Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

The recent defeat of gun control legislation in the U.S. Senate is just the latest round in cultural wars that …

Following on a 2010 government reorganization effort that saved state government more than $200 million, the Iowa House approved legislation …

The legislative pace at the Capitol has slowed considerably as Democrats and Republicans narrow their work load to a dwindling …

With just two weeks until Johnson County voters head back to the polls, the county’s justice center debate is heating …

Hopes for passenger rail in Eastern Iowa were derailed, or at least sidetracked, when funding for a feasibility study was …

Supporters of the religious conservative Family Leader held a rally and lobbying day Tuesday at the Statehouse to encourage lawmakers …

Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday she won’t run for the U.S. Senate, the latest Republican to take her …

DES MOINES – The Senate Ways and Means Committee likely will mark the end of the road this session for …

A handful of House conservatives want to reduce the pay of Iowa Supreme Court justices involved in a 2009 decision …

DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday there’s no reason an education reform bill can’t be completed by the …

DES MOINES – Hopes for bipartisan resolution of a nagging property tax relief issue during the 2013 session remained in …

It ain’t over until it’s over, Gov. Terry Branstad said about the possibility lawmakers will take up a gas tax …

Gov. Terry Branstad is steering clear of an ongoing controversy over the pink visitors’ locker room at the University of …

DES MOINES – Sen. Tom Harkin threw his support behind Rep. Bruce Braley’s campaign to succeed him in the U.S. …

Gov. Terry Branstad made public his income tax returns Friday, showing that he and his wife earned $226,728 and paid …