Catherine Wheeler
Catherine Wheeler was Iowa Public Radio's All Things Considered host and a reporter from 2021 to 2023.
Before joining IPR, Catherine was a reporter for Wyoming Public Radio, covering northeast Wyoming, education, and statewide politics. She has won a regional Edward R. Murrow for sports reporting and a Public Media Journalists Association award for short documentary.
Catherine has a bachelor's degree in English from Fort Lewis College and a master's in journalism from the University of Missouri, Columbia.
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Last year, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program received 90,000 applications. This year, things are slower.
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Each year, the Iowa State Veterans Trust Fund can spend $500,000 on assisting veterans who apply for funds. This year, the fund ran out of money in October.
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Officials with food pantries in Iowa say they've been seeing an increase in people needing food assistance as economic pressure continues.
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Iowa is the only state without a compassionate release program for people in prison. That’s why a new report comparing state programs ranks Iowa at the bottom.
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Inmates in Iowa prisons will now receive only copies of their personal mail. But some across the state, including attorneys and the loved ones of inmates, say they’re concerned about whether this policy could have negative effects for people on the inside.
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Since the Iowa Department of Corrections has changed its mail system in July, advocates are concerned about the potential effects this could have on inmates and their families.
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The Iowa Department of Education and the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa have received a federal grant to get more local food in schools and early child care centers.
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There aren’t any definite numbers on how many LGBTQ farmers there are in this country, but some are making a point to be visible in their communities.
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All Things Considered host Catherine Wheeler talked to IPR’s lead political reporter Clay Masters about what to expect who is in Washington to cover the meetings.
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The Drake University Board of Trustees has approved a proposal to discontinue the university’s applied behavior analysis master’s program. The program trains students to become board certified behavior analysts, who provide services to children and adults with autism.