Senate Democrats Unveil Plan to Expand Medicaid with Opt-Out Option
Democrats in the Iowa senate say they’re extending an olive branch to Republican Governor Terry Branstad regarding their proposal to expand Medicaid in the state. The governor is opposed to expanding...
View ArticleQuality Healthcare & Workforce Development
Every Iowan should be able to get quality healthcare and find a job, but getting there is the battle. Today on River to River, Governor Branstad and the Democratic controlled Iowa Senate are sparring...
View ArticleStatehouse Sticking Points and Other Politics
Friday is the last day lawmakers are scheduled to be at the Iowa Statehouse, but adjournment seems unlikely. Host Ben Kieffer talks about the issues and the sticking points dragging out the 2013...
View ArticleEducation Reform, Civil Liberties, And A Mt. Pleasant Correctional Facility...
Today on River To River, host Ben Kieffer sits down with Iowans to discuss the news items of the week. He talks with teacher and administrator at Grundy Center Community Schools, Ann Lebo, about the...
View ArticleNews Buzz: China, Phone Scams, Traffic Stops, Harvest, Soup, and 'Caucus'
On this News Buzz version of River to River, host Ben Kieffer cycles through stories about Iowa's relationship with China, an Arizona company's apparent phone scam targeting Iowans, an investigation...
View ArticleBullying Prevention Views Differ
Students, teachers, and other school personnel turned out in Des Moines Monday for Governor Branstad’s second Bullying Prevention Summit. The governor vowed to strengthen state law to combat...
View ArticleDemocrats To Investigate anti-Branstad claims
Statehouse Democrats say the legislature's oversight committee will be very busy in the coming weeks, as they look into recent allegations against the Terry Branstad administration. They say the...
View ArticleFired Workers Tell Their Stories
Democrats in the Iowa Senate heard from four former state employees who lost their jobs in what the Branstad administration terms a reorganization of state government. Democrats object to what...
View ArticleBranstad and Hatch Spar over Tax Credits
Iowa’s major party candidates for governor traded barbs over Democrat Jack Hatch’s career as a property developer in Des Moines.
View ArticleHatch on Offensive in Burlington Debate
A debate between Governor Branstad and his Democratic challenger Jack Hatch in Burlington was billed as a discussion about job creation. But Hatch made sure he got in other licks. It was a local...
View ArticleDemocratic Challenger Nixes Ads
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch has suspended television advertising in two major Iowa media markets, Sioux City and the Quad Cities, at least for now. The campaign says they’re...
View ArticleBranstad Appointees Under Fire
The head of an Iowa Senate committee looking into the hiring and firing practices of the Branstad administration is warning that the governor’s department heads may face tough prospects for...
View ArticleOlder Iowans vs. the Governor
Senior citizens grilled Iowa’s two major party candidates for governor, pressing them on issues ranging from nursing home inspections to taxes on pensions.
View ArticleTop GOP Vote Absentee
Some top Republicans are getting involved in the party’s early voting campaign as the GOP strives to compete with Democrats on absentee ballots.
View ArticleTax Talk in Last Governor's Debate
Governor Branstad and his Democratic challenger, state senator Jack Hatch, staked out sharply different tax policies in a debate last night in Sioux City.
View ArticleHome Stretch for the Governor
Republican Governor Terry Branstad is leaving nothing to chance as the November election draws near.
View ArticleBranstad Helping GOP Take Iowa Senate
Governor Branstad’s campaign schedule this week includes helping Republican candidates for the Iowa Senate.
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