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KHOI's Capitol Week — 144 episodes

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Derek Wulf's finances; another new Iowa poll

2

New Iowa poll; tight races for attorney general and Ag sec

3

More Iowa State Fair politics, new campaign ads

4

Politics at the Iowa State Fair

5

Emerson poll, new ads, data centers and health care in the campaigns

6

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

7

2026 state and federal campaign news; DNC's Iowa snub

8

GOP candidate pitches, Derek Wulf finances, 2Q fundraising

9

Candidate pitches and news from Iowa courts

10

Conflicting polls, Iowa angles on SCOTUS rulings, new state laws

11

Lots of news from the campaign trail, Congress, and courts

12

Senate poll, governor's race news, abortion in the 2026 campaigns

13

Derek Wulf controversies, Libertarians challenged

14

Governor's race, Senate poll, lawmakers defeated in primaries

15

Analyzing the Iowa primary election results

16

Previewing Iowa's primary elections

17

Iowa state candidate fundraising, 2nd GOP debate

18

Lots of news about Iowa's U.S. Senate race

19

Wahls/Turek debate, new campaign ads and polls

20

Legislature wraps, property taxes, GOP debate, new polls

21

New ads; lawmakers work on budget, taxes, nominees, cancer

22

Governor's race news, 1Q fundraising, abortion bill returns

23

New poll, candidates spar in governor & Senate races

24

Battleground race updates, green light for school book ban

25

Iowa GOP drama, No Kings, 2026 campaign news

26

2026 campaign news, health insurance tax, second funnel

27

Iowa candidate filings; legislative work on health care

28

Iowa angles on Iran war; governor's race and legislative news

29

Iran strikes, governor using state plane, campaign news

30

So much funnel week news

31

Sizing up Wahls vs. Turek after Democratic primary shake-up

32

Notable 2026 endorsements and legislative happenings

33

Trump in Iowa, GOP gubernatorial debate, 4Q fundraising

34

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

35

Governor's speech, other officials' wish lists, two Dems running for Ag Sec

36

Below-the-radar news from Congress; Iowa legislature's opening day

37

Senate race TV ad, special election takeaways, Iowa legislative preview

38

Looking back on Iowa politics in 2025

39

Congress wraps for 2025, governor flips on summer food aid

40

Divisions among Iowans in Congress, legislative campaign news

41

IA-02 in play, Miller-Meeks ads, Iowa Supreme Court win for Sand

42

Another Feenstra no-show, pro-Sand TV ad, special election previews

43

News from Congress and lots of 2026 campaign maneuvers

44

Iowa angles on funding bill, new candidates, poll shows Nunn in trouble

45

Dems against Schumer, local election takeaways, Lahn for governor

46

SNAP and shutdown news, Feenstra for governor, pro-Bird ad and more

47

News on the Iowa governor's race, and more

48

Norris out, 3Q fundraising, No Kings, state revenues falling

49

E-Verify, 2026 polls, a Libertarian for Senate, Grassley on "Arctic Frost," RIP Claire Celsi

50

More Ian Roberts news, state revenue shortfall, access to COVID boosters

51

Fallout from ICE detention of Des Moines superintendent

52

Iowa Senate leadership change, 2026 campaign polls, lawsuit over Charlie Kirk fallout

53

Iowa angles on Kirk assassination; Polk County Steak Fry highlights; DOGE recommendations

54

Ernst out, Hinson in; new Congressional candidates; Democratic town halls

55

Ernst retirement watch, Sioux City special, Nate Boulton comeback

56

New candidates, Dems weigh caucus future, a high-stakes special election

57

Turek in, Scholten out; lots more 2026 campaign news

58

Norris joins Senate field, Iowa DOGE touches third rail, Grassley on Trump

59

U Iowa targeted over DEI; Trump dings Grassley; Feenstra a no-show

60

Iowa campaigns for Congress, Senate, governor; passing an anti-SLAPP law

61

Iowa public tv/radio cuts, more new candidates, 2Q fundraising

62

A whole lot of Iowa campaign news

63

Iowa angles on BBB; Trump rally in DSM; Windschitl in, Bird out

64

New candidates, Sand town halls, Iowa impact of SCOTUS rulings

65

Iran strikes, Bohannan campaign, Iowa angles on ICE and Pride Month

66

Iowa ties to MN tragedy, Governor's vetoes and bill signings, Wahls declares for Senate

67

Two more candidates for governor and lots of news about Iowa's Senate race

68

Fallout from Ernst's town hall gaffe; more 2026 campaign news

69

2026 campaign news and Iowa angles on the "big, beautiful bill"

70

More trial balloons, legislative session ends, court rules on "don't say gay/trans"

71

So many Iowa candidate announcements

72

Dem running in IA-03; Republicans at odds over budget, property rights

73

Governor's office sues DM Register; new possible candidates for governor, auditor

74

Bousselot exploring governor's race; new candidates for U.S. Senate and House

75

Fallout from a Kim Reynolds bombshell, Dems target IA-02

76

Tariffs, trial balloons, and the Iowa legislature's second funnel week

77

School book ban blocked, Iowa sheriff sued, Wahls vs. Ernst?

