James Q. Lynch

DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds isn’t shedding any tears over the death of legislation that would have forced the …

DES MOINES – While she waits for lawmakers to put a constitutional amendment restoring felons’ voting rights on the ballot, …

DES MOINES – Bernie Sanders is back bigger and stronger than the democratic socialist insurgent who nearly won the Iowa …

DES MOINES – Voters could overturn city or county property tax increases of more than 2 percent under a proposal …

IOWA CITY – Bernie Sanders’ ideas about health care, a living wage and economic inequality were called ‘too radical,” in …

DES MOINES – A House Democrat is asking the Iowa Public Information Board to help her gain the release of …

DES MOINES – Subcommittee hearings on legislation often give lawmakers an indication which way the wind is blowing. There was …

DES MOINES – Local governments would be allowed to install traffic cameras under legislation approved by an Iowa House committee …

DES MOINES – Iowa’s controversial 2012 ‘ag gag” law was found unconstitutional by a federal court because it violates free …

DES MOINES – Legislation to allow rate-regulated utilities to charge their solar customers an infrastructure fee was approved on a …

DES MOINES – A pair of bills that would limit resources for acquiring public land may be the most successful …

DES MOINES – Proposals to write victims’ rights into the Iowa Constitution moved forward in the House and Senate on …

DES MOINES – Matt Edwards wishes the Iowa Legislature’s left hand knew what its right hand was doing. Edwards was …

DES MOINES – Much like Mother Nature, the Iowa Legislature is unlikely to give schools a break on snow days. …

DES MOINES – A legislative panel generally supports a supplemental registration fee on electric vehicles to offset the impact of …