he apologize in her exact words. Like and subscribe to our podcast, Cornhole Champions: youtube.com/watch?v=rD7bqb…

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ICYMI - This newst Cornhole Champions: âś… Christina Bohannan's 3rd run (799 votes!) âś… GOP calling Kim Reynolds an "errand girl" âś… Election denier who thinks gays are satanic running for governor âś… Brenna Bird suing sheriff for explaining Constitution

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🚨 NEW: The Trump administration is shutting down 99 Job Corps sites despite Ottumwa's 94% job placement rate. On the latest episode of Cornhole Champions, the team takes a look at why the GOP is going after a successful program: youtube.com/watch?v=YzECAs…

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Despite its success, Ottumwa Job Corps is among the 99 programs the Trump Administration is shutting down. The closure eliminates over 100 jobs in small town Iowa, displacing the 240 at-risk youths served by the program. Read more here: iowastartingline.com/2025/06/25/ott…

Despite its success, Ottumwa Job Corps is among the 99 programs the Trump Administration is shutting down. The closure eliminates over 100 jobs in small town Iowa, displacing the 240 at-risk youths served by the program.

Read more here: iowastartingline.com/2025/06/25/ott…