Erin Murphy

DES MOINES – The political groups and out-of-state donors came through when he needed them – often with big bucks …

DES MOINES – Small Iowa liquor distillers soon may be toasting a new state law that would permit them to …

By Erin Murphy, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau A leader with the League of Women Voters in Iowa is upset that …

DES MOINES – The local officials who run Iowa’s elections say some of the changes proposed by Iowa’s secretary of …

DES MOINES — His job will be to represent the United States and act as an intermediary between two of …

DES MOINES — Young students in Iowa struggling to read are making progress, thanks in part to an early warning …

DES MOINES – With one sweeping change already enacted, Republicans in complete control of Iowa’s lawmaking agenda for the first …

The birth of Iowa’s medical marijuana program in the Legislature was remarkable and dramatic, and ever since has remained one …

DES MOINES – Citing massive job losses, Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign and since being elected president has pledged …

DES MOINES – When he leaves office to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to China, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad …

Roughly 1 in 5 Iowans do not have access to the broadband internet speed recommended by the federal government, and …

DES MOINES – Iowa’s medical cannabis program would be extended and dramatically expanded under legislation that received its first hearing …

If Wisconsin is any guide, Iowa’s public-sector unions are facing a precipitous decline in membership even as their leaders vow …

DES MOINES – When settling a dispute between public employers and employees, an arbitrator must consider wages earned by comparable …

DES MOINES – The longest-serving governor in the nation’s history, Terry Branstad has 22 times delivered to Iowans an annual …