Local Government

UPDATED: Second District Republican nominee Mariannette Miller-Meeks has challenged two-term Democrat Rep. Dave Loebsack to 15 debates – one in …

UPDATED: A week after winning the Iowa Republican nomination for governor, Terry Branstad leads first-term Democrat Gov. Chet Culver 57 …

DES MOINES – Gov. Chet Culver on Tuesday defended the state’s election reform efforts after an audit found that the …

UPDATED: Steve Scheffler, a leader of Iowa Christian conservatives as well as a Republican National Committee member, has endorsed former …

Republican campaign veteran and former Waterloo Courier political reporter Eric Woolson is joining U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s campaign as spokesman, …

The Iowa Family PAC isn’t looking for biblical perfection, but the organization of Christian conservatives is looking for a champion. …

Nothing personal, but Ben Lange fundamentally disagrees with incumbent 1 st District Rep. Bruce Braley. “It’s about policy,” the Republican …

DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey today announced a quarantine of firewood and other wood products in …

Iowa Democrats nominated Jon Murphy of Des Moines to serve as the party’s candidate for state auditor at their statewide …

DES MOINES – Up for re-election this year, Gov. Chet Culver said Saturday he wouldn’t let Republican opponent Terry Branstad …

WASHINGTON – Three Iowans will spend their summer as White House interns. Kelsey Beltramea of Hiawatha, who attends the University …

UPDATED Sen. Chuck Grassley didn’t mean to suggest literally pouring beer on the troubled waters of the Gulf of Mexico …