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Jerry Kelley, Mayor of Indianola, Kevin Nordmeyer, Director of the Iowa Energy Center, and Simpson College student Kathryn Lisk talk about how and why Iowa colleges are pushing for energy sustainability.
posted on March 27, 2009 at 1:08 PM
Radio Iowa News Director Kay Henderson and Paul Yeager talk about new tax structure, extension of jobless benefits and the politics of this week's White House health care forum.
posted on February 26, 2009 at 2:24 PM
Economic downsizing and consolidation in media outlets, including magazines, newspapers, radio, and television, has resulted in news staffs being cut drastically in the past several years. So, who will be the investigative journalists in the years to come?
posted on February 26, 2009 at 2:23 PM
News analyst Kay Henderson of Radio Iowa and host Paul Yeager talk prevailing wage, limits on campaign contributions, and recall of local politicians.
posted on January 30, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Paul Yeager shows a video of Governor Culver's statements on the 2010 budget, and discusses the state budget and the 700 million dollar bonding proposal and bright sectors of the economy with Associated Press reporter David Pitt.
posted on January 12, 2009 at 10:32 AM
The state of print journalism and the possibility of new taxes are current topics discussed by host Paul Yeager and Associate Press reporter David Pitt.
posted on December 18, 2008 at 5:54 PM
What can business, the government and others do to help turn this economy around? Ten trillion dollars has already been committed to helping change the economic tide. Will gains be able to offset that expenditure? The Iowa Journal looks at the economic big picture.
posted on November 21, 2008 at 3:06 PM
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Iowa's agricultural economy has been cushioned in recent years by the upstart of dozens of biofuel factories around the state. This Iowa Journal looks at the politics of ethanol.
posted on November 13, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Iowa's agricultural economy has been cushioned in recent years by the upstart of dozens of biofuel factories around the state. This Iowa Journal looks at the politics of ethanol.
posted on November 10, 2008 at 4:45 PM
Iowa's five congressional districts are profiled.
posted on October 23, 2008 at 3:30 PM
"The Iowa Journal" takes a look at the issues facing the state's 1st congressional district. This district is comprised of 12 counties. The district is often called the John Deere district and Deere and Company has operations in the biggest cities of the district, Davenport, Dubuque and Waterloo.
posted on October 23, 2008 at 1:32 PM
"The Iowa Journal" takes a look at the issues facing the state's 1st congressional district. This district is comprised of 12 counties. The district is often called the John Deere district and Deere and Company has operations in the biggest cities of the district, Davenport, Dubuque and Waterloo.
posted on October 17, 2008 at 7:12 PM
Janeane Beck of Iowa Public Radio discusses State Congressional Races, Voter Turnout, and the Smoking Ban.
posted on October 17, 2008 at 3:01 PM
"The Iowa Journal" discusses world hunger with the 2008 Laureates, former U.S. Senators Robert Dole and George McGovern.
posted on October 17, 2008 at 2:46 PM
The contributions of U.S. Senators Robert Dole and George McGovern are summarized.
posted on October 10, 2008 at 1:52 PM
"The Iowa Journal" takes a look at the issues facing the state's 4th congressional district. The Iowa Journal speaks with Trent Rice, KASI Radio News Director from Ames, and Dr. John Epperson, Political Science Professor from Simpson College, in Indianola, to find out what might be major motivations for the voters and citizens this year.
posted on October 10, 2008 at 12:25 PM
posted on October 8, 2008 at 2:12 PM
"The Iowa Journal" takes a look at the issues facing the state's 4th congressional district. This district is comprised of 28 counties. Geographically, it looks like a sideways stocking, with the toe encompassing Indianola and Winterset, the heel in north-central Iowa including Mason City and Estherville, and the ankle about two counties wide on the north eastern Iowa tier reaching to the Mississippi River.
posted on October 3, 2008 at 12:05 PM
A profile of Iowa's 2th Congressional District.
posted on October 3, 2008 at 11:25 AM
posted on October 3, 2008 at 11:23 AM
In the studio to talk about the district and the campaign for 2nd district Representative, are two political reporters: James Lynch of the Cedar Rapids Gazette and Matt Milner of the Ottumwa Courier.
posted on September 5, 2008 at 5:31 PM
The lively discussion of politics in Iowa's 5th Congressional District continues with reporters Art Cullen from the Storm Lake Times, and Mike Peterson, news director at KMA Radio.
posted on September 4, 2008 at 6:17 PM
A profile of Iowa's 5th Congressional District.
posted on September 4, 2008 at 6:16 PM
The Iowa Journal profiles Iowa's 5th Congressional District and looks towards the issues that will color voter's decisions during the election campaign of 2008.
posted on September 4, 2008 at 6:14 PM
In the News Analysis, reporter Jeneane Beck and host Paul Yeager talk about the final report from Rebuild Iowa, the possibility of a special session and a bar in West Burlington that has drawn the attention of a the Attorney General's office with 48 complaints about Iowa's smokefree air act.
