Grant Gerlock
ReporterGrant Gerlock started covering Des Moines and central Iowa for IPR in March 2019. Before that he covered food, agriculture and rural life for Harvest Public Media at NET in Lincoln, Nebraska, where his work was recognized with a Regional Murrow Award and awards from the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association.
Grant has a master’s degree in mass communication from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and graduated from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. He grew up on a farm outside of Cumberland in southwest Iowa where he listened to public radio in the tractor. You can contact Grant at ggerlock@iowapublicradio.org.
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The Iowa Senate is looking at expanding driving privileges for 14- and 15-year-olds who want to drive to work, one year after loosening the rules around allowing them to work longer and later.
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Republican lawmakers are planning changes to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposed overhaul of the state’s special education system after hearing feedback from parents and educators.
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A bill in the Iowa House would make booking photos confidential in most cases, until a person is actually convicted or pleads guilty to a crime.
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Monday is caucus night — the first time in the 2024 presidential campaign that Republican voters will have their say on who their party’s nominee should be.
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Chief Justice Susan Christensen says a lack of pay increases has resulted in fewer attorneys applying for open seats on the bench.
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The governor proposed enacting a 3.5% flat income tax in 2025, raising minimum salaries for teachers and overhauling special education services during her seventh Condition of the State Address.
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The first day of Iowa’s 2024 legislative session began Monday with moments of silence for victims of last week’s deadly shooting at Perry High School, and ended with a rally by hundreds of high school students calling on lawmakers to address gun violence.
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The 2024 session marks the eighth year in a row that Republicans control both chambers in the Iowa Legislature. IPR's Katarina Sostaric and Grant Gerlock discuss what to expect.
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The ruling means Iowa officials cannot enforce a ban on books with sexually explicit content. It also blocks a ban on K-6 instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Two lawsuits aim to block the state from enforcing SF 496, which bans books with sexual content and prohibits instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in K-6.