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EPISODE · Aug 20, 2024 · 29 MIN

Abortion case ends, summer food fight begins; news on Iowa Congressional races, LGBTQ candidates

from KHOI's Capitol Week · host Laura Belin, Spencer Dirks

Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks discuss the end of a legal challenge to Iowa's near-total abortion ban, and Governor Kim Reynolds picking a fight with the U.S. Department of Agriculture over federal funds for feeding kids over the summer. Other topics discussed include the presidential tickets that will appear on Iowa's ballot, a new state policy on wheelchair repairs, Democratic spending on tv ads in two of Iowa's Congressional districts, the record number of LGBTQ people running for the Iowa legislature, and U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks' support for CO2 pipelines and energy tax credits she voted against.

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