State Government

DES MOINES – The Senate Economic Growth/Rebuild Iowa Committee voted 13-2 Thursday in favor of a bill designed to provide …

DES MOINES – Iowa City teens pushed Thursday for legislation that would require young mo-ped riders to wear helmets, but …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Mayor Ron Corbett and a City Hall delegation won an initial victory at the Iowa Statehouse on …

A three-member Senate Transportation subcommittee began a potentially bumpy political journey Wednesday in trying to guide a state gas tax …

UPDATE: Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett says he believes prospects are better this session for a cost-sharing approach toward flood …

DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and Republican leaders in the House have agreed on a plan to reduce commercial …

Tearful testimony Tuesday from the mother of a dead 7-year-old girl helped nudge legislation that stiffens penalties for drivers illegally …

They’re the tiny critters that make your skin crawl. Bedbugs are creeping their way into the Iowa Legislature as landlords …

DES MOINES – The leader of the Senate Republican minority is pushing to reinstate a limited death penalty in Iowa …

The Courier staff and Dennis Magee contributed to this story. DES MOINES  – A proposed constitutional amendment making it harder …

Democrats who control the Iowa Senate voted 26-23 on Tuesday to provide a 4 percent increase in per-pupil state aid …

State Auditor David Vaudt gave high marks Monday to Gov. Terry Branstad and the split-control Legislature for shrinking a “spending …