James Q. Lynch

It’s not personal, but Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey is in political limbo as a U.S. senator holds up confirmation …

Five months into her new role as Iowa’s chief executive, Kim Reynolds isn’t well-known but is off to a ‘solid …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Maintaining the integrity of the election process is a bit like an arms race, according to a …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Betty Lord-Dinan likes to joke that as the oldest of nine children she’s been a caregiver her …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Dairy farmer and former president of the Board of Regents Craig Lang wants to tap the knowledge …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa Senate Democrats heaped praise on Sen. Rob Hogg after replacing him as Minority Leader Sunday afternoon. …

Discontinuation of the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – or DACA – program to protect people who entered …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Four longtime activists have been honored by the Linn County Democratic Party. Helane Golden, Harvey Ross, Phyllis …

CEDAR RAPIDS – A year after Democrats suffered staggering defeats up and down the ballot as voters, especially those in …

A Polk County judge has denied the state teachers union’s motion for summary judgment in a case challenging the collective …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The nomination of Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey to be an undersecretary at the USDA was …

ELDORA – In the wake of a report critical of measures used to restrain unruly boys at the Eldora State …

JOHNSTON – Consumers, not lawmakers and regulators, may drive the debate over water quality and good farm production, according to …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Deidre DeJear, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Iowa Secretary of State, is planning a listening …

JOHNSTON – Donald Trump is being Donald Trump and, for the most part, Mike Johanns is fine with that. Trump …