Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

About three in 10 inmates in Iowa’s prison system have some form of serious mental illness often linked to substance …

Iowans would have the option of paying a flat 4.5 percent state rate on their 2013 taxable income or using …

With $1 billion in potential business investment prospects in the “pipeline,” Iowa’s economic development chief told lawmakers Tuesday she expects …

Raising motor fuel taxes is not the only means of funding Iowa’s critical transportation needs, but the alternatives – bonding, …

Scratch Gov. Terry Branstad’s name off the list of possible Iowa politicians who might be interested in replacing retiring Iowa …

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A Republican state senator called for Statehouse public hearings on the death penalty during an emotional news conference Friday. State …

UPDATE: The Iowa Department of Corrections has changed its policy on restraining pregnant inmates, a hot-button topic in Iowa and …

DES MOINES – Having a projected $822 million surplus this fiscal year doesn’t make state budgeting any easier. In fact, …

DES MOINES – Lawmakers are hitting several transportation hot buttons this session with bills seeking to require young moped riders …

Senate Republicans will introduce legislation requiring that Iowans present photo identification in order to vote. Senate Minority Leader Bill Dix, …

Senate Republicans are proposing a $750 income tax credit to “every average Iowa family” as a way to return the …

DES MOINES – Employees and officials in state government’s executive branch would be required to report gifts, bequests and honoraria …

DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Transportation will begin issuing driver’s licenses to foreign nationals authorized to be in …

The state is closing a 200-bed mental health center at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, only 10 years …