Democrats who control the Iowa Senate voted 26-23 on Tuesday to provide a 4 percent increase in per-pupil state aid …
Rod Boshart K-12 Education Feb. 7, 2012 5:45 pm4968d ago
Democrats who control the Iowa Senate voted 26-23 on Tuesday to provide a 4 percent increase in per-pupil state aid …
Rod Boshart State Government Apr. 24, 2023 12:30 pm874d ago
State Auditor David Vaudt gave high marks Monday to Gov. Terry Branstad and the split-control Legislature for shrinking a “spending …
Terry Coyle
News Feb. 5, 2012 5:05 pm4970d ago
Thousands of Iowa students will pick up their No. 2 pencils to fill in tiny circles this month in a …
News Feb. 5, 2012 10:40 am4970d ago
A looming political skirmish over the future funding of K-12 education in Iowa might be the harbinger of bigger, high-stakes …
News Feb. 2, 2012 9:10 pm4973d ago
DES MOINES – Legislative Republicans proposed Thursday to spend $182 million less than Gov. Terry Branstad’s $6.242 billion budget plan …
Mike Wiser
State Government Feb. 2, 2012 9:05 pm4973d ago
DES MOINES – A bill banning red-light and speed cameras in the state sailed through a House committee Thursday and …
State Government Feb. 2, 2012 2:45 pm4973d ago
The state Natural Resources Commission ban on lead shot was torpedoed by the Iowa House Thursday when it voted to …
State Government Feb. 2, 2012 11:05 am4973d ago
Gun-rights advocates fired the first volley Thursday in a legislative effort to amend the state’s constitution to guarantee an individual’s …
K-12 Education Feb. 2, 2012 6:56 am4973d ago
Senate Democrats on Wednesday pushed for a 4 percent boost in “allowable growth” for schools in fiscal 2014. Republicans, however, …
State Government Feb. 1, 2012 8:15 pm4974d ago
DES MOINES – Five members of the Iowa Senate tendered their resignations on Wednesday. That’s two more than was anticipated …
Associated Press
K-12 Education Feb. 1, 2012 7:30 pm4974d ago
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Key parts of Gov. Terry Branstad’s plan to overhaul Iowa’s schools appear to be in …
State Government Feb. 1, 2012 5:20 pm4974d ago
A Senate panel has approved a measure allowing the state’s two greyhound tracks to stop holding races, but it’s still …
State Government Jan. 31, 2012 10:05 pm4975d ago
DES MOINES – At least three members of the Iowa Senate are expected to tender their resignations Wednesday to save …
State Government Jan. 31, 2012 5:00 pm4975d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers are looking to provide whistle-blower protections against employment-related retaliation for anyone who reports incidents of …
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