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Each week Iowa Press explores the issues affecting the lives of Iowans. Newsmakers, policy makers and elected officials join capitol reporters in a weekly discussion.

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    Multicultural Family Resource Center

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 27:00


    On this edition of Iowa Press, we discuss the new Multicultural Family Resource Center in Greene County as well as efforts to grow and diversify the small rural county.

    Iowa Secretary of Agriculture

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 27:00


    Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig discusses the economy and his political future.

    Cancer in Iowa

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 27:00


    The discussion focuses on cancer in Iowa. Sarah Nash and Kelly W. Sittig speak on the topic.

    Iowa Secretary of State

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 27:00


    Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate discusses election law and other political news.

    Taxes and Fiscal Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 27:00


    Chris Hagenow, president of Iowans for Tax Relief, and Mike Owen, deputy director of Common Good Iowa discuss taxes and fiscal policy.

    Reporters' Roundtable

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 27:00


    We gather a group of political reporters for a roundtable discussion about the 2025 legislative session and other Iowa political news.

    Iowa lawmakers discuss your taxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 27:00


    Sen. Dan Dawson (R - Council Bluffs), chair of the Senate Ways and Means committee, and Rep. Dave Jacoby (D - Coralville), ranking member of the House Ways and Means committee, discuss tax policy and other issues currently before the Iowa Legislature.

    Reporters' Roundtable

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 27:00


    We gather a group of political reporters for a roundtable discussion about the 2025 legislative session and other Iowa political news.

    UNI President

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 27:00


    Mark Nook, president of the University of Northern Iowa, discusses higher education policy and funding being considered in the Iowa Legislature, as well as other issues of importance to UNI.

    Iowa Democratic Party Chair

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 27:00


    Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart discusses her leadership and the path forward for Iowa Democrats.

    Iowa Senate Minority Leader Janice Weiner

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 27:00


    Iowa Senate Minority Leader Sen. Janice Weiner (D - Iowa City), discusses the 2025 legislative session.

    Members of the Iowa House Higher Education Committee

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 27:00


    We discuss what the Iowa House of Representatives' Higher Education Committee has done and may still do during this legislative session that will impact Iowa colleges and universities.

    Iowa Senate President

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 27:00


    Iowa Senate President Sen. Amy Sinclair (R - Allerton) discusses the 2025 legislative session.

    Iowa House Democratic Leader

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 27:00


    Iowa House Democratic Leader Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D - Windsor Heights) discusses the 2025 legislative session.

    Iowa Speaker of the House

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 27:00


    Speaker of the Iowa House Rep. Pat Grassley (R-Butler) discusses the Condition of the State address and the 2025 legislative session.

    President Jimmy Carter's Legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 27:00


    David Yepsen and Michael Mauro discuss the legacy of President Jimmy Carter, his ties to Iowa and his impact on the Iowa Caucuses.

    Chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 27:00


    Jeff Kaufmann, chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa discusses Republicans' continued electoral success in Iowa and what's ahead for the party.

    Research From the 2024 Election

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 27:00


    Karen Kedrowski and Kelly Winfrey discuss research from the 2024 election. They focus on topics related to women, sexism, replacement theory and other issues.

    The State of the Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 27:00


    Ernie Gross, MacAllister chair in regional economics at Creighton University and Mark Montgomery, professor of economics at Grinnell College discuss the state of the economy.

    J. Ann Selzer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 27:00


    J. Ann Selzer, president of Selzer & Company, discusses her final Iowa poll before the November election, her decades of experience with the Iowa poll, the trends she's observed and the future of election polling.

    Food Insecurity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 27:00


    Michelle Book, CEO of the Food Bank of Iowa, and Di Daniels, board member of SALUD! Multicultural Health Coalition in Storm Lake, discuss food insecurity in Iowa.

    Reporters' Roundtable

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 27:00


    We gather a group of political reporters for a roundtable discussion about the 2024 election, the upcoming legislative session and other political news.

    Rep. Ashley Hinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 27:00


    Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Marion) discusses her re-election in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District and what she hopes to accomplish in Congress in the months ahead.

    Evolution of the Iowa GOP

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 27:00


    Doug Gross, 2002 Republican nominee for Iowa governor, and Kelley Koch, chair of the Republican Party of Dallas County discuss the evolution of the GOP as the party experiences growing success in Iowa.

    Election Results Analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 27:00


    Jimmy Centers and Matt Paul, co-founders of Cornerstone Public Affairs, discuss what this week's election results mean and what's ahead.

    Political Science Professors

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 27:00


    Rachel Paine Caufield, professor and co-chair of the department of political science at Drake University and David Peterson, professor of political science at Iowa State University, discuss the latest political news and developments on the final weekend before Election Day.

