The latest from the campaign trail and the Capitol

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa. This week on the On Iowa Politics podcast, we dig deep into recently published state campaign fundraising reports, everybody’s property tax flags have now been planted, and we hear from our columnists on the Cedar Rapids Schools budget situation. This episode was hosted by the Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy. It features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Maya Marchel Hoff, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal and Gazette columnists Althea Cole and Todd Dorman. Read the articles mentioned in this episode: Opinion: Past decisions play role in CR schools’ current problems: Opinion: Much is at stake in Cedar Rapids school closure debate: Rob Sand raised $9.5M last year in his campaign for Iowa governor: Eminent domain restrictions on pipeline projects pass Iowa House: Iowa House Republicans add third property tax plan to GOP debate:

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This episode is 50:59 long.

This episode was published on Jan 23, 2026.

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