Some have called expanding the bottle bill to include water and energy drinks, and double the deposit to a dime to increase the penny-per-can handling fee for redemption centers to 2 cents. Even that may not be enough to support redemption centers, especially in rural Iowa, according to Iowa State University economics professor Dermot Hayes, who has been analyzing the bottle bill for about 10 years.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast: Reynolds makes it official, filing season, midpoint of the legislative session, and support your local constitutional sheriff.
On this week’s On Iowa Politics Podcast: Biden’s State of the Union, Gov. Reynolds’ Republican response, and Sen. Ernst’s take on the Biden administration’s handling of Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast: Gov. Kim Reynolds on the big stage and a Republican supermajority.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast: a key Democrat retires from the Legislature, some highlights from funnel week at the statehouse, and the Ashley Hinson-Liz Mathis race starts to take shape
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast: other caucuses; a quiet week in the Legislature; and legitimate political discourse.
Join us virtually at 5:30 p.m. March 10 for a special edition of Pints & Politics, focusing on the history and current issues within Iowa’s Bottle Bill. This special edition is in partnership with the Iowa League of Women Voters.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast: No-name plates, campaign fundraising, the only sure things – ethanol and tax cuts, and checking in on the kids.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast, fair and flat, fly the bird, and the Supreme Court.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast, Biden, one year in; Reynolds rolls in cash; a river runs through the Hinson-Mathis contest.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast, the Iowa legislature is in session, the federal Voting Rights bill, and Governor Reynolds' proposed flat tax.
Watch the replay of the livestream of the first Pints & Politics of 2022.
On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics Podcast, Jan 6 one year later, legislative look-ahead, and words we don't want to hear.
Join us live and in-person on Dec. 9th at Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery in Swisher
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