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Iowa News Analysis: May 14, 2009

posted on May 14, 2009 at 5:42 PM

Iowa Journal host Paul Yeager discusses news of the day with Radio Iowa news director Kay Henderson.

Discussion of Autism in Iowa

posted on May 14, 2009 at 5:41 PM

Autism affects one in every 150 children in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control. This program examines the needs of families in Iowa and asks how the state can best meet those needs.

The Iowa Journal Autism in Iowa

posted on May 14, 2009 at 5:40 PM

Health Insurance Concerns and the Iowa Legislature

posted on January 11, 2008 at 4:52 PM

Senator Jack Hatch and John Gilliland, Senior Vice President of Government Relations for the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, discuss health insurance mandates and how they will affect the 2008 Iowa lesgislative session.

2008 Iowa Legislative Preview

posted on January 9, 2008 at 3:16 PM

As the session begins Monday, the legislature faces a fiscal year 2009 budget gap of more than $400 million. Governor Chet Culver has already asked lawmakers and state agencies to hold the line on spending, and he says he does not want to increases taxes. Nevertheless, there are many proposals asking for projects to be funded.

Former Governors Branstad and Vilsack Discuss Health Care

posted on October 22, 2007 at 5:08 PM

Having held the state's highest office for a combined 24 years consecutively, Branstad and Vilsack discuss access to quality health care, long-term financial security and where they think the presidential candidates should stand on these issues. Across every generation access to health insurance is waning as the number of uninsured Americans has risen. Learn more about these issues that are key to the future of our country and critical to Iowans' voting decisions.

Health Care and Financial Security

posted on October 19, 2007 at 3:31 PM

Democrat, Republican or Independent, nearly every poll of Americans reveals that the cost and availability of health care are big political issues. So too are other matters of family financial security, like pension viability, or mortgage regulations or even college tuition and loans. These issues are enduring and will persist through the 2008 elections.

News Analysis: October 8, 2007

posted on October 8, 2007 at 12:00 AM

In the headlines this week: There are worries about the market for Iowa's burgeoning ethanol industry, despite oil being at $80 a barrel; and the president has vetoed expanded funding for the health care of poor children. Dave Pitt of the "Associated Press" is here to brief us about these matters.