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Lawmakers weigh competing carbon pipeline bills
The Iowa House voted to ban eminent domain for carbon pipelines, but the Senate has a different plan. We break down the divide and what it could mean…
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Cedar Rapids public schools face major cuts and private colleges warn of closures
The Cedar Rapids School Board has approved deep budget cuts — and the consequences could ripple through classrooms, staff and students across the dis…
1 month ago
A veteran diplomat speaks on the impact of USAID dismantling
What happens when America steps back from the world stage? This hour, the view from a veteran diplomat. Uzra Zeya, the head of the organization Human…
1 month ago
Two Democrats seek to captivate Iowans' attention in ag secretary race
A discussion on the contested primary race for Iowa agriculture secretary and more on this Politics Day episode with political scientists Megan Goldb…
1 month ago
Nearly 50 years ago, Kamyar Enshayan left a very different Iran
Kamyar Enshayan remembers the Iran he grew up in as vibrant, musical and secular. He left in 1978, not long before the Islamic Revolution, and never …
1 month ago
As NASA’s Artemis II nears launch, a retired astronaut shares his perspective
NASA’s Artemis II mission is nearing launch, and an Iowa State University professor and retired astronaut knows exactly what that moment feels like. …
1 month, 1 week ago
UI scholars developing AI system to monitor physical violence
University of Iowa scholars are developing an AI system that monitors behavior to detect physical violence as it happens. (This episode was originall…
1 month, 1 week ago
Reynolds eyes property tax reform, stricter penalties for undocumented immigrants
During what may be her last Condition of the State, Gov. Kim Reynolds said our government needs to be reminded that "money doesn't grow on trees" as …
1 month, 1 week ago
Big questions still unanswered about medical cannabis use
New developments at the federal level have raised more questions than they've answered when it comes to cannabis and its use for treating various med…
1 month, 1 week ago
Legislative leaders eye property taxes, crime this session
On the first day of the 2026 Legislative Session, we hear from Senate Majority Leader Mike Klimesh, House Speaker Pat Grassley, Senate Minority Leade…
1 month, 1 week ago