The Iowa Legislature's 2022 session ended this week. Tax cuts, E15 expansion and a trans athlete ban were signed into law. State-funded private scholarships and an eminent domain moratorium did not make it to the governor's desk. On this episode of River to River, host Ben Kieffer speaks to a panel of Iowa politics reporters about these policies and more.
Guests:
- Katarina Sostaric, state government reporter for Iowa Public Radio
- O. Kay Henderson, news director for Radio Iowa and host of Iowa PBS’ Iowa Press
- Stephen Gruber-Miller, statehouse reporter for Des Moines Register
- Kassidy Arena, covers Spanish speaking communities for IPR
- Cecilia Mitchell, host of IPR’s Studio One