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What's next after the funnel with Rep. Christina Bohannan from 2021-03-09T15:34:49
Josh speaks with Friend of the Potluck Rep. Christina Bohannan about the bills that made it through the first legislative funnel and how s...
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Rep. Ras Smith: Unity comes with accountability from 2021-02-28T19:39:08
Josh talks to Rep. Ras Smith (D-Black Hawk) about the voter rights bill, how to work in the minority, and the Listen
The Audacity of Ope from 2021-02-24T17:40:30
Josh talks about the movement on the Iowa GOP's voter suppression bill and the bill to deny state aid to cities that don't maintain or increase their police budget. Josh then speaks to Listen
A Conversation with Jaylen Cavil (Part 2) from 2021-02-18T18:18:16
Part 2 of Josh's conversation with Des Moines Black Liberation Movement activist Jaylen Cavil.
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Big Days Ahead with Rep. Ross Wilburn from 2021-02-17T16:08:07
Josh sits down with Rep. Ross Wilburn (D-Story) about the big votes ahead in the house and his new role as Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party.
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A Conversation With Jaylen Cavil Part 1 from 2021-02-12T15:57:04
Josh updates us on bills working their way through the legislature and then talks to Des Moines Black Liberation Movement activist Jaylen Cavil about the "Back the Blue" bill introduced in the I...
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The Road Ahead with Sara Anne Willette from 2021-02-10T23:00
Josh talks to Sara Anne Willette, founder of the popular Iowa COVID-19 Tracker website about the G...
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Kim Reynolds Quits on COVID from 2021-02-06T14:55:20
Josh stayed up late to cover Governor Reynolds's 10:30pm proclamation allowing restaurants and bars across the state to open to capacity and ending her mask-wearing recommendations. No, really.<...
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Talkin’ About My Education from 2021-02-04T12:00
Josh talks to third grade teacher and Iowa State Education Association President Mike Beranek about the in-person education mandate signed by Governor Reynolds last week. --- Send in a voice mes...
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A recap of January with Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott from 2021-01-30T19:14:13
State Senator Sarah Trone Garriott (D-Polk) joins Josh to recap the work of the Iowa Legislature this month.
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Safe In-Person Learning With Rep. Tracy Ehlert from 2021-01-27T15:42:23
Josh covers the results of the special election in senate district 41, gives an update on legislation on safe in-person learning, abortion, and gender identity instruction in schools, and speaks...
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A pair of amendments that will help no one from 2021-01-23T15:58:06
Josh catches us up on the first few weeks of the legislative session and has a conversation with State Senator Tony Bisignano (D-Polk) about the two constitutional amendments being rammed throug...
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A Conversation with Rep. Lindsey James from 2021-01-21T14:49:57
New Daily Dome host Josh Cook talks to State Rep. Lindsey James about the first few weeks of the session and the bizarre priorities that have come out of GOP leadership.
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The Democratic Agenda for COVID Recovery from 2021-01-13T12:00
Today we discuss Governor Kim Reynolds's Condition of the State address, and play a clip from a conversation with Iowa Senate Minority Leader Zach Wahls of Iowa City.
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This is why we can't have nice things. from 2021-01-12T12:00
We cover the bullet points from House and Senate leadership's opening remarks and how they were all overshadowed by a superspreader event one floor below protesting things that don't exist. It's...
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Dome Away From Dome from 2021-01-11T12:00
We're back for the Iowa's Legislature's 89th General Assembly and our third season. Today the leaders of Iowa's legislative branch outline their goals for the year and try not sigh too deeply be...
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Tracking COVID-19 Cases With Sen. Rob Hogg from 2020-06-15T18:15:35
Outside of the Iowa Department of Public Health there may be no one who's more closely tracked the number of cases of COVID-19 than State Senator Rob Hogg (D-Cedar Rapids). He talks to Paige abo...
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A glimpse of what's to come with Rahul Bali from 2020-06-11T10:00
Georgia journalist Rahul Bali from the Oconee Radio Group joins Paige to talk about the election issues in his state this past week and how voting early can prevent it happening here. Unfortunat...
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Five new demands from the Black Lives Matter Creative Collective from 2020-06-10T10:00
Paige spoke with members of the Des Moines Black Lives Matter Creative Collective on the five demands the movement has for state legislators. Unfortunately, no members were available to meet wit...
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Creating a more welcoming Capitol with Rep. Jennifer Konfrst from 2020-06-09T10:00
Back in March a group of LGBTQ+ students were removed from the Iowa Capitol by state police after complaints some students used the "wrong" bathrooms. They broke neither law nor rules of the Cap...
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Matthew Bruce on organizing Black Lives Matter in Des Moines from 2020-06-08T10:00
Paige talks to Matthew Bruce, an organizer with the unofficial Black Lives Matter chapter in Des Moines about this weekend's actions and the demands of the movement.
