Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

DES MOINES – Senate Democrats announced Thursday that they would be seeking a 4 percent increase in base funding for …

DES MOINES – Politicians like to take credit for all good news, but a Cedar Rapids Democratic lawmaker is calling …

Lawmakers in the Iowa House plan to bring back gun rights measures that failed last year and craft new legislation …

An Iowa state senator says he’ll reintroduce legislation this year that would force disclosure for every person, organization and corporation …

DES MOINES — American Cancer Society advocates want Iowa lawmakers to consider raising the state’s cigarette tax again to discourage …

UPDATE: Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady’s call for continued support for the Judicial Branch’s “grand vision” of making Iowa’s …

Iowa officials are trying to increase awareness about the dangers of distracted driving. The state Department of Public Safety says …

A prosecutor will likely dismiss charges against a felon accused of improperly registering to vote if she stays out of …

Despite some legislative concerns, Gov. Terry Branstad will not seek additional funds for the opening of a new state prison …

Iowa Board of Regents President Craig Lang said Tuesday the board is pleased that Gov. Terry Branstad’s budget proposal for …

Gov. Terry Branstad on Tuesday proposed a $6.5 billion state budget for fiscal 2014 that would provide a 4.3 percent …

DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad’s push for property tax and education reform was met with bipartisan applause at Tuesday’s …

The newly seated 85th General Assembly opened Monday amid calls for bipartisan cooperation, but members were uncertain how long that …

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad announced Monday he will give the state’s civil rights commission director a $5,000 bonus for reducing …

State lawyers are admitting that an Iowa prison warden ordered a guard to stop shutting off movies that she felt …