78

Reynolds, Bird cheer Trump policies; Lawmakers take on education and DEI

79

Dems weigh Congressional campaigns, Walz in Iowa, news from the statehouse

80

Funnel week surprises, bills still moving, a ProPublica exclusive on Joni Ernst

81

Digging deep on Iowa's new transgender discrimination law

82

All about the trans discrimination bill; Sand & Reynolds spar on auditing voucher funds

83

Sherman declares for governor; Iowa challenges anti-discrimination law

84

Iowa DOGE, a GOP challenger for Miller-Meeks, and lots of legislative action

85

A surprising special election, lots of legislative news, Ernst speaks for Gabbard

86

News about the 2026 governor's race, Iowa legislative happenings, and Steve King

87

Governor's wish list for state lawmakers, Ernst backs Hegseth, and more

88

Kicking off the Iowa legislature's 2025 session

89

Dems stick with Hart, GOP rival says Ernst sucks, Trump ally off U Iowa advisory board

90

Remembering Jimmy Carter, a new job for Vilsack, and Iowa politics takeaways from 2024

91

Trump's Iowa Poll lawsuit; news from Congress; racial disparities and juvenile justice

92

Meet Iowa Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer, farewell to Jim Leach

93

Joni Ernst in the hot seat, GOP primary challenger announces

94

More Iowa election takeaways, reaction to Trump nominations

95

Two recounts done, Ernst all in with DOGE, feds reject Iowa waivers

96

Iowa recounts, early Trump picks, and Democratic woes in mid-sized cities

97

The real story on Iowa's 2024 elections

98

Recap of another red wave election in Iowa

99

Iowa election night special

100

A shocking Selzer poll; final preview of Iowa's elections

101

Last-minute Iowa voter challenges, an IA-01 debate, and more

102

Perry school shooting findings, Iowa campaign news roundup

103

Early voting, toss-up House races, and an Iowa angle on Indigenous Peoples' Day

104

Ratings, ads, and messages in Iowa's four U.S. House races

105

Iowa Congressional races in the spotlight, polling on state officials

106

More Iowa Poll findings, Haley co-chair backs Harris, Scholten jersey at Cooperstown

107

A surprising Iowa Poll; Congressional campaign intrigue

108

Exit Adam Gregg, Iowa election news, and a Rob Sand town hall

109

Early voting preview, Iowa Libertarians fight for ballot access, AEAs losing staff

110

Iowa angles at the DNC, latest Congressional and legislative campaign news

111

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

112

Enter Tim Walz, school book bans, and campaign ads on Iowa airwaves

113

News from Congress, a potential Senate candidate, and Iowa angles on the Olympics

114

Adapting to Iowa's abortion ban, Beshear rallies Dems, Libertarians file

115

From Biden to Harris; Bird, Reynolds, and Ernst at the RNC

116

Iowans at the RNC, state flood response, and a Rob Sand town hall

117

Surprise Iowa Senate resignation, new role for Iowan in Congress

118

All about the Iowa Supreme Court's abortion ruling

119

Major floods, another new state law challenged, targeted Iowa legislative races

120

Immigration law blocked; new Iowa poll and Congressional candidates

121

Sizing up the Iowa primary results; state defends immigration law in court

122

Iowa pols react to Trump conviction; previewing June 4 primaries

123

Many bill signings and one veto; more on Iowa AG's trip to NYC

124

New federal lawsuits, plus Iowa laws of special importance to mothers

125

Feds to sue Iowa, more new laws, and state loses out on big grant

126

Legislative wrap-up and a look at Iowa Congressional races

127

Farewell to the Iowa legislature's 2024 session—and to Dennis Hart

128

Iowa Supreme Court hears abortion case; legislature enters home stretch

129

Abortion rules, an AEA "oversight," and lots of legislative action

130

Final AEA chapter and more Iowa legislative action

131

AEA drama intensifies in the Iowa legislature

132

Second funnel week extravaganza

133

A trio of rare events in the Iowa legislature

134

Lots of education bills, plus other Iowa legislative news

135

Iowa lawmakers act on gender balance, school funding, and more

136

Funnel week extravaganza

137

Iowa lawmakers on health care, gender, libraries...and raccoons

138

Gender Identity at the State House

139

A new death penalty bill and other Iowa legislative news

140

Final Iowa caucus thoughts, lots of legislative news

141

Iowa Caucus Special Live Addition

142

Live on Iowa Caucus Night, plus some legislative news

143

Iowa legislature back to work, one week to the caucuses

144

A blockbuster federal court ruling to start the new year