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Sen. Janet Petersen on Democrats' Priorities Before 2nd Funnel from 2020-06-05T10:00
Paige talks with Senate Democratic Leader Janet Petersen (D-Des Moines) about Democrats' legislative priorities before this weekend's second funnel.
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Protests & Policing with Rep. Ras Smith from 2020-06-04T10:00
The Iowa legislature is back after a 3 month hiatus due to COVID-19 and we're right back with them. Paige talks to Rep. Ras Smith (D-Waterloo) about the protests in Waterloo over the death of Ge...
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Should Student Athletes Be Compensated? from 2020-03-13T10:00
Though the bill didn't make it through the the legislative funnel, Rep. Ras Smith (D-Waterloo) joined us to talk about his push allo...
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Changes to Iowa's Medical Cannabis Program from 2020-03-12T10:00
John Forbes is a pharmacist from Urbandale who supports allowing Iowans to use cannabis products for medicinal purposes. Lucky for those Iowans, he's also a State Representative.
The Bipartisan Push on Childcare from 2020-03-11T11:53:51
Paige is joined by Rep. Tracy Ehlert of Cedar Rapids to talk about the bipartisan push for more affordable child care across our state.
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Two Bills That Could Hurt Vulnerable Iowans from 2020-03-10T10:00
Fresh off their Moral Monday speech, Lana Shope from Iowa Community Action Association and Mary Nelle Trefz from the Child and Family Policy Center talk with Paige about two bills working their ...
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How Can Democrats Make Gains in Small Town Iowa? from 2020-03-09T10:00
Paige sits down with reporter Josh Cook, who covered health care and rural issues for Iowa Starting Line to talk about Iowa Democratic Party Chair Mark Smith's rural health care tour an...
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Rep. Mark Smith's Iowa Health Care Tour from 2020-03-06T12:00
Paige sits down with the new chair of the Iowa Democratic Party, Representative Mark Smith. Rep. Smith is embarking on a multi-city tour to talk about health care and the choice in November's US...
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Protecting Iowa's Natural Resources with Rep. Chuck Isenhart from 2020-03-05T12:00
Rep. Chuck Isenhart (D-Dubuque) is the Ranking Member on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee. Paige talks to him about what that subcommittee does, what his priorit...
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Voting Rights Restoration with Rep. Mary Wolfe from 2020-03-04T12:00
Daily Dome's new host Paige Godden sits down with Rep. Mary Wolfe to discuss the push to restore voting rights to those convicted of a felony since 2011 when then-Governor Terry Branstad rescind...
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Mobile Home Owners Rights Moves Forward from 2020-02-19T11:00
There have been a number of stories lately from around Iowa about mobile home owners and renters seeing huge hikes in rent for their home or the land on which it is parked. After hearing from st...
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An Emotional Rollercoaster from 2020-01-30T11:00
On Wednesday morning, nine Republicans in the Iowa House introduced House File 2164, which would amend the Iowa Civil Rights Act to remove all mentions of gender identity. Literally erasing them...
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A Few Good Bills from 2020-01-23T11:00
Senators Boulton and Zaun want student athletes to be able to be paid for the use of their name, image, or likeness rights and the Human Resources Committee approves a bill capping the price of ...
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Learning to Pick Your Battles from 2020-01-21T11:00
We're joined this morning by Senator Claire Celsi (D-21) to discuss last week's hearing on a constitutional amendment stating Iowans have no rights to seek an abortion and why that measure may n...
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A Not So Subtle Subcommittee from 2020-01-17T11:00
The speeches are over and boy, are we off to the races already. Remember that constitutional amendment we talked about earlier this week from Gov Reynolds speech? No, not the good one on voting ...
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Actions speak louder than words from 2020-01-16T11:00
Iowa House Democratic Leader Todd Prichard is our guest for this entire episode as we discuss Acting Chief Justice Wiggins Condition of the Judiciary, Governor Reynolds's Condition of the State,...
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Governor Reynolds's Condition of the State from 2020-01-15T11:00
Governor Kim Reynolds gave her third Condition of the State address before a joint session of the Iowa legislature. Her priorities included constitutional amendments banning abortion and restori...
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So that's how they heat the building! from 2020-01-14T11:49:15
Day 1 of the legislature saw speeches from the leadership of both parties from both chambers.
We have clips of the best moments.
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And They're Off! from 2020-01-13T12:15:41
Welcome to the Daily Dome. Our goal is to get you up to speed on what's happening in the Iowa Legislature Monday through Friday in 15 minutes or less. We're going to talk about the bills being i...
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Season 1 Trailer from 2019-12-18T17:21:03
Hi there! My name is Greg Hauenstein and I am the host of the Daily Dome podcast.
The Daily Dome covers the Iowa Legislature. In 15 minutes or less you'll get a rundown of the most import...
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