James Q. Lynch

Cedar Rapids officials believe the short extension of Ellis to Sixth Street NW could have a transformative impact by easing traffic flow and improving access to the Northwest Neighborhood.

CEDAR RAPIDS — A third Democrat is looking at jumping into an open-seat race in an Iowa Senate District in …

Former Cedar Rapids teacher is inducted into Iowa Democratic Hall of Fame.

“(Vice President Kamala) Harris was named the border czar almost 100 days ago, and it’s taken her that long to get to the southern border,” Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson told reporters.

Chief justice hails “transformational” fiscal 2022 budget

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, punched back at recent polling suggesting nearly two-thirds of Iowa voters think it’s time for a new face representing them in the U.S. Senate.

A proposal for sweeping election law changes is a dead issue “and it ought to be a dead issue,” Sen. Chuck Grassley said Wednesday, a day after he and other Republicans declined to join Democratic efforts to bring the For the People Act to the Senate floor.

He hasn’t set a deadline for deciding whether to seek reelection as auditor or challenge Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds next year, although he’s suggested he’ll make a decision by the traditional Labor Day campaign kickoff.

Miller-Meeks split from most of her GOP colleagues to vote to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Former vice president to address Family Leader event

“I would rather this money go to Iowa than to California,” said GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson, who submitted the largest request of the state’s delegation. “I want to bring taxpayer dollars back to Iowa to be reinvested at home.”

Gov. Kim Reynolds’ staff said Auditor Rob Sand’s accusation ignore the opening clause of the law that refers to an exception in the law that applies to the power and authority of the governor during a public health disaster emergency.

The Charles City lawmaker has served as leader of House Democrats for three legislative sessions

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a rising star in the Democratic Party, will address virtual Iowa event June 13

Legislators are waiting on the Census Bureau to provide the granular data needed to complete redistricting, the redrawing of congressional and legislative district boundaries based on the decennial census.