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Each week Iowa Press explores the issues affecting the lives of Iowans. Newsmakers, policy makers and elected officials join capitol reporters in a weekly discussion.

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Iowa Senate Democratic Leader

Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Janice Weiner (D - Iowa City) discusses the 2026 legislative session and Senate Democrats’ agenda.

27 min
JAN 30

Iowa House Democratic Leader

Iowa House Democratic Leader Rep. Brian Meyer (D - Des Moines) discusses the 2026 legislative session and House Democrats’ agenda.

27 min
JAN 23

Iowa Senate Majority Leader

Iowa Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mike Klimesh (R - Spillville) discusses the 2026 legislative session and Senate Republicans’ agenda.

27 min
JAN 16

Iowa Speaker of the House

Speaker of the House Pat Grassley (R-Butler) discusses the Condition of the State address and the 2026 legislative session.

27 min
JAN 9

Iowa’s Job Market

Juliet Abdel, president and CEO of Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance, and David Leto, president and CEO of Palmer Group, discuss the job market and employment issues and trends in Iowa.

27 min
JAN 2

Iowa’s State Budget and Other Fiscal Issues

Ben Murrey, director of policy and research for Common Sense Institute Iowa, and Mike Owen, senior associate at Common Good Iowa discuss the state budget and other fiscal issues.

27 min
12/26/2025

Iowa’s Hand-Free Driving Law and Traffic Safety

Sgt. Alex Dinkla, Larry Grant and Brett Tjepkes discuss Iowa's new hands-free driving law and other issues related to traffic safety.

27 min
12/19/2025

Iowa Politics and What’s Ahead for 2026

Jimmy Centers, managing principal at Cornerstone consulting firm, and Matt Paul, principal and director at Cornerstone discuss Iowa politics and what’s ahead for 2026.

27 min

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Video needed

02/15/2014

Cornfed2

Great content. Would be nice to see this as a video podcast
OK but could be better

11/19/2021

Jessica_981

Iowa Press has a good assortment of political content but should be better on some clarity & fact checking. They recently (11/19/21) discussed 2022 elections, school superintendent elections & how CRT is taught in grade schools, failing to mention CRT is a college-level education & it’s more a racial education ideology that is being debated. This journalistic failure is seen across the media right now. Iowa Press should strive to do better.

Each week Iowa Press explores the issues affecting the lives of Iowans. Newsmakers, policy makers and elected officials join capitol reporters in a weekly discussion.