Government & Politics

Republican leaders laid out some priorities and called for ‘bold’ action Monday, the first day of the 2023 session of the Iowa Legislature.

The Monday decision reverses an October board vote that provided federal pandemic relief dollars to hire a second employee in the county department that addresses issues of climate change and environmental sustainability.

The council will fill the vacancy at a special formal meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Iowa Democrats face a rocky road ahead as the party looks to rebuild after another election cycle that saw Republicans expand their control over the state lawmaking process -- and the loss of its first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses.

State legislative session begins Monday, Jan. 9

Rural schools, like North Iowa’s Forest City, fear it will sap what they already see as inadequate funding.

Eager to confront President Joe Biden and the Democrats, he promised subpoenas and investigations. "Now the hard work begins," the California Republican declared.

Less than four months after the Linn County Supervisors allocated federal pandemic relief dollars to establish a new resiliency coordinator in its Sustainability Department, Supervisor Chair Louie Zumbach is asking the board to reconsider.