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ITR Live: Iowa Politics and Conservative Policy — 269 episodes

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More Taxes, More Government: The Left's Playbook for Iowa This Fall

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ITR Foundation Local Government Symposium Debrief

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Vote Yes: The Campaign to Protect Iowa Taxpayers Is Official

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Faith, Patriotism, and the Fight Over Iowa's Ballot

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New ITR Foundation Poll: Iowa's Races, Issues, and a Big Amendment Number

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Week in Review: Opening Attacks, ESA "Audits", and the Electoral College

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Lahn and Sand Pick Their VP — What the Picks Say

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Iowa Primary Results: What Lahn's Win Means for the Fall

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The Doom and Gloom Tour: Why Local Government Complaints Might Actually Good News

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Legislative Recap

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Whose Budget Comes First? Iowa's Property Tax Debate

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Fiscal Notes, Chore Coats, and the National Popular Vote Scheme

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ITR Tax Day: Iowa's Conservative Record & Property Tax Endgame

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Your Iowa Property Tax Bill Is Going Up — Here's Exactly How Much

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Iowa's March Revenue Forecast, Government Overreach & Candidate Filing Day

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Feenstra's 7-Figure Ad Buy, Rob Sand's Shutdown Threat & Iowa's Education Waiver

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Guardrails for Government: TIF, Budgets, and Regulations in One Week

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School Budgets Drive Your Property Taxes—Here’s the Proof

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Secondhand Podcasts: Property Taxes and Pretend Reform

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Minnesota’s Chaos—and Why Iowa Is Different

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Straight Talk from Week One: Spending Is the Issue

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Property Taxes Take Center Stage as Iowa Lawmakers Return

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The Truth Behind Iowa’s Economy and State Finances

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Freezes, Incentives, and the Real Cost to Iowa Taxpayers

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$1 Billion in Fraud: When Politics Matter More Than Protecting Taxpayers

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Failed Projects, Big Subsidies: The Truth About Iowa “Economic Development”

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Town Halls, Tariffs, and Turbulence: Iowa Politics Unfiltered

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Iowa’s Local Elections: Spending, Bonds, and Taxpayer Voices

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Tax Reform, Property Taxes, and Iowa’s Fiscal Future

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Iowa's Hidden Tax Hikes: $1.5 Billion in Local Debt

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Radical Accountability: Taxpayers Deserve Answers

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New ITR Poll: Iowans Demand Taxpayer Protections

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Ballot Errors, Bond Issues, and Iowa’s Political Climate

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Jack Whitver’s Legacy: A Transformational Era for Iowa

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Charlie Kirk’s Assassination and the Fight for Ideas

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The Real Battle Ahead: Spending Restraint in Iowa

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Straw Poll Results and the State of Iowa Politics

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From IPERS to Spending Cuts: Cutting Through the Noise

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The Foundations of Conservatism

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Representative Taylor Collins

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America 250 – Iowa Style: Rally Recap and Political Forecast

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Why ‘Local Control’ Isn’t Always About Freedom

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Bombs Away: Iran, Trump, and Taxpayer-Funded Growth

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Affordable Housing or Expensive Government?

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Final Action on the 2025 Iowa Legislative Session

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It's Always About Spending

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Federalism, Civics Education, and What Iowa Can Teach D.C.

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What the "Big, Beautiful Bill" Means for Iowa Taxpayers

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Conservative Budgeting Works: Iowa’s Success Story

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The Real Reason Your Tax Bill Keeps Going Up

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The Case for Broad, Low Taxes—Not Special Exemptions

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The Next Conservative Iowa Governor

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ITR Report Card: Education Data All in One Place

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What Budget Targets Reveal About Iowa’s Fiscal Leadership

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Elected to Lead, Not Ask: “Where Should We Cut?” Isn’t Accountability

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ITR/NFIB Luncheon: What's Next for Iowa?

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Tax Cuts Actually Cut Taxes – And Iowa’s Budget Is Still Strong

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ITR Poll: Iowans Overwhelmingly Support Tax Protections

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Conservative Leadership in Iowa: What’s Next for Taxpayers?

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Eggheads and Issues: Legislative Update

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Iowa’s Conservative Success vs. Protesters Fighting to Keep Government Waste

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Iowa’s Hidden Tax Hike: The Truth About Franchise Fees

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Iowa’s DOGE: Government Efficiency & Spending Cuts

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Trump, Taxes, and Iowa’s Future: What Comes Next?

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Iowa’s Budget Battle: What’s Next for Education and Taxes?

