Articles Tagged: Iowa Legislature

State Auditor David Vaudt took legislators from both political parties to task Tuesday for using fiscal 2013 budget targets that …

DES MOINES – Despite hearing a blistering critique of how Iowa cities and counties use tax increment financing, members of …

A House panel is expected to approve a proposed constitutional amendment this week that would make it harder to increase …

DES MOINES – Two school districts that contracted with out-of-state companies to run online schools may have a harder time …

DES MOINES – A measure aimed at bringing illegal online poker under state regulation rolled through a Senate committee Wednesday …

DES MOINES – Senate Democrats moved their education reform plan through the committee level Wednesday on a party-line vote after …

Forty-four scientists from 28 Iowa colleges and universities have issued a joint call for Iowa legislators to acknowledge and address climate …

Judgment week in the Iowa Legislature left a number of hoped-for bills in ashes on Wednesday. House subcommittees opened the …

A slight majority of those polled are against the use of cameras to enforce Iowa traffic laws. The latest Iowa …

Legislators say they have struck a deal to increase this year’s spending on the state’s prison system to avoid layoffs …

DES MOINES – A Senate subcommittee on Monday approved a bill designed to legalize online poker in Iowa and bring …

DES MOINES – The 2012 legislative session’s compressed schedule means time will likely run out this week on a number …

Work is under way on reforming Iowa’s education system. The House Education Committee took up the issue on Monday, with …

Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday his proposed overhaul of Iowa’s property tax system is drawing bipartisan opposition as he tries …

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa lawmakers are unsure whether to support or oppose a proposed increase in the fuel …