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University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson discusses the UI’s move to acquire Mercy Hospital of Iowa City and shares her thoughts on academic freedom, the independence of public universities and more.
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On October 1st, 1982 Rhonda Lyons was among 12 people who died after a mass shooting in the Mother Lode Bar in Sacramento California. At the time, "mass shooting" was not the household term it is today.
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'Aurora' tells the story of a psychiatrist who was publicly revealed as the doctor of a mass shooterDr. Lynne Fenton discusses the psychiatric treatment she provided James Holmes before the 2012 shooting in Aurora, CO, her inability to thwart his killing rampage, and her thoughts on how to prevent future mass shootings.
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Discussing the top headlines of the week, including protests at the State Capitol and changes to state crime victim assistance programs concerning emergency contraception.
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Gun control advocates gathered in the Iowa Capitol for a student-led protest against a bill that would expand gun owners’ rights to carry weapons onto school property.
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Lawmakers moved forward with several measures last week, including a bill to allow gun owners to keep their firearms in their cars at certain public buildings and sending a bill that tightens eligibility requirements for public assistance programs to the governor’s desk.
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A bill passed in the Iowa House authorizes legal gun owners to keep firearms in their cars outside public schools, public universities and community colleges, and corrections facilities.
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Iowa political professors analyze the latest news at home and abroad, including updates on the possible indictment of former President Donald Trump and the bills still alive as the Iowa Legislature nears another crucial deadline.
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Jim Obergefell was the lead plaintiff in Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark Supreme Court case that gave same-sex couples the right to marry. He fears LGBTQ rights are at stake after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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House subcommittees approved bills to provide gun safety classes in Iowa schools and to allow gun owners to store weapons in their cars while at a school or their workplace.