iowawatch Lobbyists And The Ways They Try To Influence State Legislators Iowa's legislators get pulled in many directions by those who want to see their favorite policies put into law. This podcast explains. By Jeff Stein / 27 Feb 2017
Government & Politics Iowa Flunks Integrity Test When Keeping Tabs On Special Interests Iowa’s practices to ensure transparency in lobbying earned an F in a recently released State Integrity Investigation by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative journalism organization. By Lauren Mills / 9 Nov 2015