Erin Murphy

Interim leader of the Iowa Department of Public Health answers questions during AARP town hall.

The state’s Revenue Estimating Conference during its regular meeting Friday at the Iowa Capitol projected continued growth of 1.5 percent for each of the next two fiscal years, growing a state budget that would surpass the $9 billion mark in the fiscal year that starts in June of 2023.

Franken, a retired three-star admiral in the U.S. Navy, becomes the fourth candidate in the Democratic primary. The Democratic nominee will likely face longtime incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley in next fall’s general election.

Trump returned to friendly fields in Iowa: In a recent Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll, he was rated favorable by 53 percent of Iowa voters and unfavorable by 45 percent. It was his best showing in either metric in the poll, the Register reported.

She was one of 7 members of Congress who failed to disclose transactions, a watchdog agency charged

Jack Whitver: ‘Wealthy Iowans work, too’

Lawmakers will convene Tuesday at the Capitol for a special session of the Iowa Legislature where they will consider the first round of proposed new election boundary maps for the redistricting process.

Kim Reynolds passed on the opportunity to make her re-election campaign official during her annual fall fundraiser Saturday night at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

Political considerations — such as whether current lawmakers would have to square off against each other in the next election — should not influence state lawmakers’ votes on proposed new political boundaries in Iowa, Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley said Friday.

The Iowa 3rd District congresswoman’s failure to disclose some financial transactions was an unintentional error that will be remedied soon, her office said, while Iowa partisans traded jabs over the matter Thursday.

In a quick and abrupt development with little explanation, officials with the Iowa Department of Public Health announced Wednesday that Dr. Caitlin Pedati plans to leave in October.

Regardless of whether these maps are approved, they provide another illustration of how Iowa’s population --- like so many other states’ --- is shifting from rural to urban and suburban areas.

During a roughly 15-minute appearance Jill Biden stressed the need for President Joe Biden’s proposals for child care assistance and an extension of the monthly child care tax credit.

Ag secretary says support there, along with emphasis on electric vehicles

Drake University law professor thinks the effort by statehouse Republicans to get the Iowa Supreme Court to overturn its 2018 abortion ruling is unlikely to be successful.