On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: the legislative debate turns from

school funding to school policy, Iowa Democrats gain a new leader just as they’re about to lose first in the nation, and some 2024 news — since Republicans’ hashtag-i-a-caucus is still hashtag f-i-t-n.

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to re-create the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day's deadlines have been met.

This week’s show is hosted by The Gazette’s Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy and features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Caleb McCullough, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, and Gazette Columnist Todd Dorman.

The show was produced by Stephen M. Colbert, and the music heard on the podcast is courtesy of Natalie Brown and Copperhead.