James Q. Lynch

CEDAR RAPIDS – Unanticipated costs and plummeting revenues are putting a double whammy on local governments, leaving them looking to …

The Iowa Department of Public Health reported a new one-day high for positive COVID-19 tests – 648, bringing the total …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Heightened precautions are being taken at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown after residents there tested positive …

Remember back in January when every time you turned around there was a presidential hopeful ready to shake a hand, …

Iowa’s state park system was created 100 years ago. Thanks to COVID-19, its birthday party is being delayed. ‘We’re looking …

As Iowa farmers begin a new crop year, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley is pressing the Trump administration and U.S. Department …

JOHNSTON – A week before her orders closing large swaths of Iowa are set to expire unless she changes them, …

How and when states reopen their economies should largely be left up to governors, according to Sen. Chuck Grassley, who …

Early voting begins Thursday for the June 2 primary election, and state and county election officials are encouraging Iowans to …

The Iowa GOP has accused Democrats of politicizing the coronavirus pandemic by spreading a ‘double-barreled lie” about Sen. Joni Ernst’s …

Congress will have to put more money into the Paycheck Protection Program, which already has committed $349 billion to help …

Michael Franken, one of five candidates for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination, is launching the first primary election ad paid …

Faced with a surge in unemployment claims, Iowa Workforce Development has moved nearly its entire workforce to the front lines. …

Gov. Kim Reynolds is talking to governors in neighboring states about when they might lift government-imposed business shutdowns, but said …

CEDAR RAPIDS – It’s not just a matter of having enough ballots, setting up voting stations and fielding an army …