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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The video is produced by an anti-abortion rights group and has come under fire over questions of scientific accuracy. -
A hotly debated bill in Iowa would roll back some child labor protections, including the number of hours minors could work during a day.
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Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds' response to the pandemic, with few restrictions, has gotten her national attention. -
Nationwide, conservative lawmakers have come together to propose and pass bills aimed at nullifying federal vaccine mandates. Public health experts worry exemptions make the workforce vulnerable. -
Iowa was the only state to automatically restrict voting rights to anyone with a felony conviction. Wednesday, Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed an order to restore those rights to most people. -
State Rep. Andy McKean says that the Republican Party has changed and that he no longer wants to be a member. He was first elected to the legislature in 1978.
