James Q. Lynch

DES MOINES – Bipartisan attempts to let voters determine the future of same-sex marriages in Iowa were rejected in the …

DES MOINES – State labor officials and county attorney will have more tools to prosecute employers who fail to pay …

DES MOINES – Legislative Democrats have upped the ante on tax relief, adding $55 million in income tax cuts over …

DES MOINES – Iowans pay less in state and local taxes than residents in most states, but that could change …

SURF BALLROOM – The Iowa House on Tuesday honored the landmark Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. House Resolution 33 recognized …

On a party line vote, the Iowa House approved a $352.4 million Department of Transportation budget – a $15.6 million …

DES MOINES – Legislative Democrats and Gov. Chet Culver have reached an agreement on a tax plan they say would …

DES MOINES – Regents university students took a slightly sharper tone in lobbying lawmakers Monday, saying the state’s leaders have …

DES MOINES – House Speaker Pat Murphy, D-Dubuque, called suggestions that the rules of decorum he enforced during a raucous …

CLOSED-DOOR SEX OFFENDER DISCUSSION – Lawmakers hashed out possible changes to the state’s sex offender laws behind closed doors Tuesday, …

DES MOINES – The pain continued Tuesday as lawmakers, faced with declining state revenues, made budget cuts they say will …

The first “Tri Rivers Indoor Track Meet” has come and gone without much fanfare or many problems. First impressions…Cornell must not host …

DES MOINES – Misery loves company, but company, says Holly Lyons, “doesn’t make you feel less miserable.” There’s plenty of …

DES MOINES – A House tax-writing panel split along party lines Monday night on a Democratic proposal that would create …

DES MOINES – Legislators and Eastern Iowa officials who brought their concerns about the escalating cost of justice in rural …