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Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks began with news from the 2026 campaign trail: big endorsements for Chris McGowan in the fourth Congressional district, Matt Windschitl dropping his IA-04 campaign, Adam Steen banking on social conservatives in the governor's race, a weak showing for Randy Feenstra at the GOP off-year caucuses, and the DNC clearing Iowa Democrats to compete for an early slot in 2028. They covered some news from Congress: federal government funding and Senator Chuck Grassley's connection to FBI changes under Kash Patel. Most of the show focused on news from the Iowa legislature: proposed restrictions on abortion medications and local civil rights ordinances, a trio of "tough on crime" bills from House Republicans, the Senate GOP school funding plan, controversial measures advanced from the House Education Committee, and a House bill to strike all code references to affirmative action or "minority" grants.
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Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks began with news from the 2026 campaign trail: big endorsements for Chris McGowan in the fourth Congressional district, Matt Windschitl dropping his IA-04 campaign, Adam Steen banking on social conservatives in the governor's race, a weak showing for Randy Feenstra at the GOP off-year caucuses, and the DNC clearing Iowa Democrats to compete for an early slot in 2028. They covered some news from Congress: federal government funding and Senator Chuck Grassley's connection to FBI changes under Kash Patel. Most of the show focused on news from the Iowa legislature: proposed restrictions on abortion medications and local civil rights ordinances, a trio of "tough on crime" bills from House Republicans, the Senate GOP school funding plan, controversial measures advanced from the House Education Committee, and a House bill to strike all code references to affirmative action or "minority" grants.

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