WATCH: Iowa journalist denied access to governor’s press briefing

By Iowa Production Staff

January 14, 2026

A staffer for Gov. Kim Reynolds denied a local journalist access to an official press briefing before the Condition of the State address yesterday. Laura Belin, who runs liberal website Bleeding Heartland, said this has happened multiple times, even though she is a member of the Iowa Capitol Press Association.

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