President Donald Trump is making a big pitch in Iowa as the White House tries to focus on affordability ahead of midterm elections despite fallout over his administration's immigration crackdown.

Iowa looked a lot different in 2010, when Republican Kim Reynolds was first elected to statewide office.

A former lottery computer technician serving a 25-year prison sentence for ongoing criminal conduct by rigging computers to win lottery jackpots for himself, friends and family will be released from an Iowa prison on parole after serving nearly five years.

Iowa Auditor Rob Sand says the Test Iowa program brought to the state under a $28 million no-bid contract by Gov. He said he didn't investigate to substantiate reports of delays but said he's continuing to look at aspects of the Test Iowa program. As the AG office has verified, every part of the Test Iowa reporting process is in accordance with Iowa Code, she said. Sands report recommends the state lab immediately begin reporting Test Iowa results to the IDPH, as the law requires. She said the attorney general's office concluded that the reporting is done in a manner which complies with state code, including the Test Iowa results.In a news conference Tuesday, Reynolds defended the reporting process and the Test Iowa program.