Katherine Perkins

1 week ago | iowapublicradio.org | Ben Kieffer |Katherine Perkins |Neve Kelley

Democrat Christina Bohannan announces a challenge to incumbent Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa's 1st Congressional District. Will the third time be the charm for Bohannan? On this Politics Day edition of River to River, host Ben Kieffer is joined by political scientists Evan Renfroof the University of Northern Iowa and Megan Goldberg of Cornell College to discuss Bohannan's latest challenge to incumbent Miller-Meeks.

2 months ago | iowapublicradio.org | Ben Kieffer |Katherine Perkins

Gov. Kim Reynolds says she hates leaving things undone, but her announcement that she won't seek reelection has several GOP hopefuls casting an eye towards Terrace Hill. In this Politics Day episode, host Ben Kieffer talks with political analysts about the latest Republicans to express interest in a run for governor.

2 months ago | iowapublicradio.org | Charity Nebbe |Katherine Perkins |Madeleine Willis

According to the latest domestic violence statistics, one in two women are likely to experience some form of violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. And 95% of domestic violence victims are women battered by male partners. Men are the victims of almost two million acts of stranger-perpetrated violence annually and are more likely than women to be killed by a stranger, or someone with whom the relationship is unknown.