On this Newsbuzz episode we check in with a state government reporter on the first legislative hurdle, and follow up on reporting from IPR staff.

Analysts discuss Trump's address to Congress and the Democratic response, plus foreign aid, tariffs, Ukraine, DOGE and more.

Covenants in Iowa and across the country restricted Black Iowans from purchasing homes in response to the Great Migration. Iowa researchers are mapping where these covenants were put in place.

Iowa's public libraries would not receive state assistance if they are members of state or national advocacy organizations under a bill active in the Statehouse.

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law on Friday that will remove gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, making Iowa the first state in the U.S. to do so.

The service and sacrifice of Black Americans in defense of the United States is believed to be a driving force in the progress of civil rights over generations.

Political analysts discuss the new budget blueprint out of the U.S. House, bills at the Statehouse, Ukraine and more.

Iowa has one of the highest cancer rates in the U.S., but advancements have led to more survivors of cancer.

A Des Moines OBGYN shares how the current political climate has impacted patients and lawmakers discuss a new bill that would remove gender identity as a protected characteristic from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.

We discuss proposed cuts to federal science research funding with Dr. Stanley Perlman, a professor of immunology at the University of Iowa and a world authority on coronaviruses.