    Republican Party of Iowa Chair

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 27:00


    Republican Party of Iowa Chair Jeff Kauffman will discuss the campaign homestretch, get-out-the-vote efforts and what Republican candidates' chances look like in races across the state.

    Democratic Party of Iowa Chair

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 0:27


    Rita Hart, chair of the Democratic Party of Iowa discusses the campaign homestretch, get-out-the-vote efforts and what Democratic candidates' chances look like in races across the state.

    Reporters' Roundtable

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 0:27


    On this edition of Iowa Press, we gather together experienced Iowa political journalists for a reporters roundtable. We'll discuss campaigns, voting and election issues, and other political news.

    Ryan Melton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 0:27


    Ryan Melton (D-Nevada), candidate for congress in Iowa's 4th Congressional District discusses his campaign and policy positions.

    J. Ann Selzer, Public Opinion Pollster

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 0:27


    J. Ann Selzer, public opinion pollster, will discuss a variety of political races and issues surveyed for the latest The Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll.

    What You Need To Know about Voting in November

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 0:27


    Adams County Auditor and President of the Iowa State Association of County Auditors Becky Bissell, and Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate discuss voting issues and the administration of the upcoming general election.

    Healthcare Professionals

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 0:27


    On this edition of Iowa Press, the discussion will focus on doctor shortages, the challenges of recruiting physicians to rural Iowa and other healthcare related issues.

    The Four-Day School Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 0:27


    James Craig, superintendent at Cardinal Community School District (Eldon), and Dan Maeder, superintendent for both Davis County Community School District (Bloomfield) and Moulton-Udell Community School District, discuss four-day school weeks.

    Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 0:27


    Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird discusses some of the lawsuits she has recently filed or joined, as well as other work the attorney general's office is doing.

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    Political Science Professors

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 0:27


    Donna Hoffman and Chris Larimer, professors of political science at the University of Northern Iowa, discuss the presidential campaigns and Iowa congressional and statehouse races.

    Reporters' Roundtable

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 0:27


    We gather a group of experienced Iowa political reporters for a roundtable discussion on a variety of topics from the impacts of new laws and Supreme Court decisions, to political campaigns ahead of November's general election.

    Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 0:27


    Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig discusses the current bird flu outbreak and its impacts, as well as other ag-related issues.

    Iowa State Fair

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 0:27


    Jeremy Parsons, Iowa State Fair CEO and manager, and Peter Cownie, executive director of the Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation, discuss how the fair is evolving, what's new this year, renovations and more.

    State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 0:27


    Dr. Justin Glisan, state climatologist of Iowa, discusses recent flooding and major weather events, drought relief and other climate issues impacting Iowa.

    Iowa Senate Minority Leader Pam Jochum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 0:27


    Iowa Senate Minority Leader Pam Jochum (D-Dubuque), discusses the 2024 legislative session, the upcoming election and her retirement after serving more than three decades in the Iowa House and Senate.

    Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 0:27


    Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand discusses the work his office is doing, Iowa Democrats, politics and his future.

    Democratic Party Chair of Iowa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 0:27


    Rita Hart, chair of the Democratic Party of Iowa, discusses this week's primary elections as campaigns shift focus toward the November general election, as well as other party business.

    County Supervisors

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 0:27


    Barry Anderson, Clay County supervisor, and Mark Campbell, Webster County supervisor, who both serve on the board of directors for the Iowa State Association of Counties, discuss important issues, challenges and opportunities at the county government level.

    Iowa Department of Health & Human Services Director

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 0:27


    Kelly Garcia, director of the Iowa Department of Health & Human Services discusses the work of the state's largest agency, which now includes public health and human services under one umbrella.

    Iowa Senate President Amy Sinclair

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 0:27


    Iowa Senate president Amy Sinclair (R-Allerton) discusses the 2024 legislative session.

    Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 0:27


    On this edition of Iowa Press, Rich Nesmith and Sheriff Tony Thompson discuss the intersection of mental health and the criminal justice system.

    Iowa House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 0:27


    On this edition of Iowa Press, Iowa House Minority Leader Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D-Windsor Heights) discusses the 2024 legislative session.

    Speaker of the Iowa House Pat Grassley

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 0:27


    On this edition of Iowa Press, Speaker of the Iowa House Rep. Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford) discusses the 2024 legislative session, which adjourned last week.

    Bicycle and Traffic Safety Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 0:27


    On this edition of Iowa Press, Trooper Bob Conrad, Luke Hoffman, and Brett Tjepkes discuss efforts to pass a hands-free-driving law in Iowa, as well as a variety of other bicycle and traffic safety issues.

    Mental Health Advocates

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 0:27


    Leslie Carpenter, co-founder of Iowa Mental Health Advocacy, and Kali White VanBaale, author and mental health advocate, discuss their personal experiences with brain illnesses and Iowa's mental health system, why they've become advocates and what changes and improvements they say Iowa needs.

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