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Democrats call Iowa religious freedom bill 'a blank check to discriminate'

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River to River, hosted by Ben Kieffer

GOP presidential hopeful Nikki Haley says she has no plans for dropping out, despite former President Donald Trump's commanding lead and low polling in her home state of South Carolina ahead of its primary this week.

On this River to River, John Wanamaker fills in for Ben Kieffer and is joined by political scientists Jonathan Hassid of Iowa State University and Megan Goldberg of Cornell College to discuss the race for the GOP nomination, as well as the U.S. blocking a U.N. vote to call for a cease-fire in Gaza and the Iowa Senate passing the elimination of a gender balance requirement and a controversial religious freedom bill.

Guests:

  • Megan Goldberg, assistant professor of American politics, Cornell College
  • Jonathan Hassid, associate professor of political science, Iowa State University
John Wanamaker is IPR's<i> All Things Considered</i> host. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Since 2023, Wanamaker has educated, informed, and helped IPR's listening audience through their afternoon and early evenings with news from IPR's reporters, weather updates, and sharing other noteworthy information.
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.