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Iowa's changing economic forecasts are rippling through the state's finances and it seems our public universities have a budgetary bullseye on their backs. We sit down with Iowa Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter on this edition of Iowa Press.

A changing of the guard in Washington and right here in Iowa. One already complete with now President Trump. In Iowa a new Governor is waiting at the Statehouse. We look behind the headlines with some of Iowa's best journalists on this edition of Iowa Press.

Transition time. Iowa's Governor's Office focusing on maintaining momentum, seamless transition. We're questioning republican Governor and U.S. Ambassador nominee Terry Branstad on this edition of Iowa Press.

Hello, I'm Dean Borg. For more than 40 years, Iowa Public Television has broadcast this very program, Iowa Press, a roundtable interview show covering topics inside our state's borders and beyond. Now as I step aside as moderator of Iowa Press and David Yepsen takes the reins in the coming weeks, we now take a look back at four decades of this program and the political coverage on Iowa Public Television.

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Iowa Press, Sunday, January 23rd.

Hello, I'm Dean Borg.

Good evening, I'm Dean Borg.

Economic hiccups. Sagging farm commodity prices sending monetary shock waves. Economists Ernie Goss and David Swenson providing insights on this edition of Iowa Press.

On this episode of Iowa Press, we discuss women in Iowa politics, including recent and upcoming milestones, as well as efforts to recruit and train candidates.

Developing blueprints. Election losses driving democratic assessments and retooling. Insights from three democratic activists on this edition of Iowa Press.

Iowa Press roundtable with Steve Scheffler and Doug Gross. Topics include the outcome of the November elections and the republican party’s dominance of the legislative and executive branches in Iowa and Washington D.C.

Joining moderator Dean Borg at the Iowa Press table are Kay Henderson, news director for Radio Iowa, and Kathie Obradovich, political columnist for The Des Moines Register.