DES MOINES – Representatives of Iowa education groups urged state senators Wednesday to ‘hold firm” in pressing for increased funding …
Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature
News Feb. 3, 2015 4:39 pm3921d ago
DES MOINES – Majority Democrats who control the Iowa Senate on Tuesday announced they will seek a 4 percent boost …
News Feb. 3, 2015 10:00 am3921d ago
DES MOINES – It would be illegal to make hand-held cellphone calls while driving, and texting while driving would become …
News Feb. 2, 2015 8:50 am3923d ago
DES MOINES – State legislators want to avoid a potential situation where a successful fantasy sports gamer could confront the …
News Jan. 30, 2015 8:44 pm3925d ago
The state’s first confirmed emerald ash borer infestation of the year likely will not be the last. The tree-killing pest …
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News Jan. 29, 2015 10:56 am3926d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa has a new head of the state’s corrections system. Gov. Terry Branstad on Thursday appointed Jerry …
State Government Jan. 28, 2015 9:23 pm3927d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Maria La France, a driving force behind the state’s medical cannabidiol act that passed last year, is …
News Jan. 28, 2015 3:46 pm3927d ago
Iowa transportation officials want to study whether blue and white lights on snowplows will reduce crashes, but state law reserves …
News Jan. 28, 2015 2:03 pm3927d ago
DES MOINES – Details began to emerge Wednesday of a road funding proposal that may be introduced soon, while a …
State Government Feb. 2, 2015 11:29 am3922d ago
DES MOINES – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Steve Sodders is looking for a ‘smarter, more cost-effective way to protect the …
News Jan. 27, 2015 9:33 pm3928d ago
DES MOINES – State funding of Iowa’s K-12 schools would increase a total of 3.7 percent over the next two …
State Government Jan. 26, 2015 7:03 pm3929d ago
DES MOINES – It wasn’t the largest Statehouse protest inspired by proposed legislation, but it may have been the loudest. …
Education Jan. 26, 2015 12:00 am3930d ago
DES MOINES – As lawmakers this week continue to debate how to fund Iowa’s public universities, some are asking whether …
State Government Jan. 23, 2015 10:08 am3932d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and top legislators say lower pump prices for gasoline likely will force some modification …
News Jan. 22, 2015 11:31 am3933d ago
DES MOINES – Members of the Iowa Natural Resources Commission are calling on the split-control Legislature and Gov. Terry Branstad …

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