On Midwest Week, in a session shortened by the pandemic, the Iowa legislature finally finished work on a new budget, and approved police reforms.
Herb Trix's guest is Erin Murphy, Lee Enterprises burean chief in Des Moines, and his work appears here in the Quad City Times and Muscatine Journal.
You can also hear Midwest Week Fridays on WVIK at 6:20 pm during All Things Considered.