posted on August 27, 2008 at 3:20 PM
Associated Press reporter David Pitt talks with host Paul Yeager about the possibility of a special session of the Iowa General Assembly to deal with 2008 flood relief. Discussion also focused on the upcoming Rebuild Iowa report and the drop in tax revenues.
posted on July 25, 2008 at 4:17 PM
posted on July 18, 2008 at 11:46 AM
News analyst Kay Henderson of Radio Iowa and host Paul Yeager talked about Gov. Culver's executive order on contractors' misclassification of employees, Iowa GOP state convention election of members of the Iowa Christian Alliance and Iowa Right to life and Mike Huckabee's speech to the GOP convention and his political and work future.
posted on July 11, 2008 at 11:35 AM
posted on July 11, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Before the floods and tornadoes hit Iowa, the legislature passed and the governor signed a $12 million appropriation to help communities improve and reinvigorate their riverfronts for economic development. The Iowa Journal will examine the efforts to attract canoeists, kayakers and others to Iowa's rivers for recreation.
posted on July 7, 2008 at 9:57 AM
Before the floods and tornadoes hit Iowa, the legislature passed and the governor signed a $12 million appropriation to help communities improve and reinvigorate their riverfronts for economic development. The Iowa Journal will examine the efforts to attract canoeists, kayakers and others to Iowa's rivers for recreation.
posted on May 23, 2008 at 12:29 PM
Radio Iowa's Kay Henderson evaluates the day's news with host Paul Yeager.
posted on May 23, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Radio Iowa's Kay Henderson discusses Barack Obama's May 20th rally in Des Moines with host Paul Yeager.
posted on May 23, 2008 at 12:24 PM
The Iowa Journal will examine the debate over whether corn should be used for food or fuel.
posted on May 22, 2008 at 6:09 PM
The Iowa Journal will examine the debate over whether corn should be used for food or fuel.
posted on May 22, 2008 at 5:21 PM
Radio Iowa's Kay Henderson talks about the past year's legislative measures regarding veterans' benefits with host Paul Yeager.
posted on May 19, 2008 at 5:23 PM
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Host Jeneane Beck and Kay Henderson, of Radio Iowa, discuss about the aftermath of the immigration-related raid at the Agriprocessor meat processing plant in Postville.
posted on May 13, 2008 at 10:55 AM
David Pitt of the Associated Press discusses presidential politics returning to Iowa with democrat Barack Obama posturing for the November election.
posted on May 13, 2008 at 10:54 AM
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posted on April 28, 2008 at 5:18 PM
Host Jeneane Beck and Kay Henderson of Radio Iowa discuss Iowa legislative activity including pay increases for the governor and other state officials, expanding public sector bargaining rights, and the state's open record laws.
posted on April 25, 2008 at 1:18 PM
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Host Jeneane Beck talks with O. Kay Henderson, Radio Iowa News Director, about Senator Harkin's role as a super delegate at the Democratic convention.
posted on April 1, 2008 at 11:12 AM
Jeneane Beck studies the news with David Pitt, Associated Press reporter. Topics include Iowa's crop planting intentions and legislative action on the state budget.
posted on March 27, 2008 at 3:03 PM
Radio Iowa’s Kay Henderson and Paul Yeager talked about what is happening at the Iowa Legislature, or not happening on many fronts. Subjects covered were the labor bill, bottle bill and smoking debate.
posted on March 27, 2008 at 3:01 PM
What does a community do with a failing mall? It’s a dilemma that threatens the tax base and economies of a growing number of cities. Saving retail dinosaurs and the communities where they are is at issue on “The Iowa Journal.”
posted on March 24, 2008 at 10:45 AM
Host Jeneane Beck and news analyst David Pitt of the Associated Press discuss the Iowa City murder of a woman and 4 children, and legislative debate on labor and smoking in public places.
posted on March 19, 2008 at 12:01 PM
posted on February 29, 2008 at 1:45 PM
How big a problem is juvenile justice in Iowa? What treatments work? And what could make things work better? Iowa Journal explores.
posted on February 28, 2008 at 5:21 PM
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Host Jeneane Beck talks with Associated Press reporter David Pitt about the difficulty of obtaining student loans and the proposed expansion of HAWK-I insurance program being debated in the Iowa legislature.
posted on February 15, 2008 at 5:00 PM
posted on February 15, 2008 at 4:57 PM
posted on February 12, 2008 at 9:56 AM
Pulitzer winning Miami Heard columnist Leonard Pitt Jr. addresses a number of topics ranging from the Obama surge to life in the U.S. since 9-11.
posted on February 12, 2008 at 9:49 AM
posted on February 11, 2008 at 10:54 AM
With us to discuss the role of lobbyists, ethics and whether there is a need for further reforms are two people who work with these issues on an almost daily basis: Representative Scott Raecker of the House Ethics Committee and Charlie Smithson is Executive Director and Legal Counsel for the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board.
posted on February 11, 2008 at 8:54 AM
posted on February 8, 2008 at 8:45 AM
There are some 685 lobbyists registered to lobby the Iowa Legislature. That's 4.5 lobbyists per legislator. We examine the role they play in shaping Iowa policy and legislation.
