On this archive episode we weigh the strengths and vulnerabilities of our current election infrastructure. David Levine, a senior fellow at University of Maryland’s Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement joins the program to discuss election integrity in the United States and internationally, threats to democracy and ways to improve the election process. (This episode was originally produced in May 2025.)
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Iowa Capital Dispatch
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Comedian and actor Maria Bamford is very open about her personal struggles with mental illness, and shares more dysfunctional family stories than she probably should. -
Thirty-five ballots cast by non-U.S. citizens were counted in Iowa’s 2024 general election, according to Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. He said 277 noncitizens were registered to vote, after initially flagging more than 2,000 people as possible noncitizens. -
Floods, tornadoes, bird flu and Caitlin Clark - just a sampling of the biggest stories from Iowa in last year.
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President-elect Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer over its poll that inaccurately predicted Democratic candidate Kamala Harris would win Iowa. -
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Attorney General Brenna Bird sued the Biden administration Tuesday because federal officials declined to provide the state with a list of noncitizens registered to vote shortly before the election. -
A panel made up of five of Iowa’s statewide elected officials voted unanimously Monday to certify the state’s 2024 election results, finalizing the counting of Iowans’ votes.
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Iowa Senate Democrats elected Sen. Janice Weiner of Iowa City as their new leader Friday. The number of Democrats in the Iowa Senate has been declining since 2010, and is at its lowest point in more than 50 years. -
Data shows the number of clinician-provided abortions fell in Iowa following a law that went into effect in late July banning the procedure when cardiac activity is detected, which can be as early as six weeks of pregnancy. -
On this Newsbuzz, a meatpacking plant is facing a lawsuit about COVID-19 deaths, plus updates on election recounts and more.
