Also, Gov. Kim Reynolds announces her annual fall fundraiser

Iowa 2022 Elections
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: we have a pipeline going through Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, Parents First in the 2nd, we’re having a hard time getting the candidates together in the 4th, and all across the state there are dozens of candidates running unopposed.
One official said the spike of challenges may have been inspired by a 2020 election results denier who spoke in Iowa recently
The campaign will spend $160,000 on the ad to air in the Des Moines and Cedar Rapids media market
Today is the first day voters can request ballots; the early voting period starts Oct. 19
A slate of Republican speakers said Hinson, the mother of two, would continue to serve as a strong conservative voice for parents against pandemic-related school closures and transgender policies if re-elected to Congress.
Rising prices affect busing students, school lunches and construction
The road to recapturing U.S. House and Senate majorities and “restoring common sense” in Washington, D.C., to fight inflation, combat rising crime and secure the U.S.-Mexico border runs through Iowa, according to a slate of Republican speakers.
Inside Elections moves the 1st and 2nd District races in the Democrats’ direction
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: Student loans are forgiven, Deidre DeJear proposes a boost in …
Democratic candidate for Iowa governor unveils her public education policy
Iowa voters will be asked to enshrine the individual right to keep and bear arms in the Iowa Constitution, subject to “strict scrutiny” this November. Here’s what that will mean.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: Sens. Ernst and Grassley’s insulin votes, Iowa Republicans’ mixed messaging on law enforcement, and Gov. Reynolds puts the so-called fetal heartbeat bill back in the courts.
Cedar Rapids panelists discuss impact of Inflation Reduction Act
Also, Rick Santorum will be back in Iowa on Thursday at the State Fair