Interview by Deb Kozel with Tammie Krausman, Executive Officer with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), about the REAP Program, its funding and the types of programs funded.

Resource Enhancement and Protection(REAP) Program

Short, conversational interviews conducted by LSA staff regarding state and local government. Watch for new Conversations to be posted here periodically. Watch for new Fiscal One-On-One interviews to be posted here periodically.

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Interview by Deb Kozel with Joe Morris, Aquaculture Extension Specialist at Iowa State University and the Director of the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center, about the development of an aquaculture industry in Iowa.

Joe Morris — Aquaculture Industry in Iowa

Interview by Christin Mechler with Dennis Britson, Assistant Bureau Chief of the Iowa Securities and Regulated Industries Bureau, regarding local governance, and specifically township governance, of cemeteries in Iowa.

Dennis Britson — Local Governance of Cemeteries

Interview by Robin Madison and Laura Book with George Oster, former Executive Director of the Fire Service Institute at Iowa State University, regarding the role of townships in providing fire protection and emergency medical services in Iowa.

George Oster — Township Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services

Interview by Josie Gerrietts with US Senator Charles Grassley regarding the history of and his role in the development of the Iowa school aid formula.

Senator Charles Grassley - History of the Iowa School Aid Formula

Interview by Alice Wisner with Lettie Prell, retiring Director of Research in the Department of Corrections (DOC), about her 30-year career that included earlier postings with the Board of Parole and the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Division in the Department of Human Rights.

Resource Enhancement and Protection(REAP) Program

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