Monday, May 3rd, 2021

Iowa is turning down nearly three quarters of the COVID-19 vaccine doses available to the state from the federal government because demand for the shots remains weak. Last week, the Iowa Board of Regents selected Barbara Wilson to be the next president of the University of Iowa. IPR State Government reporter Katarina Sostaric provides updates on what is happening at the statehouse. Plus, inmates in some Iowa prisons remain on lock down 23 hours a day, weeks after two inmates allegedly killed two staffers at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. IPR’s Kate Payne reports some advocates worry the attack could lead to a rollback in opportunities across the prisons.