Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

State lawmakers are revisiting the possibility of a new evaluation system for Iowa teachers with a special task force. On …

DES MOINES – The idea of selling beer or wine at Kinnick Stadium falls flat with Gov. Terry Branstad. “I …

Iowa students are being invited to share their ideas on ways to prevent bullying with the possibility of making a …

Some 4,000 potentially contaminated and abandoned parcels of land littered across Iowa could be flipped for economic development, but hardly …

State corrections officials vowed Friday to make another run at winning support for hiring more staff at state prisons and …

When Gov. Terry Branstad pulled the trigger on the biggest incentive package in state history, he said he did so, …

Leaders of a newly formed Justice Not Politics Action group announced plans Wednesday to launch a “Yes on Retention” campaign …

Four Iowa Supreme Court justices up for a retention vote in the Nov. 6 election have a path to keeping …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Although his “Compact with Iowans” incorporates points from Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget, 1 st District challenger Ben …

A former nursing home administrator in Coralville has been cited, warned and ordered to pay more than $1,000 in fees …

A Polk County judge says she will decide whether new voter rules created by Iowa’s Republican secretary of state will …

The number of Iowa families seeking cash assistance under the state’s main welfare program has hit what state officials are …

State human services officials Tuesday proposed a $187 million increase in state funding for programs to aid young, poor, sick, …

Iowa has a new goal to shoot for: Become the national leader in service and volunteerism by 2015. That shouldn’t …

The state of Iowa is in line to save about $22.4 million in health insurance costs during 2013, thanks to …