Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

URBANDALE – GOP legislators want to make significant income tax cuts, provide property tax relief and fund new mental-health commitments, …

DES MOINES – Iowa senators voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to clearly put counties in charge of their courthouses after chastising Judicial …

DES MOINES – Backers of a bill to bequeath the status of Iowa’s state insect to the honeybee are hoping …

DES MOINES – Legislation defining ‘discharge of sentence” received bipartisan support in the Iowa House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, helping …

DES MOINES – Iowans with some autistic conditions or post-traumatic stress disorder could be certified to participate in the state’s …

DES MOINES – William Burt said his heart was racing, and that he was holding back tears of joy. Burt, …

DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate passed legislation Tuesday intended to help businesses that provide communications services to expand access …

DES MOINES – As part of a bipartisan commitment to address workforce issues, the Iowa House on Monday tackled a …

DES MOINES – On its way to Gov. Reynolds’ desk is a proposal to increase state funding in Iowa’s K-12 …

DES MOINES – Daylight saving time arrives Sunday, but hopes some state lawmakers have for making it permanent in Iowa …

DES MOINES – The Iowa House on Thursday approved a bill defining anti-Semitism and providing guidance to those investigating anti-Semitic …

DES MOINES – Whether you call it ‘life means life” or ‘dead means dead,” the Iowa Legislature doesn’t want to …

Both chambers of the Iowa Legislature on Wednesday approved a 2.3 percent increase – about $85.6 million – to state …

DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate voted 44-3 Wednesday to strengthen the state’s animal cruelty laws. Senators forged a compromise …

By Erin Murphy, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds signaled a willingness Tuesday to sign legislation …