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Sizing up the Iowa primary results; state defends immigration law in court
Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks discuss the noteworthy results from Iowa's June 4 primary elections and what they mean for November's races for Congress and the Iowa leg...
Iowa pols react to Trump conviction; previewing June 4 primaries
Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks discuss the Iowa political reaction to former President Donald Trump's conviction in New York City and preview more than a dozen notewort...
Many bill signings and one veto; more on Iowa AG's trip to NYC
Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks discuss Governor Kim Reynolds' final bill signings for 2024 and the one bill she vetoed. Other topics covered include: new funding for ch...
New federal lawsuits, plus Iowa laws of special importance to mothers
Laura Belin and George A. Clark discuss the two lawsuits filed to block Iowa's new immigration law, as well as the multi-state lawsuit the state joined to challenge th...
Feds to sue Iowa, more new laws, and state loses out on big grant
Laura Belin and Mike Murphy discuss a role reversal, as the federal government is poised to sue Iowa over a new immigration law. (Attorney General Brenna Bird has join...
Legislative wrap-up and a look at Iowa Congressional races
Laura Belin talks with Mike Murphy about some policies added to budget bills in the final days of the Iowa legislature's 2024 session, as well as notable bills that di...
Farewell to the Iowa legislature's 2024 session—and to Dennis Hart
Laura Belin and Dennis Hart cover last week's happenings in the Iowa legislature, which adjourned for the year at 4:23 am on Saturday, April 20. They also discuss high...
Iowa Supreme Court hears abortion case; legislature enters home stretch
Laura Belin and Dennis Hart discuss the Iowa Supreme Court's oral arguments on whether to allow the state to enforce a near-total abortion ban. The rest of the show fo...
Abortion rules, an AEA "oversight," and lots of legislative action
Laura Belin and Dennis Hart discuss another busy week in the Iowa legislature, as the 2024 session moves into its final weeks. Topics discussed include administrative ...
Final AEA chapter and more Iowa legislative action
No fake April Fool's stories here: Laura Belin and Dennis Hart deliver real news from the Iowa statehouse, marked by final action to overhaul Area Education Agencies a...
AEA drama intensifies in the Iowa legislature
Laura Belin and Dennis Hart dig in on the biggest political story from last week: the state Senate and House passing competing versions of bills to overhaul Iowa's Are...
Second funnel week extravaganza
Laura Belin and Dennis Hart discuss some breaking news—the Iowa Senate approved a plan to overhaul Area Education Agencies—and that bill's prospects in the Iowa House....
A trio of rare events in the Iowa legislature
Laura Belin and Dennis Hart review the week in Iowa politics, including three very rare occurrences in the state legislature: one bill failed to gain a majority on the...
Lots of education bills, plus other Iowa legislative news
Laura Belin and Dennis Hart discuss another busy week in the legislature, including a half-dozen education-related bills approved in the Iowa House and other controver...
Iowa lawmakers act on gender balance, school funding, and more
Laura Belin and Dennis Hart discuss important bills approved by either the Iowa House or Senate during the first week of floor debate in both chambers. Other topics co...
Funnel week extravaganza
Laura Belin and Dennis Hart recap the Iowa legislature's extremely busy "funnel week," discussing a few dozen bills that either survived the first major deadline in th...
Iowa lawmakers on health care, gender, libraries...and raccoons
Laura Belin and Dennis Hart cover the latest news related to Donald Trump's legal entanglements, Iowa Congressional votes on foreign aid, and more than 20 bills advanc...
Gender Identity at the State House
Laura Belin and Dennis Hart discuss the latest Iowa legislative happenings, including high drama surrounding bills on gender identity and Governor Kim Reynolds' propos...
A new death penalty bill and other Iowa legislative news
Laura Belin and Dennis Hart discussed fifteen bills pending in the Iowa legislature, on topics including the death penalty, ballot access for presidential candidates, ...
Final Iowa caucus thoughts, lots of legislative news
Dennis Hart and Laura Belin analyzed the Iowa GOP caucus results, discussed abortion politics on the anniversary of Roe v Wade, and spent most of this episode on Iowa ...
Iowa Caucus Special Live Addition
Dennis Hart and Laura Belin recorded live early on January 16 to recap the results from the previous night's Iowa caucuses. They also discussed the early days of the I...
Live on Iowa Caucus Night, plus some legislative news
Dennis Hart and Laura Belin recorded live on January 15, as the Iowa caucuses were ongoing. Part of the episode covered the last week of presidential candidate visits,...
Iowa legislature back to work, one week to the caucuses
Laura Belin and Dennis Hart recorded live on the first day of the Iowa legislature's 2024 session. They began by discussing the Perry High School tragedy of January 4,...
A blockbuster federal court ruling to start the new year
Laura Belin and Dennis Hart recorded live on New Year's Day 2024. They started with a close look at a federal court order blocking Iowa from enforcing wide-ranging sch...