James Q. Lynch

DES MOINES – Giving legislators more influence on the selection of district court judges and state Supreme Court justices would …

DES MOINES – Ninety percent of Iowa gun owners who were surveyed support Iowa’s permitting requirement for carrying concealed handguns …

DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers are again being asked to increase the state penalty for shooting bald eagles from $50 …

DES MOINES – A year from Monday, Feb. 4, Iowans should wake up knowing who won the Iowa caucuses, but …

DES MOINES – There’s an old – and frequently used – saying around the Capitol that no bill is truly …

DES MOINES – The degrees of support varied, but no one opposed Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposed constitutional amendment to restore …

DES MOINES – Two women and a Vietnamese-American man were nominated Wednesday to fill a vacancy on the Iowa Supreme …

DES MOINES – In about 20 years from now, the growing use of electric vehicles could take a quarter-billion-dollar-a-year hit …

DES MOINES – Representatives from Iowa’s regent universities, which are asking lawmakers for $18 million for student financial aid, told …

U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer has been named to chair a House subcommittee focusing on rural development, agriculture, trade and entrepreneurship. …

DES MOINES – Following historical precedent, Iowa House Republicans dismissed a Democratic challenge to the election of one of their …

DES MOINES – A proposal to require city and county assessors to stand for retention every four years did not …

DES MOINES – For the first time in more than a quarter of a century, Iowa lawmakers will determine the …

DES MOINES – An unsuccessful Northeast Iowa legislative candidate is dismayed over the process a House committee used to deny …

DES MOINES – After being stalled in legislative traffic in recent years, a 21-year extension of a one-penny sales tax …