James Q. Lynch

Former eastern Iowa U.S. Rep. Jim Leach has been nominated by President Barack Obama to chair the National Endowment for …

Making the case for Iowa’s first-in-the nation presidential caucuses is easy for Brian Kennedy. As a new member of a …

Sen. Tom Harkin will headline a national town hall meeting on health care in North Liberty June 6. With Congress …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The $360 million the Iowa Legislature approved to help communities recover from historic floods and fatal tornadoes …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Days after the governor signed off on the $6.3 billion 2010 state budget, Democratic leaders are warning …

A “granny tax” signed into law by Gov. Chet Culver could cost Iowa nursing home residents $33  million  a year …

Plants, parades and music videos will be among the ways Iowa communities commemorate the historic flooding of June 2008. In …

Dave Redlawsk, one of the go-to guys for insight on Iowa politics, is leaving the University of Iowa.  Redlawsk, who’s …

State transportation officials are considering a “least impact” alternative to issuing new Iowa’s vehicle license plates. A decision whether to …

Iowa’s U.S. senators promised Thursday to fight any attempt to penalize the biofuels industry in the development of climate change …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Sensing Congress is “at the cusp” of taking up meaningful health care reform, Bruce Koeppl is embarking …

Thirteen young women comprise the entire Oriole girls track roster. Those 13 young women went to the District/Regional meet in …

Thirteen young women comprise the entire Oriole girls track roster. Those 13 young women went to the District/Regional meet in …

Thirteen young women comprise the entire Oriole girls track roster. Those 13 young women went to the District/Regional meet in …

If you look at the Track & Field records for most small schools (and maybe larger ones too, I can’t say) you’ll …