On this edition of Iowa Press, Gary Slater, CEO/manager of the Iowa State Fair, and Tom Barnes, executive director of the Association of Iowa Fairs and secretary/manager of the Mighty Howard County Fair in Cresco, discuss a summer full of fairs and festivals across the state.

Fairs and Festivals

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.

News

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

Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System

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

Iowa House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst

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.

Speaker of the Iowa House Pat Grassley

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.

Bicycle and Traffic Safety Issues

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.

Fairs and Festivals

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