August 15 edition of KHOI's "Capitol Week" is online
The Mar-a-Lago search, Inflation Reduction Act, abortion politics, and more
KHOI producer and station manager Mike Murphy got this week’s show online less than 30 minutes after Dennis Hart and I finished our live recording. In this week’s edition of “Capitol Week,” we discussed:
The FBI search of Donald Trump’s Florida residence, including Iowa political reaction and how the unfolding investigation could affect the November election. (At Bleeding Heartland, I wrote in more detail about what Iowa Republicans said about the raid initially, and after we learned more about what FBI agents obtained.)
U.S. House Democrats passing the budget reconciliation bill that’s packed with important policies, and how calling this bill the “Inflation Reduction Act” reminded me of Chet Culver’s administration naming its infrastructure bonding program “I-JOBS.”
Mahaska County Republican activists voting to censure U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks after she supported a marriage equality bill; I put this in the context of Miller-Meeks’ long-running problems on her right flank.
Governor Kim Reynolds’ legal team finally filing the motion seeking to reinstate Iowa’s 2018 abortion ban, which was struck down three and a half years ago. Dennis and I discussed the main arguments by the attorneys representing the state; at Bleeding Heartland, I published a deep dive on the legal issues and how they might play out in the Iowa Supreme Court.
How the Iowa legislature might approach abortion regulations and a state constitutional amendment during the 2023 legislative session.
How the controversy over abortion rights may affect the November election, exemplified by U.S. Representative Cindy Axne’s new commercials targeting her GOP challenger Zach Nunn for wanting to ban abortion with no exceptions.
What Nunn emphasized during his speech at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox, and how other Republican candidates for federal offices declined to participate in this Iowa State Fair tradition.
Democratic candidate Deidre DeJear challenging Governor Kim Reynolds to three debates, and how important debates might be, given Iowa’s shorter early voting window.
How Republican attorney general candidate Brenna Bird is talking more about Joe Biden than about her opponent, ten-term Attorney General Tom Miller.
The link to the whole 30-minute program is here. You can listen to this week’s show and any past editions of “Capitol Week” at your convenience on KHOI’s website.