Rep. MEGAN JONES gives SIMON our Friday update to what's happened this week in the Iowa House. Pennies, Kratom, cancer, attorney metal health, animals and human trafficking - all this and more! Oh, and a triple birthday party for little people was mentioned too!

SIMON talks to Senate Majority Leader, SEN. MIKE KLIMESH, about what's going on in the Senate now that the first funnel has passed. Simon and Sen. Klimesh discuss several bills that have survived that voters should be aware of - especially SF2099 that would make torture of a domestic pet a felony. Iowa is currently the ONLY state in the Union that does not make these heinous acts a felony! Simon definitely wants to see that change!

Iowans stood up and stood in for veteran Jack Hayes who had no family to attend his funeral. Today, 300 people showed up to ensure Jack was not laid to rest alone. LANAE STROVERS and SIMON discuss what an incredible sight and moment it was. Later, SIMON talks to IA Senate Majority Leader, SEN. MIKE KLIMESH, about what's happening in the Senate now that funnel week is over, what the Senate is working on & what bills people need to be aware of and contact their Senators about - especially SF2099 that will make animal torture a felony.

A few days ago SIMON and MRS. C learned about an Iowa veteran that had passed away and would have no family at his funeral. We were asked to spread the word so the first call we made was to our friend LANAE STROVERS, founder of The Final Salute, and then we put the call out to our listeners all across the state for people to attend Jack's service. Well, today Jack Hayes was laid to rest and 300 Iowans showed up! SIMON and LANAE talk about the beautiful site of so many Iowans showing up for Jack.

SIMON talks to Rep. DR. MEGAN SRINIVAS, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee about HF705 - a bill that is personally important to MRS C to help future victims of intimate assault. As a DV & SA survivor, Mrs C knows how important this legislation is to get passed. If she had access to a place & plan like what this legislation will provide it would have helped save her from the additional trauma she experienced after her assault and for the following 20 years. Simon & Mrs. C want to see this passed to save future Iowa victims from the experiences she had.

SIMON talks to Iowa Representative MARK THOMPSON about an incredibly important and needed bill that is making it's way through our legislative process. HF2565 will create a human trafficking investigative task force in all 4 quadrants in our state that will hopefully save countless lives and put their evil perpetrators exactly where they need to be - behind bars!

Beef, it's what's for dinner! There's a cattle crisis across the country and that's a big deal here in Iowa. Nationwide, we are experiencing the smallest herd numbers in history. SIMON talks to CRAIG MOSS, President of the Iowa Cattlemen's Association to find out what this means for our farmers, our wallets and our plates.

SIMON talks to Iowa Representative BILL GUSTOFF about HF2584 that will establish drug-free homeless service zones, and provide penalties for violations. What other bills survived funnel last week and what died? Rep Gustoff fill us in on all of that and more!

SIMON talks to State Auditor ROB SAND who want to be Iowa's next Governor.