COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After a year of protests over police brutality, some Republican-controlled states have ignored or blocked police-reform proposals, moving instead in the other...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A northwest Iowa man has been ordered to pay an $80,000 fine for burning thousands of railroad ties on his property...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — When Minnesota Republican Tyler Kistner announced his candidacy for the U.S. House in April, he asked voters to ponder two questions:...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will scrutinize a wave of new laws in Republican-controlled states that tighten voting rules, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday,...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle eight separate discrimination and negligence claims at its public universities. Those payments...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa traffic enforcement officials vowed Tuesday to crack down on motorists speeding, driving while drunk or distracted by cell phones in...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday signed into law a change to state election regulations that sets strict limits on who...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s auditor accused the state’s governor Thursday of violating a 2018 state law that prohibits statewide elected officials from using public...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former CEO of Make-A-Wish Iowa has pleaded guilty to charges of embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from the charity...
KEOKUK, Iowa (AP) — Democrats lost last year’s election for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District by the narrowest margin in a House race in almost 40 years....
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Democratic leader in the Iowa House said Wednesday he would leave the position after three legislative sessions. Rep. Todd Prichard...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Dave Muhlbauer, a 37-year-old Iowa farmer and a former county supervisor, on Monday became the first Democrat to announce he is...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The leader of Iowa’s largest school district violated his duty by not complying with a law intended to ensure students could...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature ended the 2021 session nearly three weeks later than expected after Republican lawmakers completed negotiations over a complex...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republicans have approved strict limits on who can assist voters in delivering ballots in a surprise change to state election...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week — the latest encouraging sign for the rebounding U.S. economy — just as Republican-led states are...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Wednesday a measure that expands Iowa’s charter school rules, allowing groups to set up such...
Bipartisan legislation to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol passed a House vote Wednesday. All 217 Democrats backed...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday she would sign a bill banning transgender students from participating in girls’ sports. When asked...
JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — As interest in the coronavirus vaccine continues to lag, Iowa public health officials are trying to make it easier to get a...