James Q. Lynch

DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad made clear Wednesday he will not play a part in deciding whether a proposed …

DES MOINES – Three Eastern Iowa counties are asking the state for $8.2 million to help complete a network of …

Linn County is seeking $5 million from the state to help fund the expansion of its Public Health Department to …

Gov. Terry Branstad and U.S. Rep Bruce Braley continue to lead their respective races for governor and U.S. Senate, according …

As is his practice, Gov. Terry Branstad is reserving judgment on legislation to legalize the sale, possession and use of …

Rep. Art Staed, D-Cedar Rapids, will run for re-election to in Iowa House 66 in northeast Cedar Rapids. Staed, a …

State Rep. Pat Murphy is better known and earns stronger support from voters than his rivals in the five-way race …

Swati Dandekar announced Thursday she  has received the endorsement of the John Deere Political Action Committee. John Deere is the …

DES MOINES – There’s the funnel deadline for getting legislative proposals out of committee and then there’s the weather forecaster’s …

None of them called for repeal, but some of the Democrats running in Iowa’s 1st District called for “major modifications” …

The thing voters need to know about Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Mark Jacobs is that he’s a “business guy,” not …

With nearly three-and-a-half months before Republican voters pick a U.S. Senate candidate, Mark Jacobs is claiming to lead the six-person …

Seven of the nine candidates hoping to represent Iowa’s U.S. House 1st District will participate in a forum Tuesday, a …

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican seen as a potential 2016 presidential candidate, will be the featured speaker at …

JOHNSTON – The Cyclone-Hawkeye rivalry is a great one for the universities, the athletes and the fans, according to the …