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Governor Kim Reynolds (R) and Deidre DeJear (D), candidates in Iowa’s 2022 gubernatorial race, participated in a debate hosted by Iowa PBS’s “Iowa Press.” The two were first asked about thei…

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and his Democratic challenger in Iowa’s 2022 U.S. Senate race, Mike Franken, participated in a debate hosted by Iowa PBS. During the debate, journalists asked t…

Fifty years ago, on February 24, 1969, the Supreme Court decided in Tinker v. Des Moines that students do not lose their First Amendment rights on school grounds. The court ruled in favor of…

Candidates for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, incumbent Representative Abby Finkenauer (D-IA) and Ashley Hinson (R), participated in a debate was sponsored by Iowa PBS. Representative Fi…

O. Kay Henderson of Radio Iowa and Paul Steinhauser of the Concord Monitor discussed the 2020 presidential election and potential candidates who have been visiting Iowa and New Hampshire.

The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement held a discussion on the challenges of congressional redistricting. The panelists examined Iowa’s approach to redistricting whic…

Iowa 3rd Congressional District candidates, incumbent Representative David Young (R) and Jim Mowrer (D) participated in a debate. Courtesy of Iowa Public Television.

Reporters talked about their experiences covering the Iowa caucuses. One of the reporters covered nine presidential caucus campaigns for the Des Moines Register newspaper. Following the disc…

O. Kay Henderson reported by telephone from Des Moines to preview the caucuses coming up in Iowa February 2016, including polling data for the state.

Representative Steve King (R-IA) and Jim Mowrer (D) met in a roundtable-style debate for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District seat. The debate, which took place in Anderson Auditorium of Buena …

O. Kay Henderson talked by phone about the Iowa Senate race between U.S. Representative Bruce Braley (D) and Joni Ernst (R) to replace retiring Senator Tom Harkin.

Candidates Staci Appel (D) and David Young (R) met in a debate for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District seat. This was a special edition of “Iowa Press” held at the Iowa Western Community Colle…

Phone lines were open for viewer comments on ISIS* claiming responsibility for a third beheading, this time British aid worker David Cawthorne Haines. O.Kay Henderson talked by phone abou…

Representative Steve King (R) and former first lady of Iowa Christie Vilsack (D) met in their final debate for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District seat. Topics included the Farm Bill, jobs, ta…

Senator Hillary Clinton was the guest at the “Iowa Press” roundtable.

Telephone lines were open for comments on “Ron Paul: How big a factor.” The topic was inspired by reports that Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) raised $4.2 million on the Internet in a single …

Representative Tom Tancredo was the guest at the “Iowa Press” roundtable. He was questioned by statehouse reporters Mike Glover of the Associated Press and Todd Dorman of Lee Enterprises. Ra…

Reporters, pollsters, and political strategists discussed the states of Wisconsin and Iowa, which are two of the battlegrounds in this year’s presidential election. Guests joined the discuss…

O. Kay Henderson, Radio Iowa, News Director spoke from Iowa about the caucus process and media coverage of the presidential campaign. She also responded to viewer comments on the 2004 Presid…

Journalists talked about political developments in Iowa over the past year.