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Statehouse reporters share which bills are still alive this session

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River to River, hosted by Ben Kieffer

Iowa lawmakers just passed their first funnel deadline of the 2024 legislative session.

On this episode of River to River, IPR's Grant Gerlock is joined by IPR's Katarina Sostaric and fellow journalists Stephen Gruber-Miller and Kathie Obradovich to discuss which bills are still in consideration by the Iowa House and Senate.

Those bills include proposals to overhaul the state's Area Education Agencies, legislation affecting undocumented immigrants, new restrictions on absentee ballots, Governor Kim Reynolds' bill to define "man" and "woman" based on a person's sex at birth, and differing proposals to cut the number of Iowa boards and commissions.

Guests:

  • Katarina Sostaric, IPR state government reporter
  • Stephen Gruber-Miller, statehouse reporter, Des Moines Register
  • Kathie Obradovich, editor, Iowa Capital Dispatch
Grant Gerlock is IPR's Assistant News Director, with expertise in reporting on education policy, the Iowa Legislature, water quality, and news in Central Iowa, all with an eye to helping Iowans better understand their communities and the state. He's covered education policy from the state to local level, environmental concerns and local policy implementations across the Des Moines and surrounding area, among many more stories, for IPR, NPR and other media organizations. Gerlock is a graduate of Miami University (Ohio).
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.