James Q. Lynch

DES MOINES – Pastors and members of more than 100 churches visited the Iowa Capitol on Tuesday to present their …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Say that after a long day of bicycling the Cedar Valley Trail or hiking the foot paths …

CEDAR RAPIDS – When Speaker Kraig Paulsen gavels the Iowa House into session, he’s swinging his own, handcrafted gavel. Paulsen, …

DES MOINES – Lawmakers’ reactions to a proposal to phase out services at the Mount Pleasant and Clarinda mental health …

DES MOINES – First District U.S. Rep. Rod Blum has signed on to a plan to end taxes on one …

DES MOINES – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Steve Sodders is looking for a ‘smarter, more cost-effective way to protect the …

DES MOINES – Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter tried to allay lawmakers’ fears that rewarding public universities for enrolling …

DES MOINES – Community college presidents presented a generally upbeat picture of Iowa’s two-year college system role in meeting present …

DES MOINES – It wasn’t the largest Statehouse protest inspired by proposed legislation, but it may have been the loudest. …

CEDAR RAPIDS – He didn’t make a formal announcement, but Mike Huckabee left little doubt that he’s in the race …

Gov. Terry Branstad welcomed the potential presidential candidates to Iowa and declared the 2016 first-in-the-nation Iowa precinct caucus season underway. …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Republicans, especially those who might be running for president next year, will grab the spotlight in Des …

DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad has joined promoters of Iowa’s multibillion dollar renewable fuel industry to launch a campaign …

DES MOINES – It may be too soon to know whether Joni Ernst is s rising star or a shooting …

DES MOINES – Joni Ernst is living the dream. And the freshman senator wants other Iowans to follow their big …