State Government

Kinney, 59, of Oxford, is running against Sen. Dawn Driscoll, a 43-year-old Republican from Williamsburg, to represent Senate District 46. Hot topics include abortion, education funding and tax law changes.

Republican challenger Roby Smith says the office should advocate for tax cuts, while Democratic incumbent Mike Fitzgerald said that’s not the office’s role

The museum that honors Iowa’s only U.S. president is in the midst of a $20 million fundraising campaign for the renovation

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: Chuck Grassley and Mike Franken debate, Newt Gingrich comes to Iowa with a Republican road map, and George W. Bush is in Iowa — but not for prying, media eyes.

Also, newly available grants are designed to help Iowa workers overcome language barriers

Brenna Bird, the Republican candidate for Iowa attorney general, accused current Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller of allowing a sex offender to go free because of a gender transition.

Three candidates are on the ballot for the Iowa Senate in District 42, which covers much of rural Linn and Benton counties. Charlie McClintock won the Republican Primary in June. He will be facing Democratic nominee Jessica Wiskus, and Bruce Gardner, who is running without a party.

Molly Donahue, a second-term Democratic state representative, faces GOP newcomer Kurt Bendixen in the Nov. 8 race for the Iowa Senate 37 seat representing eastern Cedar Rapids and Marion.

Higher interest rates increase the cost of doing business, which leads to a slowdown in all aspects of business, including hiring, and sometimes leading to layoffs.

Republican incumbent Mike Naig is facing Democratic challenger John Norwood

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: a Congressional debate, a budget surplus, a controversial ad, and Iowans at the insurrection.

Jerry Foxhoven had claimed he was fired after refusing to engage in Medicaid fraud; a district court judge dismissed the lawsuit