On this Newsbuzz episode, statehouse reporter Stephen Gruber-Miller shares some of the higher profile bills that advanced this week in the state legislature and Iowa Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Luke Hoffman gives his reaction to a hands-free driving bill that awaits Governor Kim Reynolds' signature.
ISU Extension specialist Mark Licht gives a preview of what farmers should expect upon the start of the planting season and Todd Bogenschutz of the Iowa DNR shares how a dwindling number of prairie chickens near the Missouri border has caused the agency to cancel this year's Prairie Chicken Day.
Sports columnist Mike Hlas gives a recap of the state's college basketball teams in the NCAA tournaments and coaching changes for the University of Iowa and IPR's Mark Simmet grooves us into the weekend.
Guests:
- Stephen Gruber-Miller, statehouse reporter, Des Moines Register
- Luke Hoffman, executive director, Iowa Bicycle Coalition
- Mark Licht, associate professor and Extension cropping systems specialist, Iowa State University
- Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife biologist, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Mike Hlas, sports columnist, The Gazette
- Mark Simmet, IPR senior music producer, Studio One host
