The smirk stuck with Laura Belin, a left-leaning journalist who covers Iowa politics.
A press aide to Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, flashed it at her as he shut her out of a January budget briefing, just moments after welcoming in a scrum of other reporters.
“This is a private office,” he said, closing the door in her face. Ms. Belin said he seemed “very happy” as he did so.
For two decades, Ms. Belin has been publishing investigative journalism and political analysis on her site, Bleeding Heartland, as well as a more recent Substack account, powered by records requests, inside sources, open meetings and public information. She also co-hosts a radio show on KHOI, based in Ames, Iowa.
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