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KHOI's Capitol Week — 126 episodes

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1

Wahls/Turek debate, new campaign ads and polls

2

Legislature wraps, property taxes, GOP debate, new polls

3

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

4

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

5

New poll, candidates spar in governor & Senate races

6

Battleground race updates, green light for school book ban

7

Iowa GOP drama, No Kings, 2026 campaign news

8

2026 campaign news, health insurance tax, second funnel

9

Iowa candidate filings; legislative work on health care

10

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

11

Iran strikes, governor using state plane, campaign news

12

So much funnel week news

13

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

14

Notable 2026 endorsements and legislative happenings

15

Trump in Iowa, GOP gubernatorial debate, 4Q fundraising

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

Looking back on Iowa politics in 2025

21

Congress wraps for 2025, governor flips on summer food aid

22

Divisions among Iowans in Congress, legislative campaign news

23

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

24

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

25

News from Congress and lots of 2026 campaign maneuvers

26

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

27

Dems against Schumer, local election takeaways, Lahn for governor

28

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

29

News on the Iowa governor's race, and more

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

Fallout from ICE detention of Des Moines superintendent

34

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

35

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

36

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

37

Ernst retirement watch, Sioux City special, Nate Boulton comeback

38

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

39

Turek in, Scholten out; lots more 2026 campaign news

40

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

41

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

42

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

43

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

44

A whole lot of Iowa campaign news

45

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

46

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

47

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

48

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

49

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

50

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

51

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

52

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

53

So many Iowa candidate announcements

54

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

55

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

56

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

57

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

58

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

59

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

60

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

61

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

62

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

63

Digging deep on Iowa's new transgender discrimination law

64

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

65

Sherman declares for governor; Iowa challenges anti-discrimination law

66

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

67

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

68

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

69

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

70

Kicking off the Iowa legislature's 2025 session

71

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

72

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

73

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

74

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

75

Joni Ernst in the hot seat, GOP primary challenger announces

76

More Iowa election takeaways, reaction to Trump nominations

77

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

78

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

79

The real story on Iowa's 2024 elections

80

Recap of another red wave election in Iowa

81

Iowa election night special

82

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

83

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

84

Perry school shooting findings, Iowa campaign news roundup

85

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

86

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

87

Iowa Congressional races in the spotlight, polling on state officials

88

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

89

A surprising Iowa Poll; Congressional campaign intrigue

90

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

91

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

92

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

93

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

94

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

95

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

96

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

97

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

98

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

99

Surprise Iowa Senate resignation, new role for Iowan in Congress

100

All about the Iowa Supreme Court's abortion ruling

101

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

102

Immigration law blocked; new Iowa poll and Congressional candidates

103

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

104

Iowa pols react to Trump conviction; previewing June 4 primaries

105

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

106

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

107

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

108

Legislative wrap-up and a look at Iowa Congressional races

109

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

110

Iowa Supreme Court hears abortion case; legislature enters home stretch

111

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

112

Final AEA chapter and more Iowa legislative action

113

AEA drama intensifies in the Iowa legislature

114

Second funnel week extravaganza

115

A trio of rare events in the Iowa legislature

116

Lots of education bills, plus other Iowa legislative news

117

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

118

Funnel week extravaganza

119

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

120

Gender Identity at the State House

121

A new death penalty bill and other Iowa legislative news

122

Final Iowa caucus thoughts, lots of legislative news

123

Iowa Caucus Special Live Addition

124

Live on Iowa Caucus Night, plus some legislative news

125

Iowa legislature back to work, one week to the caucuses

126

A blockbuster federal court ruling to start the new year