James Q. Lynch

DES MOINES – It’s been 40 years since the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion, but Daniel McConchie …

As he heads off to the “happy hunting grounds” of California to stalk economic development prospects, Gov. Terry Branstad says …

The Iowa Board of Regents is considering a plan to alter the funding of Iowa’s three state universities in a …

DES MOINES – Secretary of State Matt Schultz weathered a storm of questions from Democratic legislators, but his answers did …

Friends of an Iowa City teen who died when she lost control of her moped will make another attempt at …

DES MOINES – Linn and Scott counties would pull down nearly 40 percent of the $11.6 million lawmakers have agreed …

The first bill the Iowa Legislature will send to the governor this year will align the Iowa and federal tax …

A smarter and more aggressive approach to parole is reducing Iowa’s prison population, corrections officials told lawmakers — but there …

DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers appear inclined to enshrine guidelines for shackling pregnant inmates into law rather than leaving it …

Lawmakers expressed skepticism for a plan for landowners to voluntarily reduce nitrogen and phosphorus runoff, saying it is not any …

DES MOINES – Terry Rich believes the Iowa Lottery has the authority to operate online poker and other Internet gaming …

Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley says the decision by his colleague, Democrat Sen. Tom Harkin, to retire in 2014 hasn’t …

DES MOINES – Former Iowa House Speaker Pat Murphy plans to run for a seat in the U.S. House if …

UPDATE: As the Iowa National Guard transitions from its largest deployment since World War II to what its commander called …

UPDATE: Jane Kelly of the U.S. Public Defender’s Office in Cedar Rapids has been nominated by President Obama nominated to the …