Rod Boshart

DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers could save up to $120 million over the life of a 20-year, $750 million bond …

DES MOINES – New-found angst descended on legislative budget meetings Tuesday as lawmakers began cutting programs to fit revised revenues …

DES MOINES – Majority Democratic legislators said Monday they are looking at $246 million in spending cuts in fiscal 2010 …

DES MOINES – Iowa’s big-splash gamble to legalize riverboat casinos 20 years ago helped propel a major new wave of …

The package likely would include eliminating federal deductibility as a way to simplify and lower Iowa’s income tax rates. Gronstal …

DES MOINES – It’s back to the drawing board again for Gov. Chet Culver and state budget makers. The state …

DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate voted 30-18 Thursday to approve an $8 million health care package intended to expand …

DES MOINES – Legislative Democrats are framing their version of a major infrastructure bonding package that mirrors Gov. Chet Culver’s …

DES MOINES — New criminal penalties could be imposed for caretakers who knowingly or intentionally abuse a dependent adult under …

DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate voted Tuesday to provide more leeway for a growing number of Iowans facing foreclosure …

 DES MOINES – Amid the talk of bipartisanship, political battle lines are being drawn along deep philosophical divides as lawmakers …

 A roundup of legislative items of interest for Monday, March 16: MARRIAGE AMENDMENT: A pair of lawmakers is seeking an …

DES MOINES – The most important event affecting the 2009 session this week likely will happen after lawmakers finish their …

DES MOINES – The Legislature’s majority Democrats signaled support Thursday for borrowing money to create jobs and rebuild state infrastructure …

 DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate voted 32-18 Wednesday to borrow up to $175 million using bonding authority to fund …