Rod Boshart

Iowans facing tough financial challenges packed a Senate subcommittee Monday to urge state senators to expand Medicaid coverage to another …

DES MOINES – The diagnosis for action by the Iowa Legislature on health care issues this session is inconclusive. Iowa …

The leader of the Republican Party of Iowa drew a clear distinction Friday for Iowa voters looking ahead to a …

DES MOINES – “Ecstatic,” that’s how Leah Murray and Olivia Lofgren described their reaction to a Senate Transportation subcommittee’s decision …

UPDATE: Majority Democrats in the Iowa Senate plan to seek a 4 percent increase in state aid for K-12 schools …

DES MOINES – A state senator wants to create an office of chancellor to oversee Iowa’s three state universities and …

Majority House Republicans are pushing ahead with plans to return much of the Iowa state budget surplus via a $369 …

DES MOINES – Counties struggling to meet mental-health obligations would get $11.6 million in transition funds yet this fiscal year …

The proliferation of corporate and private money in elections is prompting Senate Democrats to take another run at establishing a …

Some state lawmakers are concerned that an international effort promoting sustainable development might some day infringe on Iowans’ private property …

Representatives of K-12 education groups told lawmakers Monday that they are generally supportive of proposed reforms with some modifications and …

UPDATE: A picturesque photo of a kayaker on the Turkey River snapped by Jessica Rilling of Cedar Rapids will grace …

Legislative Republicans began a push Monday for constitutional limits on the Legislature’s ability to spend money and raise taxes. House …

DES MOINES – Prospects for an even bigger state surplus continue to climb. State government’s net tax receipts last month …

Any hope for a medical marijuana debate in the Iowa House went up in smoke Thursday. “This bill will not …