James Kelley
Eastern Iowa ReporterExpertise: Reporting writing and producing stories about communities across Iowa City and Eastern Iowa, all with an ear to help IPR listeners and readers understand their communities and the eastern portion of the state.
Education: Bachelors degree from Oregon State University
Favorite Iowa Destination: Stuff, Etc., and Iowa City's beautiful parks
Experience:
- Covered local and regional issues for IPR and for Jefferson Public Radio in Ashland, Ore.
- Has covered child care, the environment, politicians and public policy for IPR
- Has reported and written features across many topics, including hospital staffing shortages and service reductions, community power outages, Indigenous tribal customs and small business challenges
My Latest Stories
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Pastor and former nonprofit executive Clint Twedt-Ball is running for Congress as a Democrat in Iowa’s 2nd District. He’s committed to improving affordability, revitalizing Iowa’s small towns and protecting Medicare and Social Security for seniors. -
Veteran and former nursing educator Kathryn Dolter is running as a Democrat in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. After a career in the medical field, improving health care accessibility is one of her biggest goals in the face of Medicaid cuts that she said could have broad impacts on maternal health care and rural hospitals. -
Across Iowa, funding cuts to the national service agency AmeriCorps ordered earlier this year by the Department of Government Efficiency are leaving gaps in nature conservation, youth education and community outreach programming. The cuts have eroded trust with the young people who sign up with AmeriCorps to serve their communities. -
Lawyer and Democrat Taylor Wettach launched a campaign for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, the seat held by Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Wettach said he decided to run for office when the firm he worked for, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, struck a deal with President Donald Trump. -
A 20-year-old West Liberty man has been deported to Guatemala after he was arrested last week at an annual check-in with immigration enforcement officials. His lawyer learned about it when he went to deliver a request to try to pause the deportation proceedings.
