Laura Belin
publisher and Editor at Bleeding Heartland
Statehouse Correspondent at KHOI-FM (Ames, IA)
Reporter, commentator covering Iowa politics for the progressive website Bleeding Heartland. Co-host of "KHOI's Capitol Week," available on podcast platforms.
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3 days ago |
laurabelin.substack.com | Laura Belin
A quick heads up: of Deep Midwest and I will be on the Iowa Farmers Union Lunch and Learn, a virtual event this Thursday, June 5, starting at 12:30 PM Central. You can sign up here to be part of their weekly lunch and learns. These are open to all, not just for farmers.
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6 days ago |
bleedingheartland.com | Laura Belin
Iowa’s 2026 U.S. Senate race had its first viral moment on May 30, when an unscripted comment from Senator Joni Ernst generated massive coverage across Iowa and national news outlets. The words Ernst blurted out in frustration at that town hall meeting may or may not have staying power in the next Senate campaign. But we’ll definitely keep hearing what the senator said before and after making that gaffe.
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6 days ago |
bleedingheartland.com | Laura Belin
Two Iowa jurists have signed on to an amicus brief calling for a federal court to dismiss the indictment against Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan. Federal prosecutors charged the judge with concealing a person from arrest and obstructing an official proceeding after she allegedly helped a defendant in her courtroom avoid immigration law enforcement. She has pleaded not guilty and moved to dismiss the charges. Former U.S. District Court Judge Mark W.
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1 week ago |
bleedingheartland.com | Laura Belin
Group recognizes Bleeding Heartland's "commitment to keep Iowans informed" Friday, May 30 2025 0 Comments The Interfaith Alliance of Iowa has honored Bleeding Heartland with its 2025 Partner Organization award, “in recognition of your significant commitment to keep Iowans informed with a vital free press, an essential part of a strong democracy.” Only one other media outlet has received this award from the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa: The Storm Lake Times and its Pulitzer Prize-winning editor...
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1 week ago |
laurabelin.substack.com | Laura Belin
The Iowa legislature’s 2025 session may be over, but there are no slow news weeks for Spencer Dirks and me! We could have spent the whole show on Iowa impacts from the bill U.S. House Republicans approved last Thursday. And there’s never a dull week on the 2026 campaign trail. The sound file from our May 26 show is embedded at the top of this message. If you mainly want to listen, can also subscribe to “KHOI’s Capitol Week” on any podcast platform, or find it through smart speakers.
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Good reporting by @OrianaBeLike on #IA01 @RepMMM skipping a committee vote on defunding Planned Parenthood. (Southeast Iowa lost PP clinics in Bettendorf, Burlington, and Keokuk after Iowa GOP lawmakers took away family planning funding in 2017)
New: House Republicans in vulnerable districts continue to show how supporting defunding Planned Parenthood can be politically risky Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Gabe Evans today skipped an E&C vote that would have revealed where they stand on the issue https://t.co/GYvjz13a1J
New post by Diane Rosenberg: The pesticide immunity bill is dead—we hope (with details on the state of play in the Iowa legislature and facts refuting industry talking points about the bill) https://t.co/FzHRxmsD4E
RT @MEPFuller: It says right here in the Constitution — Article 1, Section 9, Clause 8 — that it’s *literally* your lane. https://t.co/BFNZ…