Steering committee members vote Saturday on new chair and a proposal to establish a committee focused on winning elections.
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Erin Murphy, Tom Barton, Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Jan. 12, 2023 3:44 pm27d ago
Republican leaders laid out some priorities and called for ‘bold’ action Monday, the first day of the 2023 session of the Iowa Legislature.
Erin Murphy, Tom Barton, Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Jan. 9, 2023 3:45 pm27d ago
Republican leaders laid out some priorities and called for ‘bold’ action Monday, the first day of the 2023 session of the Iowa Legislature.
Government & Politics Jan. 9, 2023 8:08 am28d ago
Iowa Democrats face a rocky road ahead as the party looks to rebuild after another election cycle that saw Republicans expand their control over the state lawmaking process -- and the loss of its first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses.
State Government Jan. 3, 2023 5:00 am35d ago
More legislation is needed as the state combines the former human services, public health and aging departments
Government & Politics Jan. 5, 2023 11:09 pm31d ago
Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion rights advocates hope the Iowa Supreme Court will use a case before it to set a more permissive legal standard for considering abortion restrictions.
Government & Politics Jul. 7, 2022 11:28 pm213d ago
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.
State Government May. 16, 2022 6:00 am268d ago
A campaign has been launched to show legislators there is broad support for Iowa to join other states in reforming marijuana laws
State Government Apr. 3, 2022 8:22 am309d ago
On one side are investors who want to deliver CO2 from Iowa ethanol plants to sequestration sites in other states. In an unusual pairing, they’ve been joined by some labor unions. On the other side, are “unusual bedfellows” — environmentalists, farmers, landowners and property rights advocates as well as opponents of large-scale farming and ethanol — calling for the Iowa Utilities Board to reject eminent domain for pipeline construction.
State Government Mar. 30, 2022 7:34 pm312d ago
Previously, the House passed its own version, which differs in many key ways
Campaigns & Elections Mar. 11, 2022 4:34 pm331d ago
The Ankeny Republican will run for re-election this year in the newly drawn Iowa Senate District 23, which encompasses the rural, northern areas of Polk County outside the city of Ankeny.
State Government Mar. 1, 2022 5:27 pm341d ago
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds was the perfect choice to tell Iowa’s story to the nation because she can talk about tax cuts and moving faster than most to re-open businesses and schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Or she was the wrong choice because she has overseen a national, political agenda that is unfriendly to Iowans. It’s all in the eye of the beholder.
State Government Feb. 24, 2022 9:21 pm346d ago
Most Iowa workers would pay a 3.9 percent state income tax — a large reduction for the state’s highest wage earners and a modest decrease for low-income workers — under a new proposal that is likely to become law soon.
State Government Feb. 18, 2022 7:53 am353d ago
Proposed income tax cuts are on the move, and work on the next state budget has started earlier than normal.
State Government Jan. 28, 2022 7:30 am374d ago
Republican leaders in both the Senate and House have said they expect to move quickly on the legislative process for their respective plans, likely starting each next week.