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For the second year in a row, House Republicans are going after LGBTQ Iowans' civil rights. The new bill is a long list touching on bathrooms, birth certificates and introduces the phrase “gender theory” into Iowa law.

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Blue Missouri's Jess Piper tells the Cornhole Champions crew that winning the top of the ticket starts down ballot. And rural voters are key.

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Iowans are losing their life’s savings to scammers using crypto ATMs to separate people from their money. A bill aims to regulate these kiosks in hopes of preventing future losses.

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NEW EPISODE - Zach and Amie toss some bags and talk about the drag ban, private school vouchers, and try to learn some lessons from rural voters across the state lines. Subscribe to Cornhole Champions where you listen to podcasts.

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The State Auditor is raising the alarm, saying state government is stonewalling his office over details on the state’s private school voucher program.

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THIS: "This executive order is premised on an assertion that's not biologically correct."

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Iowa Republicans want public schools to offer elective coursework teaching the Christian Bible. Supporters say teaching the Bible as literature is essential to an education. Schools can already offer these classes, but Republicans say that’s not enough.

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Politicians are talking about inflation's impact on eggs. What about inflation's impact on our schools?

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As Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) prepares for mediation with their company—a huge step in their quest to begin bargaining a first contract—we spoke with workers at a Starbucks in Bettendorf that could possibly become the third unionized Starbucks in Iowa.

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Toss some bags and hear why the governor had to say she doesn't think Lutherans are laundering money. Also hear from a historian about why Trump's lawsuit against the Register doesn't have the juice.

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Gov. Kim Reynolds called for a special election to replace a representative who died during the session. House District 100 sits at the farthest southeastern edge of the state.

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Got an email from "Concerned Resident" in Winneshiek County today: "Recently, our Sheriff Dan Marx posted on the Sheriff’s facebook page about the ICE raids in Winneshiek County. Explaining that the sheriff’s department is there to help navigate these raids..." 🧵

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The governor only wants a 2% increase to public school funding. Iowa Democrats have called for a 5% increase. House Republicans have released a school funding increase that would fall somewhere in the middle.

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Iowa Senate Democrats release a slate of bills aimed at solving Iowa’s childcare crisis. It aims to tackle the rising cost of child care across Iowa while addressing the accessibility issues facing families.

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While she may have hoped to use the national appearance to further her political standing under Trump, some pointed questions from a committee member may have caused Gov. Kim Reynolds some unexpected problems back home.

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In 2024, Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks encored her razor-thin margin from 2020. Despite winning, she’s calling foul and blaming a poll that didn’t mention her name.

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US Rep. Miller-Meeks has squeaked by two federal elections with the smallest winning margins. Join Zach and Amie as they discuss why that's no longer enough for the congresswoman.

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A state agency that supports K-12 students with special needs is anticipating major restructuring and reductions in the coming year. This after Iowa Republicans’ law redirecting their funding and scope of service.

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IA Republicans passed a bill Thursday to require school to teach details about the stages of fetal development using videos, without any requirements about the videos be medically or scientifically accurate. Supporters said they hoped the education would make students support abortion bans.

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Sixty-seven people are presumed to be dead after a passenger plane collided Wednesday night with a US Army helicopter midair while approaching Reagan National Airport. Rather than provide measured leadership, Trump blamed DEI and Democrats for the deadly accident.

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A new study has found that from May to August 2022, vasectomies surged by 95% and tubal sterilizations increased by 70% among adults ages 19 to 26. Health care professionals across the country have seen this in real time.

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A local school board president who ran on supporting public education flipped a Republican state Senate seat blue. Democrat Mike Zimmer will join the Iowa Senate.

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BREAKING: U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan temporarily blocks OMB's effort to stop funding of current federal grant contracts. She orders an administrative stay of OMB's pause on open awards — set to go into effect now — until 5p. Monday, February 3.

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Trump's halt of federal grants and aid funding is quickly turning into a major mess and sowing chaos. Have you seen any effects of this here in Iowa?

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What's next in the political football playbook?

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A new analysis from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that since 2022, states with near-total abortion bans appear to have lost 36,000 people per quarter, with single people, who tend to skew younger, being more likely to leave.

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At a legislative subcommittee meeting, two Iowa medical students spoke out against a bill that would require teachers to show students videos that say life begins at conception.

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Tuesday’s special election will decide who fills the vacancy left by Lieutenant Gov. Chris Cournoyer.

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USA TODAY’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards set out to determine which collegiate sports tradition stands above the rest in 2024, asking fans nationwide to vote for their favorites. The Iowa Wave stood out among the rest.

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Iowa has one of the most restrictive medical cannabis programs in the country. There’s a push in the Iowa Legislature to double the number of cannabidiol dispensaries that can operate in the state.

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More help could be coming to Iowans who need assistance to afford healthy foods. Iowa senators Wednesday discussed a bill to invest $1 million for 2025-2026 in the Double Up Food Bucks program for Iowa families that receive SNAP benefits.

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If all undocumented workers in the food supply chain were somehow all deported, it would lead to an estimated 10% hike in prices and the “likely collapse” of our agricultural system.

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NEW EPISODE - We're focused on the billion dollar question: Why are billionaires such a big part of our politics? Listen where fine podcasts are sold.

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Trump issued an executive order to end birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment, doubled down on fossil fuels that drive pollution, and targeted transgender Americans.

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If Trump’s inauguration is any indication, the 47th President is readying for more of the same with mega-donors at the center of the action.

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President Trump vowed to fight for the working class on the campaign trail. But today, sitting front row at Trump's inauguration, were Silicon Valley billionaires, including the three wealthiest on the planet: Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk.

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State Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D-West Des Moines) explains the major flaws in Gov. Reynolds' proposed food box program.

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Iowa Republican lawmakers have resurrected a proposal requiring schools teach anti-abortion propaganda to students in grades 7-12.

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The president-elect should be able to, in theory, implement his “Day One” plans. But will he actually do what he’s proposed? Or will he, as he’s indicated in recent weeks, walk back some of those promises, reverse course, or just ignore them altogether?

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State Rep. Austin Baeth (D-Des Moines), a doctor, talks about the personal and professional "uphill battle" doctors fight against health insurance.

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Here, this is an actual problem

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Republican Katie Whittington is getting some help from a white nationalist former congressman in the special election to replace Sen. Chris Cournoyer’s District 35 seat. But Whittington is erasing that support from her Facebook.

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As the hunger crisis worsens in Iowa and Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds again rejected federal money for summer feeding programs, anti-hunger advocates say they’re not giving up on finding ways to get people help.

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Iowa DOGE. Medicaid work requirements. Cellphone bans: Read Gov. Kim Reynolds' State of the State.

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Iowa's sole statewide Democrat says the Legislature should help spread ideas to improve government efficiency.

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All while the state is one of the few remaining to not submit their application for the millions in energy efficiency rebates already allocated to them 🙄

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