Episodes
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Episode 80: Is Iowa a Rich or Poor State?
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Friday Apr 19, 2019
On this episode of the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart talks with Jonathan Williams, the chief economist and vice president of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) about the 2019 Rich States Poor States Report he co-authors.
Where did Iowa land? They discuss.
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Episode 79: A Look at the Iowa Legislature's Second Funnel
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Friday Apr 05, 2019
This week on the Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart speaks with Tim Overlin, executive director of Personhood Iowa, and State Rep. Skyler Wheeler, R-Orange City, about the Iowa Legislature's second funnel week.
This week, non-appropriations bills had to pass in the Iowa House or Senate and then clear a committee in the opposite chamber to be considered this year.