James Q. Lynch

While jury still deliberating, Hinson’s office sent ‘statement on guilty verdict’

The “spending spigot is on” in Washington, and that’s concerning to Rep. Ashley Hinson and Iowa 1st District voters she heard from at town hall meetings this week.

“Iowa has a huge promise,” but Muhlbauer is running “b/c people are fed up. Wages don't buy what they used to as cost of living skyrockets. Big corporations continue to stack the deck against us w/ policy manipulation & lobbying, & CEO's are earning 1000s of times more than workers.”

Goal is to connect every Iowan this year with basic broadband download speeds of 25 Mbps, upload speeds of 3 Mbps

DES MOINES — Calling it a “fairness issue,” Gov. Kim Reynolds called for a state law to prohibit transgender students …

Republicans celebrate ‘great day,’ while Democrats see missed opportunities

Amendment could be on the ballot as early as 2024

Measure calls for mental health care funding to come from state instead of local property taxes while state voids a promise to send aid to local governments

DES MOINES — The GOP-controlled House continued taking steps toward wrapping up its 2021 session as it worked through the …

“As with all bills, there are things that are good and there are things you may not think are good or you could do a better job on. My caucus has tried to take a bill and make it better,” Rep. John Forbes, D-Urbandale, said.

“As I've said before, just because it doesn't look like there's not activity going on here that doesn't mean things aren’t getting done,” Rep. Pat Grassley said in a virtual news conference.

“Iowans deserve to know who is writing their laws, and we will immediately be filing open records requests to get to the bottom of this,” said Matt Sinovic, executive director of Progress Iowa.

Legislative Democrats say it’s unfortunate they’ve been frozen out of end-of-session negotiations because there are some elements of Republican plans they could support.

Need for food skyrocketed as Iowans lost jobs

‘It’s time to get back to work,’ Reynolds says