Dave Muhlbauer: Meet the Democratic Iowa farmer running for Grassley’s Senate seat
News Desk Part 1: Meet the Democratic Iowa farmer running for Grassley’s Senate seat About one year from now, it will be time for Iowa’s primary election. So far, the list of…
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INSIDERS: Which bills will have the biggest impact on Iowa?
Part 1: 2021 Iowa legislative session wraps up Republicans control the Iowa House, Senate and governor’s mansion, but they needed an extra three weeks past the scheduled end of the…
Doug Gross: Gov. Reynolds’ ‘Symbolic Message’ of Rejecting Federal Money is Bad for Iowa
Part 1: Gov. Reynolds’ ‘Symbolic Message’ of Rejecting Federal Money is Bad for Iowa, Doug Gross Says In less than a month, the extra $300 a week in federal benefits…
INSIDERS: Why Joni Ernst Changed Her Stance on How the Military Handles Sexual Assaults
Part 1: Why Joni Ernst Changed Her Stance on How the Military Handles Sexual Assaults There is hope that an 8-year-long effort to change the way the U.S. military investigates…
INSIDERS: Miller-Meeks Visits US-Mexico Border Amid Migrant Surge
Part 1 First-term Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks joined a dozen other U.S. House Republicans to visit El Paso, Texas. There has been a surge in migrants seeking asylum as they cross…
INSIDERS: Andrea Sahouri Hopes Her Experience Inspires Young Journalists
Part 1 Last week a jury in Polk County found Des Moines Register journalist Andrea Sahouri not guilty on all charges after her arrest last year while covering a protest…
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INSIDERS: Axne Advocates for Mobile Vaccine Clinics to Immunize Iowans Faster
Part 1 Iowa is worse than almost every state in the percentage of eligible residents fully vaccinated against COVID-19. U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne says mobile vaccination clinics funded through the…
INSIDERS: Ernst Talks Iowa’s Vaccination Effort, Stimulus Relief, $15 Minimum Wage and More
Part 1 President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package would provide $1,400 payments to most adults, extend $400 weekly federal unemployment benefits until September and provide $20 billion for…
INSIDERS: Ashley Hinson Says $15 Minimum Wage is a ‘Death Wish’ for Iowa Small Businesses
Part 1 If the minimum wage is increased to $15 per hour, nearly half of Iowa’s workforce could get a raise. The federal minimum wage has stayed at $7.25 per…
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INSIDERS: Iowa to Launch Website Tracking COVID-19 Vaccination Progress
Part 1 Most Iowa students are back in class, far fewer Iowans are hospitalized with COVID-19 than were late last year, and the number of confirmed virus outbreaks at long-term…
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National Vaccine Rollout to Nursing Homes Has Been Slow, AARP Says
Part 1 The next phase of Iowa’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign will include people 75 years and older and those in other high-risk groups, the Iowa Department of Public Health announced…
Governor Reynolds Looks at What’s Ahead for 2021 Legislative Session
Part 1 Monday begins the new legislative session in Iowa, and Gov. Kim Reynolds will work with a newly strengthened Republican majority in the legislature. Tuesday night, for the first…
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Iowa Restaurant Association: Federal Aid Essential After Industry Loses $1B From Pandemic
Part 1 If you work at a bar or restaurant in Iowa, you might not think of St. Patrick’s Day in the same way as you once did. That is…
INSIDERS: Iowa’s Efforts to Protect Nursing Home Residents as COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 1,000
Part 1 For Iowans living in nursing homes, Thanksgiving is part of a holiday season that may get especially lonely since COVID-19 prevents most visitors. To date, 1,003 Iowans living…
INSIDERS: Where Iowa Democrats Say They Need to Improve After Election Losses
Part 1 In Iowa, when it comes to U.S. senators, representatives and state legislators, Republicans have the clear majority. Janet Petersen has served in the Iowa Legislature the past 20…