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Midwest pollercoaster highlights voters' concerns

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River to River, hosted by Ben Kieffer

A unique new survey from The Midwest Newsroom and Emerson College Polling Center asked registered voters in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska about measures on Nov. 5 ballots, as well as a variety of political, social and economic subjects.

The Midwest Newsroom’s Holly Edgell and Daniel join the program to share what registered voters in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa had to say about key issues.

Then IPR’s Grant Gerlock and Katarina Sostaric discuss whether these attitudes in Iowa line up with priorities of Iowa lawmakers and what we may expect in the next legislative session.

The Midwest Newsroom is an investigative and enterprise journalism collaboration that includes Iowa Public Radio, KCUR, Nebraska Public Media, St. Louis Public Radio and NPR.

Guests:

  • Holly Edgell, managing editor of the Midwest Newsroom
  • Daniel Wheaton, data journalist with the Midwest Newsroom
  • Grant Gerlock, IPR assistant news director
  • Katarina Sostaric, IPR state government reporter
Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River
Katherine Perkins is IPR's Executive Producer of Talk Shows and Program Director for News/Talk. Since 2014, Perkins has managed the broadcast schedule and sound of the news and information service of Iowa Public Radio, as well as has directed the long-term planning and oversight for IPR's talk shows, Talk of Iowa and River to River. Perkins has a masters degree from Sangamon State University (now the University of Illinois – Springfield).
Caitlin Troutman is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from William Jewell College. Since 2022, Troutman has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.