Election-related court cases, legislative targets, another school book ban challenge

Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks started with three court rulings related to Libertarian candidates for governor or Congress, and a new Republican suit to revive a restriction on absentee ballots. They covered several stories related to Iowa's U.S. Senate and governor's races—including GOP nominee Zach Lahn mixing it up with Laura on a social media platform. Other topics covered: a poll of Iowa's first Congressional district, Democratic groups targeting the second Congressional district and more than a dozen state House or Senate seats, Chris Jones' plan to get more local food in Iowa schools, campaign ads about a proposed constitutional amendment, and take three on a lawsuit from publishers and authors challenging restrictions on school library books.