Jeff Stein

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Program Director and News Director at KXEL-AM (Waterloo, IA)

@iowapolitics tweets by Jeff Stein, a 40-year Iowa broadcasting veteran & political analyst. Blog at https://t.co/znYcWJMo7L. Retweets/likes not endorsements.

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Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein - Thu. Apr. 17, 2025

1 week ago | kxel.com | Jeff Stein

HoldoutsIt doesn’t take much to ruin a good thing. Today’s example—paying college athletes. Athletes are allowed these days to be compensated for use of their name, image or likeness—NIL—in commercial undertakings. Seems only right that the ones generating the revenue for the colleges and universities get to share in the wealth.
KXEL Morning News for Thu. Apr. 17, 2025

1 week ago | kxel.com | Jeff Stein

IOWA CITY, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH/KCRG) – State universities are planning to increase tuition for undergraduate and graduate students once again this fall, pending approval from the Iowa Board of Regents, according to board documents released Tuesday.
Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein - Wed. Apr. 16, 2025

1 week ago | kxel.com | Jeff Stein

Self-Driving CarsWe’ve all heard about these self-driving cars…basically, you just sit there and it does all the rest of the effort for you. This scares me more than a little bit, but far too many humans out there are paying even less attention to their driving, so I suppose you can give the automatic driver a chance. I’ve never been close to one in person, but lately I’ve been taking the station SUV to various events…and that’s as close as I think I want to come.
KXEL Morning News for Wed. Apr. 16, 2025

1 week ago | kxel.com | Jeff Stein

From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:Federal officials have revoked visas from five international students at the University of Iowa. That’s according to a student union which learned of the move during a webinar with the Dean of International Programs. The union also said the move to revoke visas does not mean the students cannot stay in the country nor at the university.
Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein - Tue. Apr. 15, 2025

1 week ago | kxel.com | Jeff Stein

Pay the Tax ManYou’ve already probably gone through the pain of preparing your income taxes, and paying what you owe. And even if you got a refund, you likely are mad about the fact that the government had use of your money all year and are trying to figure out how to reduce the refund…since you would use that money more wisely than the government. But since today is the deadline for filing that federal income tax return, we have a another reminder of how much we pay in taxes…and where it goes.
Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein - Fri. Apr. 11, 2025

1 week ago | kxel.com | Jeff Stein

They’ve Now Invented EverythingWith all the serious stuff going on in the world, let’s close this week on a different note. Studies have shown that among the most stressful things when folks get married is choice of toothpaste. Does he start using what she prefers, or vice versa? I grew up in a split household; Mom preferred Crest, while Dad was a Colgate man. But apparently many couples try to merge. Same with soda pop…allegiance with Coke products, or Pepsi?
Iowa Politics with Jeff Stein - Thu. Apr. 10, 2025

1 week ago | kxel.com | Jeff Stein

Keeping AM in Cars..and On the AirWe’ve talked here before about legislation in Congress to mandate that AM radios be included in all cars made in the United States…the “AM in Every Vehicle Act”. And with reintroduction of the bill in this Congress, 60 senators have signed on as co-sponsors, meaning it would survive a filibuster and would be on the fast track to approval. So far, so good on that front.
KXEL Morning News for Mon. Apr. 14, 2025

1 week ago | kxel.com | Jeff Stein

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau/KCRG) – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, a Republican, surprised a lot of people late Friday morning when she announced via video that she would not seek re-election in 2026. Reynolds, a former Clarke County treasurer, state senator, and lieutenant governor, has served as governor since 2017 and is the only woman in the state’s history to hold the position.
KXEL Morning News for Fri. Apr. 11, 2025

2 weeks ago | kxel.com | Jeff Stein

From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson is making the case Congress can move forward with more spending cuts. On Thursday, the U.S. House passed President Donald Trump’s budget blueprint in a narrow vote, passing 216-214 with all four of Iowa’s Representatives voting in favor of it. It would mean more tax dollars for the military, border security and immigration enforcement and less money for programs like Medicaid and food assistance.
KXEL Morning News for Thu. Apr. 10, 2025

2 weeks ago | kxel.com | Jeff Stein

CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) – A large fire burned at an apartment complex near Coral Ridge Mall Wednesday afternoon. The Coralville Fire Department received a call regarding the fire at 4:09 p.m. The fire burned on the second floor of the building, located in the 900 block of Boston Way. The Coralville fire department said 22 people are displaced from the building, and the Red Cross is helping them find shelter. Crews were called in to help from West Branch, Solon, Tiffin, and more.