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Donald Trump’s Golden Age Vision: What It Means for Iowa

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Taxpayer-First Governance: A Legislative Mandate

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Iowa's $7 Billion Property Tax Problem

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New Year, New Challenges: Iowa’s 2025 Legislative Session

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From Surplus to Success: Iowa’s Fiscal Foundation in Focus

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Property Tax Relief to Federal Strings: Iowa’s Fiscal Challenges

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Prioritizing Taxpayers: Holding Government Ambitions in Check

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Amity Shlaes: The Legacy of Harding and Coolidge in Today's Politics

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Iowa’s Conservative Leadership: Setting the Stage for 2024

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Bond Measures, Budget Season, and What’s Next for Iowa Taxpayers

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Trump's Comeback: Analyzing Iowa's Results

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Election Day 2024

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Expiration: Iowa Impact

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Is It Your Money or the Government's?

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Repeat Offenders

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Economic Insights from Dr. Ernie Goss

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Iowa Democrats Get Fact Checked

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ITR Foundation Poll - Iowans Care About Taxes

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Local Elections Impact Iowa Property Taxes

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Iowa Campaign Update

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Iowa Political Update

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New Beginnings

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More Government Than We Can Afford

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The Growing National Debt and Its Impact

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Tim Walz's Left Wing Vision for America

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Iowa Sales Tax Free Holiday: Good Deal?

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The Hendrickson Report: Party Like It's 1924

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New ITR Foundation Poll: Trump Widens Lead

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What Direction Do Iowans Want?

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It's For The Kids

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Iowans Really Don't Like Joe Biden

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Defending Iowa and Unapologetically American

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Iowa Primary Election Results

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Iowa Primary Election Preview

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Representative Dan Gehlbach: Educational Reform and Fiscal Leadership

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Danger Ahead

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Safe-Sane-Steady

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We're Talking About Taxes Again

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Senator Scott Webster: Universal Basic Income and Property Tax Reform

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Iowa Voters Chose Conservative Reforms and Conservative Leaders

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Iowa Legislative Session Recap: Key Taxpayer Victories

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Moving Toward Adjournment: Taxes, Regulations and Western Civilization

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Tax Day: Evaluating the Cost of Government

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Rich States, Poor States: Examining Iowa's Competitiveness

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Legislative Update: What's In Store for Taxpayers?

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Property Taxes: Reports from Recent Budget Hearings

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ITR/NFIB Tax Day Luncheon: Iowa's Leadership in Tax Reform

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Navigating the Landscape of Iowa Politics: A Deep Dive

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Jonathan Williams: Iowa's Tax Triumphs

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O Herbert, Where Art Thou?

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Reign of Terror

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Tax Eaters Versus Taxpayers: Iowa's Battle for Tax Relief

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People Must Know

119

All Things Must Pass

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Bullets, Budgets, and Democracy

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The Impact of Upcoming Elections on Iowa Property Taxes

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The Real Threats to Democracy

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ITR Foundation Poll Results: A Snapshot of Iowa's Political Landscape

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The ITR Live Grand March

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The Iowa Gold Standard: Accurate Predictions and Exciting Developments

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Smoke and Mirrors from the White House to the Courthouse

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Iowa's Gold Standard: A Tax Reform Breakdown

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Behind the Scenes of Iowa's Legislative Session

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The Property Tax Predicament: Local Government Growth at the Expense of Taxpayers

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Balancing Act: Federalism, State Sovereignty, and Border Security

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Understanding the Dynamics of the Iowa Caucuses

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The Condition of the State Address and Opening Day Speeches

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A Big Week in Iowa: Caucuses and Kicking off the Legislative Session

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Iowa’s 2023 Legislative Session: Emphasizing Tax Reform

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Celebrity Carbon Footprint, The Minnesota Flag, and More Iowa Tax Cuts

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Impact Assessment: Evaluating Income Tax Reform in Iowa

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Local Budgets Under the Microscope: Property Tax Pressures in Iowa

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Adopting Fiscal Responsibility: The Iowa Way

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Performance Enhancing Drugs

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Economist Vance Ginn: Unpacking Conservative Budgeting Principles

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Presidential Endorsements: Unpacking the Impact in Iowa

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A Streetcar Named Boondoggle

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First in the Nation Update

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Election Day 2023 Recap

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Local Election Day

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America's Tax Evolution: A Focus on Iowa

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Challenging the Justification of High Property Taxes

148

MAGA, Border Security, Election 2024 and Public Libraries

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Understanding Iowa's Rise in the Tax Rankings

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ITR Local: Unveiling the Truth Behind Rising Property Taxes

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Special Announcement: ITR Local 2.0

152

Balance of Power

153

A Deeper Look into the Israel Crisis: Implications for U.S Foreign Policy

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Tackling Iowans' Concerns: Economy, Immigration, and Taxes

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Iowa Turning to the Left?

