Proposals to ban gender-affirming care and change eligibility requirements for food assistance advance through lawmaker deadline

By Ben Kieffer,

Dani Gehr, Samantha McIntosh

Published March 7, 2023 at 7:00 AM CST

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State lawmakers have worked through the first deadline of the 2023 legislative session.

On this Legislative Day edition of River to River, host Ben Kieffer talks with journalists Katarina Sostaric, Kathie Obradovich, and Katie Akin about the bills that made it through the first funnel week deadline. These include bills to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth, change public assistance eligibility, and put restrictions on eminent domain use for carbon capture pipelines.

Guests:

Katarina Sostaric, IPR state government reporter
Kathie Obradovich, editor, Iowa Capitol Dispatch
Katie Akin, politics reporter, Des Moines Register

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Ben Kieffer

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River

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Dani Gehr

Dani Gehr is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University. Since 2022, Gehr has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.

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Samantha McIntosh

Samantha McIntosh is a talk show producer for Iowa Public Radio. She holds a bachelor's degree from St. Cloud State University. Since 2022, McIntosh has worked with IPR's talk team to bring news and features to IPR's listening audience.

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Proposals to ban gender-affirming care and change eligibility requirements for food assistance advance through lawmaker deadline

State lawmakers have worked through the first deadline of the 2023 legislative session.

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