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 first set of maps from the non-partisan Legislative Services Agency came out last week, and Iowans had the chance to weigh in this week during three virtual public hearings and through written comment. IPR Morning Edition host Clay Masters talks with IPR state government reporter Katarina Sostaric about what people had to say and what comes next. -
The public comment period for new proposed boundaries for Iowa’s legislative and congressional districts ended Wednesday evening, with the vast majority of comments expressing support for the first set of maps drawn by the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency.
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IPR Morning Edition host Clay Masters talks to IPR State Government Reporter Katarina Sostaric about the first set of redistricting maps drawn by the Legislative Services Agency.
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Iowa’s nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency released its first proposal Thursday for new congressional and legislative district boundaries. The redistricting process will continue with public hearings planned for next week.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday she is calling a special legislative session to begin Oct. 5 so Iowa lawmakers can consider and vote on new boundaries for legislative and congressional districts. An Iowa Supreme Court order says the legislature may continue the redistricting process past a Sept. 15 deadline.
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The Iowa Senate Ethics Committee voted unanimously Monday to dismiss six complaints related to the state law that bans schools from requiring masks, saying the complaints did not address matters under the jurisdiction of the committee.
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During this fall’s city and school board elections, Iowa’s county election officials will not get to choose where they set up early voting sites. Under a new state law, they can only establish early voting sites where they're requested by a petition signed by at least 100 voters.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds is again encouraging Iowans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as infections and hospitalizations have been increasing in the state, but she’s not changing state policies or implementing mitigation measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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State health officials announced they will start updating Iowa’s coronavirus data website three times each week instead of once per week.
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The U.S. Department of Education opened investigations into Iowa and four other Republican-led states Monday for banning mask mandates in schools, citing concerns that such policies may violate the civil rights of students with disabilities.
