As the legislative session warms up in Des Moines some issues are being placed on the front burner. For gambling interests, a sports betting expansion could be imminent. We sit down with Representative Bobby Kaufmann, Iowa Gaming Association's Wes Ehrecke and Gambling Law Expert Keith Miller on this edition of Iowa Press.

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The Iowa legislature has gaveled in with another term of republican trifecta control. Democrats made gains in the Iowa House but lost seats in the Iowa Senate in 2018. So what do they plan to accomplish in the 2019 session? We sit down with Senator Janet Petersen and Representative Todd Prichard on this edition of Iowa Press.

Elections are in the rearview mirror and back on the front burner. A new year in Washington begins with a government shutdown and new Steve King controversies. All as Iowa is about to inaugurate a Governor and begin another legislative session. We dig in with Iowa Party Chairs Jeff Kaufmann and Democrat Troy Price on this edition of Iowa Press.

A new year brings officials taking key roles in Washington and here in Iowa. In state government, the first democrat to hold office as Iowa Auditor since the 1960s was sworn in this week. We sit down with Auditor Rob Sand on this edition of Iowa Press.

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2018 was a landmark year in Iowa politics. But 2019 beckons with even more intrigue at the Iowa Statehouse. And a presidential race is brewing in our own back yard. We gather Iowa political reporters to look back and ahead on this edition of Iowa Press.

Iowa's news cycle is often dictated by events in the capital city and the legislature. But what are the issues concerning people on Main Street and in rural areas? We gather a roundtable of journalists covering those places on this edition of Iowa Press.

November's elections ushered in two new Iowa congresswomen for the first time in history. Iowa's third district Congressman David Young narrowly lost re-election to one of them. We look back at a two-term tenure in Washington with republican David Young on this edition of Iowa Press.

Former President George H.W. Bush passed away this past week at the age of 94. His legacy in the presidency began here in this state. And we look back and remember George Bush on this edition of Iowa Press.

Trends and data drive much of today's political analysis and the Cook Political Report has a long history of accurate insight. We sit down with founder Charlie Cook on this edition of Iowa Press.

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The 2018 electorate in Iowa shifted purple on election night. But republicans remain in power. What does it mean for governing and for the 2020 positioning already underway? We sit down with Iowa reporters on this roundtable edition of Iowa Press.