Battleground race updates, green light for school book ban
Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks began with a big GOP investment in Iowa's U.S. Senate race, a look at other battleground races, worrying poll numbers for one Congressional incumbent, and unconventional policies advocated by gubernatorial candidates Rob Sand and Zach Lahn. They also noted the three Iowa Senate races targeted by a Democratic group and reflections on Jesse Jackson's 1988 Iowa caucus campaign. Other topics covered: Iowa members of Congress ignored Trump's Easter Sunday post, the Iowa angle on the ousted U.S. Army chief of staff, Senator Grassley praised former Attorney General Pam Bondi, an appeals court lifted the injunctions on Iowa's school book ban and "don't say gay/trans" laws, top IPERS officials placed on leave, and legislative news related to the state budget and an ethics complaint against a Republican senator.
Creators and Guests
Host
Laura Belin
Laura Belin has been called “probably the hardest-working — and perhaps the best — political reporter in the state” and “one of the best investigative reporters in the state.”
Host
Spencer Dirks
Spencer Dirks is a lifelong Iowan and has been the program director at KNIA/KRLS Radio in Knoxville for 15+ years. He also co-hosts a podcast called Iowa Revolution with Dr. Robert Leonard.
