IOWA – The State of Iowa will now have access to the federal immigration database following a settlement agreement. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports Attorney General Brenna Bird announced that four total states had filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for withholding information about people not having citizenship status. The database access is now open for 20 years, with Iowa, Florida, Ohio, and Indiana providing driver’s license data in return.

IOWA CITY – Two gymnasts filed lawsuits against the sport’s oversight groups, accusing them of ignoring pleas that a coach was abusing them. KCCI-TV reports USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Center for SafeSport were told about the alleged behaviors of Sean Gardner in 2017. Those filing the suit claim the two governing bodies failed to investigate Gardner, who worked at Chow’s Gymnastics in West Des Moines in 2018. The FBI arrested Gardner in August.

DES MOINES – Leadership changes will come to the group that oversees Iowa’s three large public universities. WHO-13 reports President of the Board of Regents Sherry Bates is resigning this week, and President Pro Tem Greta Rouse will stay on the board but drop her leadership role. Bates was set to serve until 2029 for her current term. New board leadership elections will be held this week.