Government & Politics

Governor and Senate Republicans are delaying adjournment in hopes that House Republicans will pass the bill.

The Democratic candidates for Congress in Eastern Iowa’s 1st and 2nd Districts were upbeat and confident when talking about their campaigns at a state party fundraiser.

Republicans hold substantial advantages over Democrats on key economic indicators that are shaping the midterm election year, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.

Republicans say the bill will help address a shortage of child care workers; Democrats say it will not help, and could create dangerous scenarios with unsupervised teens monitoring multiple toddlers at day care centers

Linn County Board of Supervisors Chair Ben Rogers called Friday for the board to increase again to five members after voters upset at six-figure salaries whittled it down to three members in 2016.

Although the 2020 derecho’s hurricane-force winds toppled thousands of trees around Cedar Rapids, the city of Cedar Rapids was named a Tree City USA for the 44th year.

Scott County Democrats attempted to pick a political fight with U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks this week after a tweet from her campaign manager showed volunteers holding signs while framing the flag of an anti-government paramilitary group.

Officials are holding application clinics to help eligible Johnson County residents apply for the one-time $1,400 check.