Rod Boshart

DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad opened what he called a ‘challenging’ budget cycle Friday with hearings on a fiscal …

DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad said Friday he expects to fill the vacancy on the state Board of Regents …

DES MOINES — Iowans will see some new faces leading committees in the Iowa Senate when the Legislature convenes in …

DES MOINES – A statewide group of health professionals and tobacco opponents used Thursday’s Great American Smokeout observance to launch …

WINDSOR HEIGHTS — Iowans should begin adopting voluntary water conservation practices now that will head off or at least move …

DES MOINES – Newly elected Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate said Tuesday he is anxious to make changes that …

DES MOINES – House Speaker Kraig Paulsen said Tuesday his newly elected 57-member GOP majority will be focused on maintaining …

DES MOINES — Iowans continue to buy liquor, beer and wine at record clips but the pace of sales is …

DES MOINES – Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady pointed to encouraging signs Monday that Iowa is addressing problems …

DES MOINES – Progress is being made in preventing drug abuse in Iowa, but state officials said Thursday they are …

DES MOINES – Yearly costs to operate Iowa state institutions providing human services and those housing criminal offenders rose over …

DES MOINES – Members of a union representing state law enforcement employees Thursday requested 4 percent across-the-board pay increases for …

URBANDALE – Republicans beat Democrats at their own targeted ground game in the 2014 election with a coordinated effort that …

DES MOINES – A new state forecast projects Iowa’s prison population could grow by 39 percent over the next 10 …

DES MOINES – Top lawmakers at the Statehouse say the focus now turns to governing under split partisan control, but …