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The bills that died and survived during the second Statehouse funnel week

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River to River, hosted by Ben Kieffer

Iowa lawmakers have passed their second funnel deadline of the 2024 legislative session. Numerous bills made it past the crucial deadline, but many others failed to meet the requirements to move forward.

On this episode of River to River, host Ben Kieffer is joined by IPR's Katarina Sostaric and fellow journalists Robin Opsahl and Erin Murphy to discuss which bills are still in consideration by the Iowa House and Senate after the second funnel deadline of the 2024 legislative session.

Those bills include proposals to change the state's Area Education Agencies, legislation banning citizen police review boards, new restrictions on absentee ballots, a bill to fund school safety staff firearm training, and a proposal allowing over-the-counter birth control.

Guests:

  • Katarina Sostaric, state government reporter, IPR
  • Robin Opsahl, state legislature and politics reporter, Iowa Capital Dispatch
  • Erin Murphy, Des Moines bureau chief, The Gazette
Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River
Dani Gehr is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University. Since 2022, Gehr has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.