156

The Power of Prudent Budgeting: Iowa's Financial Triumph

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Parades, Politics, Presidents and Policy

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America First: Understanding Republican Stances on Immigrations and Trade Policies

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Tax Policy: Impacts and Implications - Federal and Local

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It's The Economy, Stupid: Bidenomics and Public Opinion

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From Tailgates to Tax Relief

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Trimming the Weeds

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Iowa is an Example of Federalism at Its Best

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Presidential Politics, Debates and Modern Challenges

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Back to School Special: The Start of the Political Season

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Politics, Pork Chops, and Straw Polls

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Iowa Democrats Can't Even Describe It

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State Fair Kickoff

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Politics, Economics, Trade, and...Landscaping

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Hendrickson Spotlight: Trade Policy - Part 2

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Hendrickson Spotlight: Trade Policy - Part 1

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The Greatest Income Tax Cuts in U.S. History

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The Impact of Bidenomics on Everyday America

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Stadium Incentives Relegate Taxpayers

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Trump's Tweets and Governor Reynolds

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Weekend Conversations: Foreign Investment in Iowa Agriculture

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Powerhouse

178

What is Bidenomics?

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Corporate Tax Credits

180

Kompromat

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Judicial Supremacy

182

Hendrickson Spotlight: Buchanan '96

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Cold California

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Crossing the Rubicon

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Your Task Will Not Be An Easy One...

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Representative Bill Gustoff

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Debt Ceiling Deal

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New Property Tax Exemptions

189

Whatever...Let's Go

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Iowa or Florida?

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Messaging Differences

192

Biden's Budget Battles

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Yeah, We've Got Travel Mugs and Everything

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Construction Update

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Public Budget Hearings

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Biden Ready to Finish the Job

197

Sorting Through the Details

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Property Tax Direct Notification

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Biden Tax Increases

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ITR Foundation Poll

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Property Tax Assessments

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Taxes are No Fun

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Separation of Powers

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New Taxpayer Protections

205

The North Remembers

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Making a Difference

207

The John Hendrickson Birthday Extravaganza

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Sidewalk Socialism: John Mozena

209

The Rest of the Story

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ITR/NFIB Tax Day Luncheon

211

Certificate of Need

212

Friday Roundup

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Showcasing Iowa to the Nation

214

This One Time, With the Band Tax

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Taxpayers Come First

216

Where is the Transparency?

217

The Triumph of New Deal Liberalism

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Good News and Bad News

219

Starbucks in Hell

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Chilling Effect

221

Iowa Property Tax Basics

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Conservative Wins

223

Get to Work

224

2023 Will Be A Big Year For Iowa Taxpayers

225

ITR Live Christmas

226

The State of Iowa Has a Lot of Money

227

How Biden Stole Christmas

228

The Iowa Caucuses

229

Iowa's Economic Strength

230

Thanksgiving Extravaganza

231

Taxes Have Consequences

232

What's Next For The Conservative Movement?

233

Nailed It

234

Election Recap

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Election Preview Show

236

Final Election 2022 ITR Foundation Poll

237

We're Just Here To Do The ITR Shuffle

238

Special Announcement

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How High Can You Count?

240

Two Competing Visions

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Senator Jack Whitver

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ITR Foundation Poll

243

Harvest Special

244

Into The Abyss

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Way Too Early

246

Runaway Property Taxes

247

Tax Ferrets

248

Why is the Flat Tax Important?

249

Divide et Impera

250

ITR Gets Called Up To The Show

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Did You Get Your Property Tax Savings?

252

More Inflation Act

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State Fair Special

254

Summer Fun

255

The FBI Never Raided Herbert Hoover

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Where Did Iowa's Local Relief Funds Go?

257

Save Our States - Part 2

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Save Our States - Part 1

259

ITR Foundation Poll

260

Rejecting Failed Liberal Policy

261

Biden's Way or the Iowa Way

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The Hendrickson Group: Property Taxes

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Kirkwood Institute

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General Election Preview - Iowa House

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“It’s Easy” To Spend Taxpayer Dollars

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Post Primary Extravaganza

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A Brighter Future?

268

Electoral College

269

Better, Stronger, More Conservative