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Chuck Isenhart
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Author at Iowa Public Policy Dude: https://chuckisenhart.substack.com

Awestruck Nature Photos at https://www.facebook.com/share/1BFMWzyooy/?mibextid=wwXIfr
If you think Iowa should feed our kids. open.substack.com/pub/chuckise...
Talking turkey
Curtains for "HKI"
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November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: Former University of Iowa professor Chris Jones has announced an exploratory committee for Secretary of Agriculture in Iowa, a major step toward running for office. @ninaelkadi.com reports:
EXCLUSIVE: Clean Water Advocate Chris Jones Takes Step Toward Iowa Agriculture Secretary Run
“I think we need to rethink agriculture,” the professor-turned-advocate tells Sentient.
buff.ly
November 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A photo essay of wildlife willing to come to Iowa.
For the birds
We welcome these migrants freely crossing our borders
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November 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Electing a new United States senator will be disaster relief for Iowa. open.substack.com/pub/chuckise...
Josh Turek: Top draft pick
My vote for Iowa's next U.S. senator
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September 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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New post: Iowa’s solar energy incentive program was “sunset” in 2021, and federal government support for clean energy will end soon.

Chuck Isenhart, on the win-win-win-win policies Iowa's Congressional delegation voted to unravel:
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/21/t...
The sun also sets—but solar batteries are changing that
Chuck Isenhart: Iowa’s solar energy incentive program was “sunset” in 2021, and federal government support for clean energy will end soon.
www.bleedingheartland.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:04 AM
If God wanted us to have cheap energy, we would have a nuclear reactor in the sky, not on the moon. open.substack.com/pub/chuckise...
The Sun Also Sets
Congress makes our future dimmer
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August 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
What should be in Iowa’s Wildlife Action Plan?
Not picture perfect
The outlook for endangered species in Iowa
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July 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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July 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
How long will Iowa have wetlands?
The fix is in, unless...
Is there a future for Iowa wetlands?
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July 20, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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New post by Chuck Isenhart @chuckisenhart.bsky.social: Iowa has a new director of the Office for State-Federal Relations. But it’s not clear whether anyone is looking out for Iowa as the federal government slashes programs.
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/06/16/i...
Iowa is losing. Who's keeping score?
Chuck Isenhart: It’s not clear whether anyone in the Reynolds administration is looking out for Iowa as the federal government cuts programs.
www.bleedingheartland.com
June 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Iowa State Rep Chuck Isenhart @chuckisenhart.bsky.social met Minnesota State Rep Melissa Hortman at meetings of the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators and National Conference of State Legislatures.

His tribute to his friend and colleague:
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/06/19/a...
An Iowa friend's tribute to Melissa Hortman
Chuck Isenhart: Never have I ever met a public servant quite like Melissa Hortman.
www.bleedingheartland.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:23 AM
With my old NCSL and NCEL colleague Minnesota State Rep. Rick Hansen at the Harkin Institute Wellness Symposium: The Future of Clean Water.
April 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Crowds in Sioux City, Council Bluffs and Red Oak turned out to hear and talk about what Iowa’s Mississippi and Missouri River watersheds have in common. Pleased to join @theswinerepublic.bsky.social and rep for the Dubuque Area Land and Water Legacy.
April 8, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Hands off gathering in Dubuque, Iowa.
April 8, 2025 at 4:15 AM
A matter of Trust
A matter of Trust
UNFINISHED BUSINESS -- Investing in natural resources
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February 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM