Jeff Stein

Political Party Leaders Still Hot To Argue About Adjourned Legislative Session

The Republican Party’s state chairman said Democrats have nothing to complain about when it comes to a series of last-minute Republican bills adopted in the final days of the Iowa Legislature’s 2019 session. The Democratic Party leader disagrees, as you would expect.

By Jeff Stein and Lyle Muller

/ 6 May 2019

Political Party Leaders Still Hot To Argue About Adjourned Legislative Session

Podcast: Iowa Legislative Session Adds Flood Relief To Budget Deliberations

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said in the latest IowaWatch Connection radio report and podcast that Iowa needs to streamline the process for getting flood relief to portions of the state

By Jeff Stein

/ 15 Apr 2019

Podcast: Iowa Legislative Session Adds Flood Relief To Budget Deliberations

Vilsack: Tragedy Three Decades Ago Emphasized Faith, Challenges

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST The December 1986 murder of Mount Pleasant’s mayor at a City Council meeting taught his successor, former Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and former Iowa Gov.

By Jeff Stein

/ 8 Apr 2019

Vilsack: Tragedy Three Decades Ago Emphasized Faith, Challenges

Iowa Ag Secretary Says Pesticide Investigation Staff Levels To Remain The Same Despite Higher Demand

LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Iowa will not add investigators to handle an increased number of pesticide drift complaints, favoring instead more efficient ways to handle complaint inspections, the state’s

By Lyle Muller and Jeff Stein

/ 16 Mar 2019

Iowa Ag Secretary Says Pesticide Investigation Staff Levels To Remain The Same Despite Higher Demand

Podcast: Herbert Hoover, The Misunderstood President

The nation's only president born in Iowa had a far different reputation around the world than he had in the United States. Such was the fate for Herbert Hoover, who presided over the start of the Great Depresssion during his 1929-33 presidency.

By Jeff Stein

/ 11 Mar 2019

Podcast: Herbert Hoover, The Misunderstood President

Podcast: Government Shutdown Starting To Affect Rural United States

The effects of the government shutdown are starting to be felt in rural parts of the country. For example, implementing the new farm bill is on hold, Anna Johnson, Midwest policy manager for the Center for Rural Affairs and based in Iowa, said in a weekend IowaWatch Connection radio report now avail

By Jeff Stein

/ 14 Jan 2019

Podcast: Government Shutdown Starting To Affect Rural United States

Podcast Primer: For Tuesday's Mid-Term Election In Iowa

SUPPORT NON-PROFIT JOURNALISM, DOUBLE YOUR DONATION WITH NEWSMATCH 2018 Iowa’s race for secretary of agriculture and land stewardship has gotten strong attention this year for several reasons, including:

By Jeff Stein

/ 4 Nov 2018

Podcast Primer: For Tuesday's Mid-Term Election In Iowa

Podcast: Chasing First-Time Voters In Iowa

Young voters traditionally participate in elections process less frequently than their older counterparts. Some of them talk in this podcast about their first crack at the voting booth.

By Lily Bohlke, Guy Tannenbaum and Jeff Stein

/ 29 Oct 2018

Podcast: Chasing First-Time Voters In Iowa

Podcast: Political Division Runs Through Nation's History, Former Iowa Congressman Reminds Us

Some Americans may think their country is divided politically more than ever but political acrimony was more serious, and sometimes violent, in other times in U.S. history, former long-time U.S. congressman James Leach, of Iowa, said in an IowaWatch interview. Listen to the interview in this podcast

By Lyle Muller and Jeff Stein

/ 15 Oct 2018

Podcast: Political Division Runs Through Nation's History, Former Iowa Congressman Reminds Us

Iowa Democrats Trying To Keep New Presidential Precinct Caucus Rules In Sync With New Hampshire Primary

Leading Iowa Democrats say changes in how their precinct caucuses are run will make participation in the nation's first presidential nominating caucuses more open in 2020 than it was in 2016, when confusion existed over how caucus night delegates supporting Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were se

By Jeff Stein and Lyle Muller

/ 8 Oct 2018

Iowa Democrats Trying To Keep New Presidential Precinct Caucus Rules In Sync With New Hampshire Primary

Podcast: Journalism Credibility In Crisis

Challenges facing modern-day journalism are at to a crisis stage as many Americans’ lack understanding of a critical news media’s role in society, IowaWatch cofounder and Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Stephen Berry said during a recent visit to Iowa and in an IowaWatch Connection p

By Jeff Stein

/ 1 Oct 2018

Podcast: Journalism Credibility In Crisis

Podcast: Fighting Back Against Bias And Hate On Iowa College Campuses

U.S. Department of Education data from 155 Iowa college campuses showed 13 incidences of hate crimes on those campuses in 2016, the most recent year for which data exist. This IowaWatch Connection podcast explores what student leaders are doing to overcome the negative impact of bias- and hate-relat

By Lauren Wade and Jeff Stein

/ 24 Sep 2018

Political Party Leaders Still Hot To Argue About Adjourned Legislative Session

Podcast: Iowa Legislative Session Adds Flood Relief To Budget Deliberations

Vilsack: Tragedy Three Decades Ago Emphasized Faith, Challenges

Iowa Ag Secretary Says Pesticide Investigation Staff Levels To Remain The Same Despite Higher Demand

Podcast: Herbert Hoover, The Misunderstood President

Podcast: Government Shutdown Starting To Affect Rural United States

Podcast Primer: For Tuesday's Mid-Term Election In Iowa

Podcast: Chasing First-Time Voters In Iowa

Podcast: Political Division Runs Through Nation's History, Former Iowa Congressman Reminds Us

Iowa Democrats Trying To Keep New Presidential Precinct Caucus Rules In Sync With New Hampshire Primary

Podcast: Journalism Credibility In Crisis

Podcast: Fighting Back Against Bias And Hate On Iowa College Campuses

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