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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The recently-fired head of Iowa’s nursing home for veterans allegedly collected more than $105,000 in extra pay and benefits in less than two years, according to a report released Thursday by Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand. -
Iowa public safety officials say the 27 state troopers and one agent deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border this month worked as a “force multiplier” for Texas law enforcement, and the additional cost to Iowa taxpayers for the mission is approximately $200,000.
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Most Iowa families with kids will start getting a temporary monthly payment from the federal government next week, and Democratic U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne said Thursday she is working to make that permanent.
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Iowans are no longer required to get a permit to purchase or carry a handgun after changes to the state's gun laws took effect Thursday.
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Massive protests against police brutality got most of the headlines and attention last spring, but organizers in Iowa were also starting to come together to help people in need. A year later, racial justice advocates are continuing to try to fill the needs of Iowans facing food insecurity, homelessness, and other issues.
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The state will be allowed to bar Planned Parenthood from receiving government funding for sex education programs under an Iowa Supreme Court opinion issued Wednesday.
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A Johnson County District Court judge has permanently blocked a 24-hour abortion waiting period law from being enforced in Iowa. Gov. Kim Reynolds said she will appeal the decision.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law that raises penalties for protest-related offenses, puts qualified immunity language into state law, expands some police protections, and makes it illegal to not stop for an unmarked police car.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a wide-ranging tax bill into law Wednesday that will allow more income tax cuts to kick in, phase out backfill payments to local governments, and shift mental health funding from local property taxes to the state.
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Iowa House Democrats voted Monday evening to elect Rep. Jennifer Konfrst of Windsor Heights as the new House minority leader. She is the first woman to hold this position in Iowa.
