Tom Barton

For House Democrats, the road to maintaining and winning a durable majority very well may run through Iowa, said California Congressman Adam Schiff.

State tax receipts surpassed $9 billion in the state budget year that just ended, an increase of more than 12 percent over the previous year, according to a new state report.

Iowa Democratic gubernatorial nominee Deidre DeJear stopped at Camp Courageous, a year-round recreational and respite care facility for children with special needs and their families, as part of her “Workday Wednesday” series.

A Cedar Rapids landscaping company has partnered with a team of former Iowa State University researchers to sell a climate-friendly additive to fertilizer that some experts tout as key to soil rejuvenation and carbon sequestration. It may also help with water quality.

House Democrats blocked a measure by U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, that would have stopped President Joe Biden from canceling hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt.

Starting Friday, Iowans will see reduced unemployment benefits. Child care providers will see relaxed regulations and third-party food delivery services will face fines for using a restaurant’s logo or menu without permission.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new $10 million pilot program to support the development of ways to turn agriculture residue into products for consumers and construction.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Universal Television was awarded a $6 million grant for the “Field of Dreams” television series that starts filming in Iowa later this year.

Jarad Klein, a retiring Iowa House member and a Republican from Keota, has endorsed Sen. Kevin Kinney, a Democrat from Oxford. Kinney faces fellow incumbent Sen. Dawn Driscoll, R-Williamsburg.

State Rep. Charlie McClintock came out two votes ahead of combat veteran Colman Silbernagel in a reversal of unofficial election night results in the June 7 GOP primary for Iowa Senate District 42 following hand recounts of the ballots.

Iowa’s Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted against a bipartisan gun bill that cleared Congress on a mostly party-line vote and is headed to President Joe Biden for his signature.

GOP lawmakers celebrate reversal as abortion rights supporters decry ruling

Proposal to create AMBER Alert-style system fails first test, but likely will return for another vote in U.S. House.

Iowa Democrats argued Thursday the state offers a path to victory for longshot candidates and opportunities for meaningful conversations with rural Americans as they made their pitch to hold onto their place at the front of the party’s presidential nominating calendar.

A Republican National Committee field office in Cedar Rapids was vandalized over the weekend.