James Q. Lynch

The Iowa House voted 99-0 to more than triple the cost of replacing lost driver’s licenses. On a series of …

Lawmakers believe that after three years, they have reached general agreement on mental health redesign, including a funding formula to …

DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad said school administrators should lobby lawmakers to speed up passage of his education reform …

DES MOINES – The 13 th week of a scheduled 16-week legislative session could be key to long-sought property tax …

Gov. Terry Branstad isn’t giving up on his plan to make Iowa the healthiest state, even though his plan has …

Two former legislators – a Democrat and a Republican – have become “collateral damage” in the fight between Gov. Terry …

DES MOINES – There’s no question it’s been popular and successful, but there’s no consensus on modernizing Iowa’s 35-year-old bottle …

While Gov. Terry Branstad is working to secure the votes he needs from Democrats to confirm his nominees to the …

Despite a lack of optimism from other legislative leaders, the chairmen of the House and Senate Transportation committees haven’t given …

Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday his three appointees to the Board of Regents “deserve the opportunity to be confirmed.” Branstad …

Gov. Terry Branstad will lead a 46-member trade delegation to China next week that will include a number of Iowa …

Three weeks after saying he was forming an exploratory committee to look into entering the race for the U.S. House …

Gov. Terry Branstad continues to stand behind his three nominees to the Iowa Board of Regents despite a new indication …

While agreement on major issues separating Iowa legislative Democrats and Republicans -– education reform, property tax relief and Medicaid expansion …

Rarely does anyone lobby for higher taxes on themselves, but a coalition of transportation interests rallied at the Capitol Wednesday …