Insulin Votes, Law Enforcement Messaging, and Reynolds' Heartbeat Bill

The Gazette

Aug. 12, 2022 3:47 pm

Gov. Kim Reynolds on May 4 signs Senate File 359 in her office at the Iowa State Capitol. The 'heartbeat' bill, which is being challenged in court, bans an abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected. (Rod Boshart/The Gazette)

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.

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to re-create the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day's deadlines have been met.

This week’s show is hosted by The Gazette’s Statehouse Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and features Lee Des Moines Bureau chief Caleb McCullough, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, Gazette Opinion Editor Todd Dorman, and the Gazette’s deputy Des Moines Bureau Chief Tom Barton.

The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Iowa bands Jeremy Jacobs and Copperhead.