Conversations About Government in Iowa

Legislative Services Agency

Short, conversational interviews conducted by LSA staff regarding state and local government. Watch for new Conversations to be posted here periodically. Watch for new Fiscal One-On-One interviews to be posted here periodically.

  • 26 minutes 42 seconds
    Joan Arnett — Forty-Three Year Career as a State Capitol Tour Guide
    Interview by Jennifer Acton with Joan Arnett, Tour Guide Supervisor and Legislative Information Officer at the Iowa State Capitol regarding her career as a tour guide over the past 43 years including various stories and memories.
    30 January 2020, 6:00 am
  • 30 minutes 10 seconds
    Earl Swift — Iowa's Role in the American Highway System
    Interview by Rodrigo Acevedo with Earl Swift, author of “The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries and Trailblazers Who Created the American Super-Highways." The interview includes a discussion regarding the career of Thomas H. MacDonald, who previously worked for the Iowa State Highway Commission and at what is now known as the Federal Highway Administration.
    30 September 2019, 5:00 am
  • 20 minutes 4 seconds
    Joe Morris — Aquaculture Industry in Iowa
    Interview by Deb Kozel with Joe Morris, Aquaculture Extension Specialist at Iowa State University and the Director of the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center, about the development of an aquaculture industry in Iowa.
    5 November 2018, 6:00 am
  • 23 minutes 31 seconds
    Dennis Britson — Local Governance of Cemeteries
    Interview by Christin Mechler with Dennis Britson, Assistant Bureau Chief of the Iowa Securities and Regulated Industries Bureau, regarding local governance, and specifically township governance, of cemeteries in Iowa.
    18 September 2018, 5:00 am
  • 22 minutes 33 seconds
    George Oster — Township Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services
    Interview by Robin Madison and Laura Book with George Oster, former Executive Director of the Fire Service Institute at Iowa State University, regarding the role of townships in providing fire protection and emergency medical services in Iowa.
    13 December 2017, 6:00 am
  • 14 minutes 58 seconds
    Senator Charles Grassley - History of the Iowa School Aid Formula
    Interview by Josie Gerrietts with US Senator Charles Grassley regarding the history of and his role in the development of the Iowa school aid formula.
    17 October 2017, 5:00 am
  • 39 minutes 3 seconds
    Lettie Prell - Thirty-Year Career in the Field of Corrections
    Interview by Alice Wisner with Lettie Prell, retiring Director of Research in the Department of Corrections (DOC), about her 30-year career that included earlier postings with the Board of Parole and the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Division in the Department of Human Rights.
    20 September 2017, 5:00 am
  • 20 minutes 43 seconds
    Lee Tack - Iowa School Aid
    Interview by Josie Gerrietts with Lee Tack, retired Division Director in the Department of Education, regarding his career in education and the history of the Iowa School Aid Formula.
    22 August 2017, 5:00 am
  • 56 minutes 21 seconds
    Judy Bradshaw - Director of the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy
    Interview by Alice Wisner with Judy Bradshaw, current Director of the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy and former Des Moines Chief of Police, regarding her career in law enforcement.
    26 October 2016, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    John Quinn - Career in Law Enforcement
    Interview by Alice Wisner with John Quinn, current Waukee Chief of Police and former Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Special Agent and DCI Division Director with the Iowa Department of Public Safety, regarding his career in State law enforcement prior to his retirement, his current role as the Chief of Police in Waukee, and changes in law enforcement over the years.
    8 September 2016, 5:00 am
  • 45 minutes 22 seconds
    State Forest Nursery
    Interview by Deb Kozel with Paul Tauke, State Forester with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, regarding operations at the State Forest Nursery in Ames.
    1 September 2016, 5:00 am
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