Iowa Press

On this edition of Iowa Press, Sara Konrad Baranowski, editor of the Iowa Falls Times Citizen, Abigail Pelzer, publisher of the Marshalltown Times-Republican, and Randy Evans, executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, discuss community journalism and the state of local news in Iowa, particularly in smaller towns and cities, as well as open records and public information.

Program support provided by: Associated General Contractors of Iowa, Iowa Bankers Association and FUELIowa.

Explore the key issues state lawmakers may address in the 2022 Iowa legislative session. Iowa Press provides an in-depth view of broadband expansion, the long-time battle over Iowa’s bottle bill and the status of medical marijuana law in Iowa.

On this edition of Iowa Press, our guests include Mak Suceska, bureau chief for the Iowa Bureau of Refugee Services, and Kerri True-Funk, director of the Des Moines field office of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI). We discuss Afghanistan refugees coming to Iowa and how local organizations help them adjust, as well as Iowa's long history welcoming refugees.

On this edition of Iowa Press we convene a panel of Iowa political reporters to look back on 2021 and preview 2022, including the upcoming legislative session.

Joining moderator Kay Henderson at the Iowa Press table are Clay Masters, Morning Edition host and lead political reporter for Iowa Public Radio; Erin Murphy, Des Moines bureau chief for Lee Enterprises; Kathie Obradovich, editor for Iowa Capital Dispatch; and Dave Price, political director for WHO-TV in Des Moines.

On this edition of Iowa Press, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Ottumwa), U.S. congresswoman for Iowa's 2nd District, discusses her work in the House and her plans to run for reelection in Iowa's new 1st District in 2022. 

Joining moderator Kay Henderson at the Iowa Press table are Erin Murphy, Des Moines bureau chief for Lee Enterprises, and Clay Masters, Morning Edition host and lead political reporter for Iowa Public Radio.

On this edition of Iowa Press, Wes Ehrecke, president and CEO of the Iowa Gaming Association, and Brian Ohorilko, administrator of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, discuss gambling in Iowa, including how casinos have fared during the pandemic and the growing sports betting industry. 

Moderator, Kay Henderson is joined at the Iowa Press table by Erin Murphy, Des Moines bureau chief for Lee Enterprises, and Clay Masters, Morning Edition host and lead political reporter for Iowa Public Radio.

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Iowa republicans hold trifecta power in state government and are poised to overhaul tax policy. We discuss the possibilities with Chris Hagenow of Iowans for Tax Relief and Peter Fisher of Common Good Iowa on this edition of Iowa Press.

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Political discord and measuring support for politicians heading into an election year. We sit down with one of the country's best pollsters, Iowa's own Ann Selzer, on this edition of Iowa Press.

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Congress tackles President Biden's agenda, the John Deere strike ends and Iowa political races are taking shape for 2022. We gather perspective with a Reporters' Roundtable on this edition of Iowa Press.

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On this edition of Iowa Press, Rep. Cindy Axne (D-West Des Moines), congresswoman for Iowa’s 3rd District, discusses the infrastructure bill and other work in Washington, D.C., as well as redistricting in Iowa. 

Joining moderator Kay Henderson at the Iowa Press table are Clay Masters, Morning Edition host and lead political reporter for Iowa Public Radio, and Stephen Gruber-Miller, political reporter for The Des Moines Register.