Rod Boshart

DES MOINES – Top Iowa officials of the Catholic Church are pressing state lawmakers to consider offering a state-funded “education …

A group of Democratic senators have proposed a multi-pronged bill aimed at addressing safety concerns raised by recent mass shootings …

Policies and procedures of the state Board of Regents were put under the legislative microscope at an Iowa Senate hearing …

DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers are debating whether to allow law officers to issue distracted driving citations to cell-phone users. …

Iowa Senators grudgingly agreed Tuesday to provide $11.6 million in transition funds for counties struggling to meet mental health cost …

The Iowa version of “The Walking Dead” is playing out at the Statehouse, where resurrected legislative ideas are moving around …

Participation in a state program that provides limited health coverage to low-income Iowans has jumped dramatically since the Legislature and …

Parts of Iowa, especially in northwest counties, are facing drought conditions that could force conservation measures if dry weather persists …

DES MOINES – Senate Democrats on Thursday offered a revised $250 million, five-year plan to reduce commercial property taxes for …

DES MOINES – Majority Democrats in the Iowa Senate voted Thursday to approve a 4 percent increase in state aid …

Former Iowa House Speaker Pat Murphy announced Wednesday that he is a candidate for Congress in Iowa’s 1 st District …

UPDATE: Hopes for anti-tobacco forces to ban smoking at the gambling floors of state-regulated casino were left smoldering Tuesday when …

DES MOINES – Expanded passenger rail in Iowa probably will hinge on the willingness of local communities and Illinois officials …

Negotiators for the state and its largest public employees’ union have gone to binding arbitration in hopes of hammering out …

Iowa rail advocates expressed concern Monday that the state may be walking away from a $100 million upgrade for freight …