Legislature wraps, property taxes, GOP debate, new polls

Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks began with the marathon finish to the Iowa legislature's 2026 session: the all-nighter at the capitol, culminating in the final agreement on property tax reform. They covered key parts of that bill and divisions among House and Senate Republicans—and among Democratic lawmakers—on the issue. The legislature adjourned without any action on eminent domain, but Republicans passed a bill limiting the governor's powers, new restrictions on abortion medications, a proposed constitutional amendment on taxes, and more funding for pediatric cancer research and water quality investments. News from Congress: the end of a partial federal government shutdown and what did (and didn't) make it into the House-approved Farm Bill. Finally, they discussed the first (and last) televised debate for Republicans running for governor, a GOP-commissioned poll of Iowa's third Congressional district, and a Democratic poll of the second Congressional district.