James Q. Lynch

Although the best endorsement is the one that comes at the ballot box, Sen. Joni Ernst said Monday the support …

Four days into the Affordable Care Act enrollment period, Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart can’t say whether anyone has successfully …

After a quick discussion of changes they would like, members of the three-month-old Iowa Public Information Board decided to wait …

The recent so-called new normal in farm commodity prices and the part of it that Iowa collects in taxes looks …

As the Iowa Senate Democratic caucus begins setting its agenda for the 2014 session Friday, increasing the minimum wage will …

Sen. Tom Harkin wasn’t impressed by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s 21-hour “little tirade” that kept the Senate open overnight in …

An open-seat race in Iowa Senate 39 has attracted a Democratic candidate. Richard Gilmore, 62, of Washington is seeking the …

Although the gender wage gap in Iowa is smaller than the national average, a new report from a liberal advocacy …

Even as one of his Republican colleagues continued a delaying tactic to prevent a vote continuing funding for the federal …

Cedar Rapids native Adrienne Hallett has been appointed majority clerk of Sen. Tom Harkin’s Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health …

Other than being a bit premature, an interest group’s announcement that Bob Krause is the GMO labeling candidate for governor …

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has asked Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad to re-allocate existing dollars in the Department of Human …

Christian Fong is in San Francisco, but he left his heart in Iowa. “I’ll be an Iowan forever,” the 36-year-old …

Sen. Tom Harkin plans to use a series of hearings on the re-authorization of the Higher Education Act to put …

If the Bible is correct, the wages of sin are death. In this life, however, Iowans’ vices – smoking, drinking …