James Q. Lynch

DES MOINES – The Iowa House has unanimously modified criminal sentencing to reduce prison crowding and costs by reducing the …

DES MOINES – Legislation to allow the Amana Colonies to raise money from a hotel-motel tax was approved 21-3 on …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Despite people shouting ‘you lie,” waving signs telling her to not ‘castrate health care” and accusing her …

DES MOINES – Political observers looking at potential challengers to Iowa 2nd District Democratic Rep. Dave Loebsack may have the …

DES MOINES — The Iowa House on Thursday approved an overhaul of the state’s 104-year-old workers’ compensation law that majority …

DES MOINES – The Iowa House tackled constitutional issues Wednesday with measures to amend the Iowa Constitution to protect Iowans’ …

DES MOINES – Canadian officials highlighted the ‘value chain” that connects their country with Iowa and the United States during …

DES MOINES – A Republicans proposal to fully fund a voter-approved water quality and outdoor recreation plan received high marks …

DES MOINES – A week after hearing a presentation on the state’s $426 million tax credit liability, House Appropriations Committee …

DES MOINES – A bill supporters said would prioritize the cases of people who have the ‘terrible misfortune” of suffering …

DES MOINES – With passage of a GOP-backed ‘election integrity” bill, the issue of whether such a measure is needed …

DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers are moving toward joining 34 other states with laws requesting or requiring voters to show …

DES MOINES – A joint meeting of Iowa House committees that deal with taxes and spending might be the starting …

DES MOINES – Democratic state Rep. Todd Taylor announced Wednesday he plans to seek election in 2018 to fill a …

DES MOINES – A bill that advances Iowans’ ‘individual, fundamental, constitutional rights” by expanding when and how they can use …