State lawmakers have completed their work for the year, concluding a session that was momentous and often contentious
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State Government Apr. 19, 2023 12:16 pm39d ago
Legislative Republicans are not answering some questions from Democrats during debate to avoid their answer being cited in future Iowa Supreme Court rulings.
Government & Politics Mar. 30, 2023 8:31 pm58d ago
Iowa Republican House lawmakers have proposed a measure that would require parental consent before children under the age of 18 can use social media.
Tom Barton, Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Government & Politics Mar. 13, 2023 11:27 am76d ago
Emboldened by six years of conservative reforms under their belts and multiple elections that expanded their majorities in the House and Senate, Iowa Republicans have felt empowered to push a more conservative agenda. It coincides with the 2024 GOP race for president, softening the ground for candidates to campaign on the same themes.
Government & Politics Feb. 24, 2023 5:49 pm92d ago
Republican state lawmakers continued to advance bills opponents say target and discriminate against Iowa’s LGBTQ community.
Government & Politics Feb. 10, 2023 3:32 pm107d ago
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday said it is her goal to abolish state income tax by the end of her four-year term in 2026.
Government & Politics Jan. 28, 2023 5:00 am120d ago
Steering committee members vote Saturday on new chair and a proposal to establish a committee focused on winning elections.
Erin Murphy, Tom Barton, Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Jan. 12, 2023 3:44 pm136d 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 pm139d 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 am139d 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 am145d 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 pm142d 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 pm324d 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 am377d 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 am420d 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.