For this Newsbuzz edition of River to River, host Ben Kieffer talks with reporters Samantha Hernandez and Grace King about the outcomes for school bond referendums voted on by Des Moines and Cedar Rapids residents. Then, we discuss the many legal developments over delayed SNAP funding amid the longest government shutdown in U.S. history with Drake University professor Jennifer Zwagerman.
We also hear from one Iowan who’s helping lead a countywide effort to gather food and household items for residents in need during this shutdown. Then we groove into the weekend with Tony Dehner…