POLITICS VIDEO

Iowa’s skin cancer rates are sky high. A solution? Slip, slop, slap. Find out more on the latest episode of Cornhole Champions, where host Zachary Oren Smith interviews dermatologist Dr. Marta Van Beek about the state’s skin cancer problem: https://youtu.be/UlqbwTWClC8?si=T2gr77RcfZzJY0GQ

Iowa workers are bearing the cost of policy decisions made in Washington. Find out more on the newest episode of Cornhole Champions here: https://youtu.be/7ThZiTN-fjU?si=cee_E4WTdyStZ-SH

Big if true: US Sen. Joni Ernst is reportedly telling her inner circle that she’s not running for reelection. Zach digs into what that could mean.

The EPA removed Iowa drinking water sources from a list of impaired waterways, but not because the water quality got any better.

Iowa ranks fifth nationally for melanoma—a rate similar to Arizona—and the reason might surprise you. It’s not just about UV radiation. It’s about who’s spending their days outside and how we protect ourselves. Dr. Marta Van Beek, a dermatologist at UI Healthcare, breaks down the reality: agricultural workers face 60% higher skin cancer rates, there’s…

Iowa is closing its Historical Society research center in Iowa City to save money, potentially unloading 60% of the collection, including irreplaceable Meskwaki Nation artifacts, Civil Rights Movement records, and Women’s suffrage documents. On this segment of Cornhole Champions, Zachary Oren Smith, Amie Rivers, and Avery Staker explore the devastating impact of closing Iowa City’s…

157 Iowa school districts now depend on budget guarantees as public school enrollment drops 0.63% while nearly 28,000 kids use taxpayer-funded vouchers for private schools. That’s 43 more districts on life support than before the pandemic, revealing how voucher programs and brain drain are systematically hollowing out Iowa’s public education system. On this segment of…

Thirty-nine years ago, UAW workers began the longest strike in John Deere history—163 days fighting for job security during the 1980s farm crisis. Today, John Deere announced 238 more layoffs across Iowa and Illinois, blaming $600 million in annual tariff costs. From the 1986 lockout to 2025’s trade war casualties, Iowa workers keep paying the…

Librarians. Custodians. Middle and high school teachers. When Iowa school administrators have to cut their budgets, they hope they can delay getting some new textbooks, or require fewer professional development classes for staff. But when there’s nothing else to cut from the general fund anymore, it has to get a little more personal… and difficult.…

Will the pendulum swing back in 2026?