James Q. Lynch

Iowa human services programs wouldn’t be hit as hard as some others, but counties might feel the impact if the …

Iowa Department of Management Director Dave Roederer was seen leaving the Capitol on a emergency medical services gurney Wednesday morning. …

DES MOINES – Nearly 50 interest groups gathered at the Capitol Monday to make fiscal, health and moral arguments for …

DES MOINES – To reduce the threat of Chronic Wasting Disease being transmitted Iowa’s deer herd, legislation has been introduced …

Raising motor fuel taxes is not the only means of funding Iowa’s critical transportation needs, but the alternatives – bonding, …

DES MOINES – U.S. Reps. Tom Latham and Bruce Braley are seen as the early front-runners in the race to …

U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley is planning to run for re-election in 2014, “but things can change,” the Waterloo Democrat said …

Senate Republicans are proposing a $750 income tax credit to “every average Iowa family” as a way to return the …

DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Transportation will begin issuing driver’s licenses to foreign nationals authorized to be in …

DES MOINES – Forget potholes, it’s the looming “transportation cliff” in federal highway funding that makes a state motor fuel …

Iowa’s top natural resources officer is warning that water usage could be curtailed if drought conditions – severe in some …

Property tax reform is a shred priority of Gov. Terry Branstad and legislative Democrats and Republicans. Recently, The Gazette’s James …

Rep. Tyler Olson has set his sights on the chairmanship of the Iowa Democratic Party, but the Cedar Rapids Democrat …

DES MOINES – Politicians like to take credit for all good news, but a Cedar Rapids Democratic lawmaker is calling …

UPDATE: Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady’s call for continued support for the Judicial Branch’s “grand vision” of making Iowa’s …