
Grant Gerlock
Harvest Public Media ReporterHarvest Public Media's reporter at NET News, where he started as Morning Edition host in 2008. He joined Harvest Public Media in July 2012. Grant has visited coal plants, dairy farms, horse tracks and hospitals to cover a variety of stories. Before going to Nebraska, Grant studied mass communication as a grad student at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and completed his undergrad at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. He grew up on a farm in southwestern Iowa where he listened to public radio in the tractor, but has taken up city life in Lincoln, Neb.
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Kenny Rader was arrested and jailed after joining Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He was one of hundreds pardoned by President Donald Trump on his first day in office.
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In Iowa's 3rd District, Lanon Baccom came out on top in the Democratic primary. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks beat back her primary challenger in Iowa's 1st District race.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds says a new law giving the state more oversight of the state’s nine Area Education Agencies introduces more accountability into special education.
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The bill requires schools to incorporate evidence-based reading instruction, often called the science of reading, in kindergarten through third grade.
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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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A bill passed in the Iowa House authorizes legal gun owners to keep firearms in their cars outside public schools, public universities and community colleges, and corrections facilities.
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Pieper Lewis, 17, was sentenced to five years of probation after admitting to killing a man who allegedly assaulted her multiple times.
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Iowa's largest school district is offering a big incentive to address teacher shortages. Experienced teachers who put off retirement for one more year can make an extra $50,000 or more.
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The plan puts money toward safety reviews and improvements to school buildings. It also creates a new school safety bureau at the Iowa Department of Safety to work with public and private schools across the state to prevent mass shootings.
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The first few weeks of the 2022 legislative session were full of debates about education in Iowa. Here is where some of the most contentious proposals stand after lawmakers passed a key legislative deadline this week.