Iowa Press

The front lines of government policy are often at your nearby city council. We sit down with a pair of Iowa Mayors for a municipal perspective on issues ranging from water quality to race to economic growth. The Mayors of Des Moines and Waterloo on this edition of Iowa Press.

Rural America at a crossroads in an era of turbulent policy and politics. We visit with a bipartisan pair of former U.S. Agriculture Secretaries to discuss the future of farm country on this edition of Iowa Press.

Congress at a crossroads less than a year into the Trump administration and key republican priorities are teetering on the brink of failure. We check in with Senator Joni Ernst on this edition of Iowa Press.

Democrats are fighting from the back bench in Congress as well as the minority of statehouses across the country. How to rebuild the party? We visit with a trio of national democrats on this edition of Iowa Press.

Taxes, health care, hurricane disaster relief, mass shootings and gun control. Just a sampling of issues confronting the U.S. Congress this fall and we talk about it all with Congressman David Young on this edition of Iowa Press.

A period of global unrest from Europe to East Asia. As national security issues under the Trump Administration reach a boiling point, we sit down with a former Midwestern U.S. Senator turned Defense Secretary. It's Chuck Hagel on this edition of Iowa Press.

A state budget limping into late 2017, a republican controlled agenda in question and a democratic party seeking to regain its footing. We'll catch up on political developments with Iowa Political Party Chairs Jeff Kaufmann and Troy Price on this edition of Iowa Press.

The high profile, heart wrenching deaths of Iowa children has launched legislative investigations and new leadership at the Department of Human Services. We dive deeper into the controversial issues on this edition of Iowa Press.

Here in Iowa state revenues are falling short of expectations with talk of a special legislative session. In Washington everything from immigration to tax reform and disaster relief are dominating the conversation. 2017 is not an election year but 2018 issues are during this Reporter's Roundtable edition of Iowa Press.

Iowa democrats are reeling. It has only been seven months since the November 2016 elections and the consequences at the state legislature are significant. We sit down with a pair of up-and-coming legislative democrats to discuss their party's future. It's Senator Nate Boulton and Representative Abby Finkenauer on this edition of Iowa Press.