Rod Boshart

DES MOINES – Efforts to shut down the 2010 session this week could prove to be of historic proportions. Today …

DES MOINES – The Iowa House voted Friday to scale back or halt some state tax credit programs, bring all …

DES MOINES – Young people could have alcohol-related offenses expunged from their records if they are not charged with another …

A roundup of legislative and Statehouse items of interest for Thursday, March 18: BEAR HUG: The House Veterans Affairs Committee …

DES MOINES – Efforts to expand required seat-belt usage to more back-seat passenger moved ahead Thursday but the wheels came …

DES MOINES – Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats said Thursday he would preserve Iowans’ rights to opt out of …

DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers are looking to hire a debt coordinator to oversee a process of trying to recoup …

DES MOINES – Iowans would be prohibited from writing, sending or reading text messages while driving but law officers could …

A roundup of legislative and Statehouse items of interest for Wednesday, March 17: THE JIG IS UP: Time may have …

DES MOINES – A House-Senate conference committee today reached tentative agreement on a texting compromise that would ban most drivers …

DES MOINES – Some state tax credits for businesses would be scaled back or halted and brought under more scrutiny …

A roundup of legislative and Statehouse items of interest for Tuesday, March 16: HOUSE CLOSES NUDE DANCING LOOPHOLE: The Iowa …

DES MOINES – A nonprofit school board group under fire for allegations of inflated salaries and other questionable practices would …

DES MOINES – A proposal to raise many fines and fees for traffic violations set off vocal sirens in the …

DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate today approved the “Ed Thomas bill” and shipped it to Gov. Chet Culver’s desk …