Rod Boshart

DES MOINES – After days of contentious debate and protests, majority Statehouse Republicans used procedural moves Thursday to cut off …

Thursday morning update: DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate pulled a rare all-nighter Wednesday into Thursday, holding a marathon floor …

DES MOINES – Iowans struggling with terminal illnesses and those with family members suffering in severe pain appealed to state …

DES MOINES – There was no divine intervention Tuesday at the Statehouse, but it came close as four Catholic bishops …

DES MOINES – A House subcommittee heard impassioned pleas Monday from abortion opponents and Planned Parenthood supporters trying to influence …

PLEASANT HILL – Gov. Terry Branstad told a group of high-school students Monday he hoped state universities in Iowa could …

PLEASANT HILL – Gov. Terry Branstad said he supports legislative efforts to pre-empt local entities from setting higher wage minimums …

DES MOINES – Lawmakers are taking a 30,000-foot look at unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as drones. A growing number …

JOHNSTON – The state’s top Republican said Friday he sides with GOP legislators on issues of state pre-emption of some …

DES MOINES – Iowa House Republicans pressed ahead Thursday with an effort to pre-empt local governments from usurping state authority …

DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad came full circle Wednesday, signing into law a school funding bill that scraps a …

DES MOINES – Iowa senators voted Wednesday to approve legislation that would make it a primary offense to write, send …

DES MOINES – Iowans moved one step closer Wednesday to getting access to legal consumer fireworks after a Senate panel …

DES MOINES — Business representatives Wednesday applauded a House proposal to preempt cities and counties from going beyond statewide standards …

DES MOINES – Two Iowa Senate committees are traveling separate routes in dealing with cameras monitoring the state’s streets and …