An Iowa state representative distributed a controversial pamphlet throughout the House chamber last week. The pages, which Rep. Brett Barker said in a statement he circulated without reading, attacked women's liberation, LGBTQ rights, Islam, and certain branches of Christianity.

This week on Cornhole Champions, host Zachary Oren Smith talks with with Iowa Starting Line’s Amie Rivers and Avery Staker as they break down Barker’s pamphlet and preview some of the actions this week in the Iowa Legislature.

Cornhole Champions is a weekly podcast powered by Iowa Starting Line with music by Avery Mossman. We are a proud member of the Iowa Writers Collaborative. For more, check out its roundup of local writers.

Links:

* 1st Story - ‘What changed, Chuck?’ Grassley faces angry crowd at Iowa town hall (Iowa Starting Line)

* 2nd Story - Iowa House Republican admits "rookie mistake" over extremist handout (Iowa Starting Line, Bleeding Heartland)

* 3rd Story - Iowa gave $1 million to 7 anti-abortion pregnancy centers. How they're spending the money (Des Moines Register)

* 4th Story - Iowa’s polluted waterways rarely see improvement. Lawmakers still resist efforts to regulate industrial ag (Investigate Midwest)

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