Three campaigns end, one begins, and lots of legislative news

Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks began with Iowa political reaction to another tragedy in Minneapolis. Next, they covered breaking news from the 2026 campaign trail, as three Iowans ended their Congressional campaigns on the same day. One of them, Taylor Wettach, is now running for state auditor. Christina Bohannan announced a new stance on health care reform, and State Senator Catelin Drey revealed her cancer diagnosis. Laura and Spencer also covered many Iowa legislative stories: a House Republican property tax plan, a House floor vote on eminent domain, a very different Senate GOP plan on eminent domain, a House Democratic clean water package, subcommittee action on over-the-counter ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, more teaching restrictions on LGBTQ topics, and a possible smoking ban for casinos. Finally, they discussed the new Iowa Legislative Black and Brown Caucus and highlights from the fundraising reports for some Democratic and Republican candidates for governor. (More to come on candidate fundraising next week.)