Iowa Down Ballot

Professional political analysts discuss Iowa politics with refreshing, in-depth conversations. iowawriterscollaborative.substack.com

Iowa Down Ballot is a news podcast hosted by Iowa Writers Collaborative Members, with 64 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Iowa Writers Collaborative Members hosts Iowa Down Ballot, a news show with 64 episodes published.

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  Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 6/21/25

  Jun 21, 202535 minS0

  <p>This will be our last episode before our Summer hiatus. We are hoping to be back with new episodes in the Fall, but we do need more financial support to defray the costs of production. If you are able, please consider a donation or paid subscription. We really enjoy doing the show, and believe that many of you find it valuable.</p><p>On to the show! Christina Bohannon has officially declared her candidacy for the 1st congressional district in southeast Iowa. Will the third time be the charm? It certainly was for Mariannette Miller-Meeks. That leads in to...

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  Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 6/14/25

  Jun 14, 202535 minS0

  <p>We start off with Gov. Reynolds’ veto of the eminent domain bill. We discuss the reasons for the veto, including what the governor said, and what she doesn’t want to say. Also, what kind of political ramifications might this end up unleashing between the governor and the republicans who helped pass the bill? This may also hamper the governor’s agenda, especially property tax relief, going into the next session; Then, as promised, we discuss the 2026 governors race for the state. We have one new democrat and one new republican in the race, Julie Stauch and Eddie Andrews, respec...

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  Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 6/7/25

  Jun 7, 202537 minS0

  <p>The governor still hasn’t made a decision whether to sign the eminent domain bill, so not much to discuss concerning the state government this week. We focused mainly on the recent candidate announcement for US Senate on this week’s show (editor’s note Dave mentions at the top we’ll be discussing the governor’s race announcements as well but we spent too much time on the senate and we wanted to get Kathie’s Minnesota story in. We’ll go in depth on the governor’s race next week). The biggest political news in the state started last Fri...

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  Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 5/30/25

  May 30, 202523 minS0

  <p>We start the show this week with good news for the Perry community as they continue to rebound from the Tyson plant closure. JBS USA has announced a new pork processing facility in the town, which could bring over 500 jobs; Governor Reynolds is still signing bills from the 2025 legislative session. One of those is designed to address the healthcare worker shortage in the state. We discuss what the bill does and how successful it may be; The governor also signed the paid family leave bill that effect public workers in the state. All 3 of our reporters were at least...

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  Iowa Down Ballot with Dave Price 5/24/25

  May 24, 202537 minS0

  <p>Governor Kim Reynolds didn’t get to sign the bill she wanted addressing child care this legislative session so she’s decided to take steps on her own; Speaking of the governor, she was also a guest on Iowa Press this weekend and Kathie peeked at the transcript. She didn’t commit on signing or not signing the eminent domain bill and may be bailing on no state income tax; US District Judge Stephen Locher upheld parts of the state’s ‘don’t say gay/trans’ law that was passed in 2023 while finding others unconstitutional. Laura helps us understand the decision a...

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