Katarina Sostaric
State Government ReporterKatarina Sostaric is the State Government Reporter for Iowa Public Radio.
She previously covered Eastern Iowa for IPR from Iowa City. Before coming to Iowa, Katarina was a reporter and host at a public radio station in Southeast Alaska, where her work also aired on Alaska’s statewide public radio network.
Katarina worked as a Morning Edition news anchor and general assignment reporter at KBIA in Columbia while she was a student at the Missouri School of Journalism.
You can contact Katarina at ksostaric@iowapublicradio.org.
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Republicans in the Iowa House passed their own version Tuesday of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ bill to eliminate, merge and change the duties of many state boards and commissions, sending it back to the Senate, which previously passed a different proposal. Democrats criticized changes to commissions that handle human rights and civil rights issues.
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Members of the Iowa House of Representatives advanced a bill to raise their own pay and that of statewide elected officials like the governor by $10,000. Lawmakers haven't seen a pay raise since 2007.
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More Iowans with disabilities who work could qualify for government-funded health coverage through Medicaid under a bill in the Iowa House of Representatives. But those who have been pushing for changes say it wouldn’t go far enough to ensure disabled Iowans can continue to receive services if they get a job promotion or get married.
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The Iowa Senate approved regulations for traffic cameras that automatically issue speeding tickets Monday, sending the bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk for her signature.
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Iowa lawmakers’ per diem payments to cover their expenses during the legislative session run out after Tuesday. But once again, the session won’t end on time.
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The state asked the Iowa Supreme Court Thursday to let Iowa’s law that bans abortions as early as six weeks of pregnancy take effect, as lawyers for abortion providers argued the law is unconstitutional and must be permanently blocked.
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Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Wednesday that allows state and local police to arrest undocumented immigrants who illegally re-entered the country and authorizes state courts to deport them.
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County supervisors would be allowed to eliminate a century-old statewide property tax break for owners of forest and fruit tree reservations under a bill advancing in the Iowa Legislature.
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With the end of the 2024 legislative session approaching, lawmakers are working on a range of topics from maternal health coverage to limiting lawsuits against pesticide companies.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Wednesday to end a requirement for state and local government boards and commissions to have an equal number of men and women.
