DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday again urged Iowans to get vaccinated as the best defense against COVID-19 and its variants, but ex…
Family cattle farmers are the lifeline of rural communities across Iowa and the country, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, told the Senate Judiciar…
Buoyed by pent-up consumer demand and federal stimulus payments, Iowa tax revenues in June increased 15% compared with the previous June, and …
VINTON — Despite bipartisan agreement that it’s time to “plus-up” spending on the nation’s infrastructure, disagreement over just what qualifi…
CEDAR RAPIDS — Nearly seven months out of office, former U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer still sees “a lot to fight for” and this time she hopes to …
CEDAR RAPIDS — As the federal moratorium on housing foreclosures comes to an end, lenders and financial counselors do not foresee a tsunami of…
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa --- While touting the Trump administration's accomplishments, former Vice President Mike Pence said Republicans need to rol…
WAVERLY — A dozen tornadoes were confirmed across Iowa, including in Bremer and Butler counties near Shell Rock and Waverly, after severe thun…
GREENE, Iowa -- Diane Wells, of rural Greene, saw significant tree damage and a metal storage shed was destroyed, but her house was spared, sa…
A roundup of legislative and Capitol news items of interest:
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, a combat veteran, on Wednesday criticized President Joe Biden’s “haphazard” withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, warni…
DES MOINES — Elected Republicans at the state and federal levels are throwing their support behind Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision to send Iowa St…
DES MOINES — State officials are being tight-lipped about the planned deployment of Iowa State Patrol troopers to assist law enforcement effor…
A plan from OxyContin’s maker to reorganize into a new entity that helps combat the nation’s opioid epidemic got a big boost this week as 15 s…
A roundup of legislative and Capitol news items:
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Davenport attorney has been appointed to serve on a state commission that will conduct public hearings about new maps tha…
CEDAR RAPIDS — Pareen Mhatre has lived in Iowa for nearly 21 years. But as she enters her final year at the University of Iowa, the biomedical…
CEDAR RAPIDS — Using his words, Iowa’s Republican U.S. senators are holding President Joe Biden accountable for his earlier commitments to sup…
DES MOINES — Up to 30 Iowa State Patrol officers will be redeployed for about two weeks to the U.S.-Mexico border to help law enforcement and …
DES MOINES — Danny Homan, the leader of Iowa’s largest public employee union who has been an outspoken critic of the state restricting collect…
The Waterloo and Council Bluffs school districts will conduct separate early education pilot programs in partnership with the state education …
An Iowa judge blocked a state law that would have imposed a 24-hour waiting period before women could get abortions, likely setting up a legal…
DAVENPORT — Jeno Berta, the 83-year-old man who is retiring and selling his Davenport bar, said he has been living the American dream since he…
DES MOINES — Maybe unbeknownst to many Iowans, they have been discarding tens of millions of dollars one nickel at a time.
Dozens were on hand to witness Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds sign into law Senate File 619, which includes a wide range of tax reforms.
DES MOINES -- Iowans for the first time had the option this year to observe -- and in some cases participate in -- all committee meetings duri…
Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand says he is praying for guidance while “trying to keep an open mind” about the 2022 gubernatorial race.
