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Laura Belin, author of the blog  Bleeding Heartland, updates you on developments in Iowa government, hosted by KHOI’s newsman Dennis Hart. An in-depth look at each week’s legislative actions, the governor, public agencies, and important events, as lawmakers act on matters that affect you and your family. 

Latest Episodes

School book ban blocked, Iowa sheriff sued, Wahls vs. Ernst?

Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks discuss the week's top Iowa politics stories, starting with U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Locher blocking enforcement of Iowa's schoo...

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Reynolds, Bird cheer Trump policies; Lawmakers take on education and DEI

Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks begin with Iowa angles on Trump administration news: Governor Kim Reynolds cheered the order dismantling the U.S. Department of Education...

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Dems weigh Congressional campaigns, Walz in Iowa, news from the statehouse

Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks review the week in Iowa politics, starting with the three Democrats taking a serious look at running for Congress in the third district, ...

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Funnel week surprises, bills still moving, a ProPublica exclusive on Joni Ernst

Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks cover an exceptionally busy week in the Iowa legislature ahead of the first "funnel" deadline. They discussed new bills that popped up la...

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Digging deep on Iowa's new transgender discrimination law

Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks focused this week on the wide-ranging new Iowa law targeting transgender and nonbinary people. They discussed the key provisions, includi...

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