Katarina Sostaric
Katarina Sostaric is an Iowa City based reporter covering Eastern Iowa for Iowa Public Radio.
Before coming to Iowa, she 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. She has bachelor’s degrees in Convergence Journalism and International Studies from the University of Missouri.
Katarina’s favorite public radio program is Reveal.
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Iowa is the latest state to limit transgender rights as it removes gender identity from the Iowa Civil Rights Act, which provided protection from discrimination in housing, education and employment.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds signed an executive order Monday launching the Iowa DOGE task force to find new ways to cut government spending. It follows President Donald Trump’s creation of a Department of Government Efficiency in the White House. -
Republicans in the Iowa Senate advanced a bill Wednesday that would limit lawsuits by Iowans seeking compensation for pesticide-related illnesses. Bayer proposed it to cut down on lawsuits alleging that farmers got cancer from being exposed to Roundup. -
Gov. Reynolds calls for restricting cell phones in schools, will establish an Iowa 'DOGE' task forceIn her 8th annual address, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds proposed ideas for boosting the state’s health care workforce, asked lawmakers to restrict cell phones in classrooms, and said she will ask for federal permission to establish Medicaid work requirements. -
Rita Hart was reelected Saturday to serve another term as chair of the Iowa Democratic Party. -
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds picked Iowa state Sen. Chris Cournoyer, a Republican from LeClaire, to be her new lieutenant governor. -
People with disabilities make up a growing share of eligible voters in the U.S., and they are increasingly participating in elections. But people with disabilities are still a bit less likely to vote than people without them. Disability rights advocates in Iowa have been trying to close that gap and remove barriers to ensure equal access to the ballot box. -
This year is the first presidential election since Iowa Republican lawmakers cut the time allowed for all forms of voting and put new restrictions on voting by mail. Democrats and Republicans in Iowa are encouraging absentee voting this fall even though it’s become more difficult. -
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that three Libertarian candidates for Congress cannot be on the ballot in this fall’s general election. -
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said she will take some time to pick a new lieutenant governor after Adam Gregg resigned Tuesday to lead the Iowa Bankers Association.
