James Q. Lynch

DES MOINES — Majority Republican legislators have voted to punish communities that reduce law enforcement funding, but Senate Democrats warned …

Laws allow parents to teach driver’s ed to their children, school districts to end voluntary diversity programs and Iowans to get alcoholic beverages delivered to their homes.

Bill manager says the proposal is the only path forward to end Iowa’s legislative session.

State would become 14th in nation to eliminate statute of limitations

Iowa House approves budgets without agreement with Iowa Senate

Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee unanimously supported

Trying to coax lawmakers to finish their 2021 legislative session, Gov. Kim Reynolds has offered a plan to accelerate tax cuts, shift mental health funding from counties to the state and eliminate a local government property tax backfill. But will it be enough for the House GOP?

DES MOINES — Lawmakers and activists opposed to abortion rights say they are on track to put what they call …

DES MOINES — Though this week’s Census Bureau population numbers provided answers about which states gained and lost seats in …

Proposals to address both the workforce and capacity issues for Iowa’s smaller meat processors are working their way through the Legislature.

Rep. Ashley Hinson said the president failed to deliver on his earlier promises of unity and bipartisanship.

Proposal makes it a crime to fail to disclose location of body

The Iowa House on Wednesday approved fast-track legislation to ban “vaccine passports” that would require the disclosure of whether Iowans have received a COVID-19 vaccination.

Redemption centers would receive 2 cents per can and bottle, up from 1 cent

Iowa House Democrats like budget but withhold support until they see final version.