Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

The Iowa Board of Regents is considering a plan to alter the funding of Iowa’s three state universities in a …

The State of the Union, Gov. Terry Branstad’s shrewd move and another Democrat announces for 2014.  This week’s episode features …

Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart submitted documents Friday federal to Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, as required, for …

UPDATE: Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has launched a campaign to keep wrestling an Olympic sport after the International Olympic Committee …

Participation in a state program that provides limited health coverage to low-income Iowans has jumped dramatically since the Legislature and …

Parts of Iowa, especially in northwest counties, are facing drought conditions that could force conservation measures if dry weather persists …

DES MOINES – Senate Democrats on Thursday offered a revised $250 million, five-year plan to reduce commercial property taxes for …

State and local officials promised an Egyptian company $200 million in tax breaks to build a fertilizer plant in southeast …

DES MOINES – Majority Democrats in the Iowa Senate voted Thursday to approve a 4 percent increase in state aid …

House Republicans want to make the centerpiece of Gov. Terry Branstad’s education reform package optional. That means school districts wouldn’t …

A bill that would protect the Cedar Rapids Police Department’s outdoor shooting range from noise complaints from neighbors has sailed …

The Iowa Senate Ethics Committee voted not to reprimand a state senator accused of skirting Senate ethics rules while he …

The National Federation for the Blind of Iowa on Tuesday reiterated the group’s strong disagreement with a plan that would …

UPDATE: Hopes for anti-tobacco forces to ban smoking at the gambling floors of state-regulated casino were left smoldering Tuesday when …

UPDATE: The longtime superintendent of a municipal power plant used its credit cards to buy gas for personal vehicles, tickets …