Local Government

Bob Krause, candidate for the Democratic U. S. Senate nomination, is applauding President Barack Obama’s tougher stance on Chinese trade …

Gov. Chet Culver’s re-election chances have been weakened by his decision to accept a state Supreme Court ruling to allow …

The Iowa House State Government Committee will conduct a public hearing on Senate File 2088, a bill to reorganize state …

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rep. Rod Roberts of Carroll called Gov. Chet Culver’s executive order encouraging state government to use project …

A new TIR/Concordia Group poll shows GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley with a commanding lead over Democratic hopeful Roxanne Conlin. The …

Gov. Chet Culver owes it to Iowa companies, their employees and local economic development groups to promise to veto any …

Congressional Republicans “never cease to amaze in reaching new lows,” Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Michael Kiernan said Thursday after learning …

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, winner of the 2008 Iowa Republican caucuses, will campaign for GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander …

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey will talk about the impact of agriculture on the Iowa economy at an Iowa …

INDEPENDENCE — Ben Lange today unveiled his new campaign website, www.langeforcongress.com. Lange, an Independence Republican, plans to run against U.S. House …

DES MOINES — Democratic lawmakers are taking another stab at a pair of controversial labor issues, introducing scaled-back proposals that …

A roundup of legislative and Statehouse items of interest for Thursday, Feb. 4: BIODEISEL MANDATE: Senate File 464 that would …