James Q. Lynch

CEDAR RAPIDS – State legislators are fond of saying they get their best ideas from their constituents. So far, they’ve …

It’s been a good week for Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Rep. Tyler Olson. First, two potential rivals – Senate Majority Leader …

Efforts in the Republican-controlled U.S. House to separate nutrition programs from the farm bill are bad news for farmers as …

Former Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Marsha Ternus will be the director of the Tom Harkin Institute for Public Policy …

Iowa’s request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for 10 northeast counties damaged by severe weather in June has been approved. …

It’s not about Rep. Steve King, Sen. Tom Harkin insists, but his immigration forum Friday in the western Iowa Republican’s …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The farm bill is living on borrowed time, according to Iowa U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, and he …

Carletta Knox-Seymour grew up in Cedar Rapids before living and working around the Midwest and beyond. Each time she returned …

Sen. Chuck Grassley declined to weigh in on the merits of fellow Republican Rep. Steve King’s comments about illegal immigrants, …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Owning a recreational vehicle is getting more expensive for some Iowans. It’s not that the price to …

Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal of Council Bluffs has announced he won’t seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 2014. …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Cory Booker’s lecture to University of Iowa students was “a real thing” until today when the New …

Swati Dandekar didn’t leave the Democratic Party when she left the Iowa Senate and she rejects the suggestion she jeopardized …

Edward Branstad, the father of Gov. Terry Branstad, died this morning in Mason City. The elder Branstad, who farmed near …

CEDAR RAPIDS – A congressional committee is extending its investigation into allegations of improper transfer of campaign funds by Minnesota …