Iowa Press

On this edition of Iowa Press, Dr. Chad Hart, professor of economics at Iowa State University, and Dr. Justin Glisan, State Climatologist of Iowa, discuss the 2021 harvest and the agricultural economy, as well as climate, drought conditions and other extreme weather. 

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, Iowa Senate Minority Leader Sen. Zach Wahls (D-Coralville), discusses redistricting, as well as various policy issues. 

Joining moderator Kay Henderson at the Iowa Press table are Erin Murphy, Des Moines bureau chief for Lee Enterprises, and Katarina Sostaric, state government reporter for Iowa Public Radio.

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

On this edition of Iowa Press, our guests include Charlie Wishman, president of the Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, and Paul Iversen, labor educator and coordinator of the Quality Preapprenticeship Program at the University of Iowa Labor Center. They discuss the current UAW strike at John Deere and the status of labor, unions and workers rights in Iowa.

On this edition of Iowa Press, we convene a panel of Iowa political reporters to discuss Iowa politics at the Statehouse and beyond. 

Joining moderator Kay Henderson at the Iowa Press table are Erin Murphy, Des Moines bureau chief for Lee Enterprises, Brianne Pfannenstiel, chief political reporter for the Des Moines Register, Dave Price, political director for WHO-TV 13 in Des Moines, and Stephen Gruber-Miller, Statehouse reporter for the Des Moines Register.

On this edition of Iowa Press, Iowa Senate Majority Leader Sen. Jack Whitver (R-Ankeny) discusses the special legislative session and the ongoing redistricting process, as well as the pandemic and various policy issues.

Joining moderator Kay Henderson at the Iowa Press table are Erin Murphy, Des Moines bureau chief for Lee Enterprises, and Stephen Gruber-Miller, Statehouse reporter for the Des Moines Register.

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A special legislative session is only days away. We gather perspective from the Iowa House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst on this edition of Iowa Press.

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On this edition of Iowa Press, Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives Pat Grassley (R-New Hartford) discusses the upcoming special legislative session and the redistricting process. 

Joining moderator Kay Henderson at the Iowa Press table are Erin Murphy, Des Moines bureau chief for Lee Enterprises, and Stephen Gruber-Miller, Statehouse reporter for the Des Moines Register.

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

On this edition of Iowa Press, United States Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Marion) discusses her work in Congress and her plans for re-election in 2022.

Joining moderator Kay Henderson at the Iowa Press table are James Lynch, political reporter for The Gazette and Clay Masters, politics reporter and Morning Edition host for Iowa Public Radio.

Program support for Iowa Press is provided by Associated General Contractors of Iowa and Iowa Bankers Association.

On this edition of Iowa Press we convene a panel of Iowa political reporters to discuss the latest in Iowa politics and other news. 

Joining moderator David Yepsen at the Iowa Press table for Yepsen’s final show are Kay Henderson, news director for Radio Iowa; Erin Murphy, Des Moines bureau chief for Lee Enterprises; Brianne Pfannenstiel, chief political reporter for The Des Moines Register; and Dave Price, political director for WHO-TV in Des Moines.

On this edition of Iowa Press, our guests include Mike Beranek, president of the Iowa State Education Association and a 30-year veteran teacher; Liz Brennan, West Des Moines School Board member, president-elect of the Iowa Association of School Boards board of directors, Heartland AEA board member, and a preschool teacher; and Jessica Drake, president of the Van Meter School Board. They discuss masking and COVID-19 mitigation in schools, as well as other pandemic impacts, education policy, and upcoming school board elections.