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Growing plants native to Iowa support birds, bees and butterflies. Experts say you don’t need a large yard to make a difference.

Here’s what we tried at the second annual Freedom FEASTival.

This week on the podcast, we hit the 110-day mark of the legislative session, eminent domain, and potential job cuts at the Rock Island Arsenal.

People rely on restaurants and grocery stores to be clean and safe. How often are facilities that serve food inspected? And where can you read the reports?

Plus, the On Iowa Politics team talks through immigration enforcement on Iowa’s college campuses and potential gubernatorial candidates.

The northern lights, which can appear green, pink and blue, are the result of geomagnetic storms. The more severe the storm, the more likely you are to be able to see the lights in Iowa. So long as skies aren’t cloudy.

Iowa schools need substitute teachers, and people without teaching backgrounds can fill those roles. Here’s how.

This week on the podcast: the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is coming to Iowa. Plus, a bill to make catfish noodling legal in Iowa advances.

This week on the podcast: legislative forums in Eastern Iowa and the second funnel week at the Iowa Capitol.

In this week’s installment of The Gazette’s Curious Iowa, we answer questions about why Iowa doesn’t have toll roads, how the state funds road improvement projects, and whether electric vehicles contribute to the fuel tax.

Ninety-two years ago, the American Goldfinch became Iowa’s state bird. Today, Iowans are calling for a state horse, fish and butterfly. How are these official state symbols designated?

Also on the podcast this week: Scott County GOP elects new leadership and remembering Jack Kibbie

Did you know these three things were invented in Iowa?

Tune in for details on a tenuous legal partnership between the Iowa Attorney General’s Office and Iowa Auditor’s Office. Plus, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson pledges to hold town halls.

The Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau recaps the first funnel deadline of the 2025 legislative session.