James Q. Lynch

CEDAR RAPIDS – Two Republicans seeking the nomination for a northeast Iowa congressional seat stuck to their talking points last …

Raising the state gas tax should be part of broader tax reform that could actually decrease what Iowans pay in …

President Barack Obama will return to Iowa on Thursday to meet with supporters, deliver an economic address in Newton and, …

MOUNT VERNON – Karl Rove would be sleeping better if Hillary Clinton was president. Rove, widely considered the architect of …

A pair of Republicans who hope to challenge Rep. Bruce Braley are calling his support for a balanced budget amendment …

Sen. Chuck Grassley isn’t alarmed by “what some might call upheavals” in Republican politics in Indiana, Nebraska and Iowa. He …

The Republican Party of Iowa caught heat from news organizations for reneging on its own plan for releasing certified presidential …

On Tuesday in Iowa, Mitt Romney will deliver what’s being billed as a major policy address on the “out-of-control spending …

Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, R-Hiawatha, has announced that former state lawmaker Doug Struyk will become his executive officer. Struyk …

Jobs and the economy, property tax relief, lower spending and education reform were winning issues for Iowa Republicans two years …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The founder of the Cedar Rapids Tea Party has endorsed Dubuque businessman Rod Blum in the U.S. …

DES MOINES – An Iowa legislative conference committee has reached an agreement on a mental health redesign policy, but details …

DES MOINES – “Sharp differences” remain, but Iowa legislative leaders say the end of their overtime session is in sight. …

DES MOINES – “We’re making progress” if the oft-repeated mantra of leaders of the Iowa Legislature as they head into …

DES MOINES – The only official action by the Iowa Legislature on Wednesday was approval of a resolution honoring the …