This week’s show features a roundtable discussion on Immigration reform, battered Obama and the slow road to legislative shutdown. This episode features The Gazette’s political reporter James Lynch, Quad City Times political writer Ed Tibbetts, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier political writer Jon Ericson and Iowa Lee Bureau Chief Mike Wiser. The show was produced by The [...]

A roundtable discussion of immigration reform, the races for the US Senate and Iowa 1st District, and gender balance on local government boards. This episode features The Gazette’s political reporter James Lynch, Quad City Times political reporter Ed Tibbetts, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier politics writer Jon Ericson and Gazette columnist Todd Dorman. The show was produced [...]

This year’s legislative session is winding down, dueling videos in education reform, Steve King’s embarrassment and Bill Northey decides to stay put. Featuring James Lynch, Ed Tibbetts, Mike Wiser and Jon Ericson. The show was produced by Max Freund and music heard in the podcast is courtesy of Craig Erickson of Cedar Rapids and Copperhead. [...]

Mental health and public safety, electoral politics and the resurrection of the fuel tax on this week’s episode. This week’s show features The Gazette’s political reporter James Lynch, Quad City Times political reporter Ed Tibbetts, Lee Iowa Bureau Chief Mike Wiser and Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier political reporter Jon Ericson. The show was produced by The [...]

Immigration reform introduced on Capitol Hill, campaign money moving in Iowa and women in politics on this week’s episode. This week’s episode features Gazette political writer James Lynch, Ed Tibbetts political writer for the Quad City Times, Lee Enterprises Iowa Bureau Chief  Mike Wiser and Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reporter Jon Ericson. The show was produced [...]

This week’s episode features a “shrewd” move on education reform, a claim of Washington-style politics in Iowa over Senate confirmations and real Washington-style politics in Washington over gun control. This week’s show features Gazette political reporter  James Lynch, Quad City Times political reporter Ed Tibbetts, Lee Enterprises Iowa Bureau Chief Mike Wiser and Waterloo-Cedar Falls [...]

A trade mission to China, the legislative legacy of the Evansdale killings, and the percentage of voters that believe “lizard people” control our society and other conspiracy theories might surprise you.  Featuring The Gazette’s James Lynch, Quad City Times political reporter Ed Tibbetts, Lee Enterprises Iowa Statehouse Bureau Chief Mike Wiser and Jon Ericson, political [...]

  While state legislators tried to craft meaningful revisions to state anti-bullying laws last week, a small group of conservative Christian pastors and their supporters dragged out a tired drum. For the second consecutive year, the Family Leader went banging on about the Governors Conference on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth — an [...]

Handicapping the Medicare debate, the uncertain fate of the anti-bullying bill and someone else just tossed their hat in the ring in Iowa’s First Congressional District. This episode features Gazette political writer James Lynch, Waterloo-Cedar Falls political reporter Jon Ericson, Lee Enterprises’ Iowa Statehouse Bureau Chief Mike Wiser and Gazette columnist Todd Dorman. The show [...]

A confirmation fight, the Steve King-O-meter moves five points and gun keeping your prying eyes from gun permits on this week’s podcast. This week’s show features The Gazette’s James Lynch, Andrew Wind, Quad City Times  Statehouse Bureau Chief Mike Wiser and Sioux City political reporter Bret Hayworth. The show was produced by Max Freund and [...]