Lyle Muller

Podcast: African-American, Latino Students Often Struggle To Acclimate At University Of Iowa

Some African-American and Latino students say they seek each other for support instead of University of Iowa diversity programs. That comes as a new Hechinger Report study shows many flagship universities across the country with relatively low African-American and Latino student enrollments, but he

By Lauren Wade, Maria Curi, Jeff Stein and Lyle Muller

/ 19 Feb 2018

Podcast: African-American, Latino Students Often Struggle To Acclimate At University Of Iowa

Care About State Spending In Iowa? This Podcast Updates You On How The Legislature Is Handling That

The Republican-led Iowa Senate came up with $31.9 million in spending cuts for this fiscal year, which ends June 30, bringing that legislative house closer to cuts the House and governor's office find to be acceptable. This IowaWatch Connection podcast brings you up to date on how this Iowa General

By Jeff Stein, Lyle Muller and Trent Rice/KASI Radio (Ames)

/ 12 Feb 2018

Care About State Spending In Iowa? This Podcast Updates You On How The Legislature Is Handling That

Former Iowa Democratic Party Leader Airs Concerns In Radio Report Podcast About Proposed Precinct Caucus Rules

A Democratic Party proposal to count raw totals during the 2020 presidential precinct caucuses is wrong in two ways, former Iowa Democratic Party chairman David Nagle said during a weekend IowaWatch Connection radio report interview.

By Jeff Stein and Lyle Muller

/ 18 Dec 2017

Former Iowa Democratic Party Leader Airs Concerns In Radio Report Podcast About Proposed Precinct Caucus Rules

Memories From Vietnam War Still Raw For Some Of Its Iowa Veterans

Time slowly has healed some, but not all, of the wounds for Vietnam War veterans in Iowa, even though more than 42 years have passed since the last soldiers, one of them an Iowan, died in that war.

By Lyle Muller and Jeff Stein

/ 10 Nov 2017

Memories From Vietnam War Still Raw For Some Of Its Iowa Veterans

Iowa Veterans On Whether Or Not They Think Iowans Support Veterans

Veterans from different backgrounds answer in this podcast the question: What would you like the response to be when supporting a veteran in Iowa?

By Lyle Muller

/ 6 Nov 2017

Iowa Veterans On Whether Or Not They Think Iowans Support Veterans

IowaWatch Connection Report: Closing Iowa's Opportunity Gap

White Iowans made strong gains in high school and college graduation rates, poverty, median family income and home ownership from 1960-2010 but black and Latino achievements in these areas grew far more slowly, or in some cases declined. This IowaWatch Connection radio podcast looks at ways some are

By Lyle Muller and Jeff Stein

/ 30 Oct 2017

IowaWatch Connection Report: Closing Iowa's Opportunity Gap

Iowa's State Funding Shortfall Gives Governor Candidates A Hot-Button Issue

An Oct. 19 Revenue Estimating Conference report showing Iowa's revenue projections for this fiscal year down $133 million from where they were anticipated primed the state's gubernatorial campaign with a hot topic: how finances are being managed.

By Lyle Muller and Jeff Stein

/ 23 Oct 2017

Iowa's State Funding Shortfall Gives Governor Candidates A Hot-Button Issue

Podcast: Living With The Threat Of Alzheimer's

The growing number of aging Iowans means more are dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Some 64,000 in the state suffer from this disease at a time when Iowa is tightening its Medicaid system, which pays for long-term nursing home care for Alzheimer's patients.

By Cindy Hadish, Lyle Muller and Jeff Stein

/ 16 Oct 2017

Podcast: Living With The Threat Of Alzheimer's

How You Can Support IowaWatch In News Match 2017

IowaWatch is included in a huge, national News Match 2017 fund drive that will benefit our non-profit news gathering and training program with up to $28,000 in matching funds. It will help support our training of the next generation of journalists in our democracy.

By Lyle Muller

/ 12 Oct 2017

Podcast: Growing Demand For Rail Shipping In Iowa

Iowa's 3,851 miles of track won't be enough to carry all the freight state Department of Transportation planners think Iowa will handle in the future. Those planners expect demand on Iowa's railroads for shipping goods to increase 52 percent from 2014 to 2040.

By Lyle Muller and Jeff Stein

/ 3 Oct 2017

Podcast: Growing Demand For Rail Shipping In Iowa

First-Gen Americans Walk A Bridge When Explaining Their Roots

They were born in the United States and consider themselves full-blooded Americans. But the fact that their parents immigrated to this country means first-generation Americans often have to explain their ethnicity, and citizenship.

By Krista Johnson, Lyle Muller and Jeff Stein

/ 25 Sep 2017

First-Gen Americans Walk A Bridge When Explaining Their Roots

Iowa Veterans Answer The Question: What Does It Mean To Support Veterans?

The question: How can Iowans turn the phrase "support our veterans" into action? The answers: In this IowaWatch Connection podcast.

By Lyle Muller

/ 21 Aug 2017

Podcast: African-American, Latino Students Often Struggle To Acclimate At University Of Iowa

Care About State Spending In Iowa? This Podcast Updates You On How The Legislature Is Handling That

Former Iowa Democratic Party Leader Airs Concerns In Radio Report Podcast About Proposed Precinct Caucus Rules

Memories From Vietnam War Still Raw For Some Of Its Iowa Veterans

Iowa Veterans On Whether Or Not They Think Iowans Support Veterans

IowaWatch Connection Report: Closing Iowa's Opportunity Gap

Iowa's State Funding Shortfall Gives Governor Candidates A Hot-Button Issue

Podcast: Living With The Threat Of Alzheimer's

How You Can Support IowaWatch In News Match 2017

Podcast: Growing Demand For Rail Shipping In Iowa

First-Gen Americans Walk A Bridge When Explaining Their Roots

Iowa Veterans Answer The Question: What Does It Mean To Support Veterans?

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