
Tariffs, trial balloons, and the Iowa legislature's second funnel week
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Laura Belin and Spencer Dirks discussed Iowa reaction to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs and their likely impact on the state's agriculture sector. The U.S. Senate confirmed Matt Whitaker to the most senior role an Iowan has received in the second Trump administration. Also covered: more Democrats considering a 2026 bid for U.S. Senate, why Bernie Sanders' campaign has a staffer on the ground in Iowa, a special election coming for an Iowa House seat, the Iowa ties of Wisconsin's newest Supreme Court justice, the first meeting of Governor Kim Reynolds' DOGE task force, and news from the legislature related to hands-free driving, school funding, immunity for pesticide manufacturers, eminent domain and CO2 pipelines, judicial nominations, and more.