Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:25 a.m. CST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has hired former Iowa Department of Transportation director Paul Trombino III as her chief operations officer to provide leadership of state government agencies. Reynolds said Thursday Pat Garrett is her new communications director and former campaign field director Nick Boeyink is the governor’s director of boards and commissions. Nate Ristow, a former staffer for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, is Reynolds’ public safety policy adviser.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s newly elected U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn will be one of the first two Republican women to ever serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Blackburn confirmed in a Wednesday tweet that she had been appointed to the committee alongside Sen. Joni Ernst from Iowa.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Chicago-area for-profit college has agreed to reform its recruiting and enrollment practices and forego collecting about $493 million in student debt. Career Education Corp., of Schaumburg, Illinois, agreed to a settlement with attorneys general from 48 states and the District of Columbia. New York reached an earlier agreement. California is considering joining the settlement. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says the agreement will end what he termed deceptive practices.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa legislators must create rules to regulate hemp production in the state now that Congress has legalized the crop. Many Iowa farmers are eager to start planting. Hemp comes from the same plant as marijuana but doesn’t contain THC, the compound that causes a high. Hemp is used in clothing, textiles, building materials, paper and food. The Des Moines Register reports that the Iowa attorney general and state agriculture officials will meet this month to discuss regulations.