posted on February 6, 2008 at 9:27 AM
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posted on January 18, 2008 at 2:22 PM
State Representative Todd Taylor and prison reform advocate Carlos Jayne discuss issues in the Iowa correctional system with host Paul Yeager.
posted on January 18, 2008 at 2:14 PM
posted on January 15, 2008 at 10:55 AM
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.
posted on January 10, 2008 at 8:16 PM
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.
posted on January 7, 2008 at 8:16 PM
posted on January 4, 2008 at 9:28 AM
The Iowa Journal examines the latest update from the edge of the decision and experiences the campaigns from an outsider’s perspective. Geoff Elliott, reporter for The Australian, and Matt Taibbi, contributing editor for Rolling Stone Magazine, are here to discuss the Iowa campaigns and caucuses from an outsider's point of view in this special web-exclusive extended interview.
posted on January 3, 2008 at 10:14 PM
To outsiders, political homage to Iowa’s blended fuel may seem curious, but perhaps no more so than its caucus system. Here to share their take on the process are Geoff Elliott, a reporter for "The Australian," a national newspaper comparable to USA Today, and Matt Taibbi. Contributing Editor for Rolling Stone Magazine.
posted on January 3, 2008 at 9:00 PM
Paul Yeager reports the early numbers from the Iowa caucuses on caucus night, January 3, 2008.
posted on January 3, 2008 at 8:16 PM
The 2008 caucus campaigns are easily the most expensive and sophisticated in history. They are also the most covered. By most accounts races in both parties are tight. Kay Henderson is here fresh from the campaign trail with her take on all this.
posted on January 3, 2008 at 11:54 AM
The stature of renewable fuel in Iowa is unmatched anywhere else in America. But as Iowans gather at the caucuses how will the candidates' stances on the issue affect their choices? We examine what some say has been pandering, and others see as appropriate attention to an important issue.
posted on December 31, 2007 at 10:16 AM
Mary Tiffany and Carrie Giddins, communications directors for the Republican and Democratic Parties of Iowa, respectively, discuss alliances and accommodations that spring up across party lines during the Iowa caucuses.
posted on December 31, 2007 at 10:16 AM
What's the fuss about the Iowa caucuses? We explore the history, the process and the influence that the Iowa caucus has on the nation's body politic.
posted on December 31, 2007 at 10:16 AM
For Democrats, the mechanics of selecting a nominee are not for the mathematically challenged. For an explanation we turn to the head chef of the Political Kitchen, Bob Singer, who utilizes commodities to illustrate caucus math.
posted on December 31, 2007 at 10:16 AM
Two observers of the caucus process -- Todd Dorman, columnist with "The Gazette" in Cedar Rapids, and M.E. Sprengelmeyer, reporter for "The Rocky Mountain News" discuss caucus issues with host Paul Yeager.
posted on December 21, 2007 at 5:01 PM
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Iowa Public Television hosted The Des Moines Register presidential debates on Wednesday, Dec. 12 and Thursday, Dec. 13. To discuss the candidates and their appearance at the debates, The Iowa Journal brings together a panel of national journalists. Mark Halperin, political analyst to both ABC and Time Magazine, CNN senior political correspondent Candy Crowley, and Mark Murray, NBC political reporter join host Todd Mundt for a lively discussion.
posted on December 11, 2007 at 6:01 PM
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posted on November 26, 2007 at 6:01 PM
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posted on November 8, 2007 at 9:21 AM
The state’s voters have traditionally embraced the responsibility to vet the candidates in Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses. Iowans like to give everyone a good look. For their part, the candidates have swarmed to the state’s cultural venues.
posted on October 26, 2007 at 9:19 AM
Nicholas Johnson is a visiting law professor at the University of Iowa. In a previous life he was a member of the Federal Communications Commission. He remains a populist, and while he is still concerned about the current condition of the nation’s broadcast resources, he’s also a little worked up about taxes and tax breaks.
posted on October 18, 2007 at 1:01 PM
Tonight’s news analysis comes from “The Des Moines Register” newsroom where producer Sid Sprecher and columnist David Yepsen talked domestic politics.
posted on October 8, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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They were selling a war. Why were so many buying it?
posted on April 19, 2007 at 12:00 AM
There are currently seven million undocumented workers in the U.S. Their impact is economic, political and cultural.
posted on April 19, 2007 at 12:00 AM
An extended interview with noted Iowa State University economist Neil Harl on the economic impact of immigration.
posted on January 17, 2007 at 4:21 PM
Iowa Senate President Jack Kibbie recalls the last time that Democrats held control of both the Iowa legislature and the Governor’s office in 1965.
posted on January 17, 2007 at 4:21 PM
Much of Iowa's economic optimism is being fueled by an industry that hardly existed a decade ago. Renewable energy is no longer just the darling of granola crunching idealists. It’s become the consort of steely-eyed capitalists.
posted on January 17, 2007 at 4:21 PM
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