On this podcast of River to River, host Ben Kieffer speaks to meteorologist Mike Fowle about the massive storm system that brought hurricane-force wind gusts, spawned tornadoes and took the life of a truck driver.
Then, state Republicans eye more tax cuts and possibly the elimination of Iowa’s income tax. Des Moines Register reporter Stephen Gruber-Miller and Peter Fisher of Common Good Iowa explain the implications of eliminating Iowa's income tax.
Guests:
- Mike Fowle, Science and Operations Officer, Meteorologist, National Weather Service in Des Moines
- Stephen Gruber-Miller, statehouse reporter, Des Moines Register
- Peter Fisher, research director, Common Good Iowa and professor emeritus of urban planning, University of Iowa
- Ethan Rogers, assistant research scientist and Postdoctoral fellow with the Crime and Justice Policy Research Program at the University of Iowa Public Policy Center
- Mark Berg, professor and Collegiate Scholar at the University of Iowa, and director of the Crime and Justice Policy Research Program
