Videos
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WATCH: Celebrating one year of Cornhole Champions (PT 3) – Cornhole Champions #46
This is one of the last episodes of Cornhole Champions for 2025. We’re taking November and December off, coming back in January with fresh ideas. But before we wrap, it felt right to step back and talk about what this year has been — and what 2026 might bring. On Cornhole Champions, host Zachary Oren…
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WATCH: Iowa’s family farms strained by Trump’s trade policies
Bailouts aren’t a solution for anyone but the biggest corporate agriculture operations. Farmers keep saying they want markets, not bailouts.
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WATCH: Jennifer Konfrst on building power in the minority – Cornhole Champions #45
Former Iowa House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst of Windsor Heights is challenging Republican Congressman Zach Nunn for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District. As the first woman to lead Iowa House Democrats, Konfrst has spent seven years fighting for reproductive rights, healthcare access, Medicaid funding, and school voucher accountability while building power in the minority.
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WATCH: Iowa economy gets squeezed by tariffs
Iowa’s GDP dropped 6.1% in Q1 2025—worse than almost every state. Farmers lost their biggest customer. John Deere laid off hundreds. Meatpacking plants can’t find workers. These are Iowa jobs, Iowa families, Iowa businesses. We broke down what’s actually happening—and why it matters heading into 2026.
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WATCH: Trade war costs Iowa farmers $1.5 billion in soybean sales
Iowa farmers are feeling the pain. $1.5 billion in soybean sales lost – and the ripple effects are hitting families and communities across the state. Here’s how we got here.
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WATCH: Des Moines has a chance to give its public schools $265 million
Residents of Des Moines have a chance to give their public schools $265 million to fund free full-day preschool, career training programs, facility updates, and more. The bond is on the ballot on Nov. 4—are you voting?
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WATCH: Iowa has a ‘second world economy’ thanks to corporate interests
Art Cullen has spent decades writing from Storm Lake about the forces reshaping rural life. On the latest episode of Cornhole Champions, Zach spoke with him about the corporate interests pulling Iowa’s strings and how we can regain control. Watch on our YouTube here: https://youtu.be/RSVyKzRqLhk?si=7HoNATJnKPJkWS_-
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WATCH: Iowa mom faces $6,000 increase in health care costs if Republicans don’t act
Healthcare is expensive even with subsidies. A coming change could make it unaffordable for many.
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WATCH: Iowa is approaching a recession, report finds
A recent report found that Iowa’s economy is approaching a recession.
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WATCH: GOP Rep. Miller-Meeks says protecting health insurance for millions of Americans is ‘unreasonable’
The Affordable Care Act faces sharp cost increases at the end of the year. Congressional Democrats asked the Republican majority to help stop price shock by extending enhanced tax credits, but the Republicans’ refusal to come to the table led to a government shutdown. US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa says Democrats’ demands are “unreasonable.”
