Legislation that would expand free speech protections was sent to Gov. Kim Reynolds' desk for approval after if passed unanimously through both chambers of the Iowa legislature.

If it becomes law, House File 1032 would award matching funds up to $100,000 to grocery stores in rural areas for projects ...

DES MOINES — Iowans impacted by last year’s floods and tornadoes will receive some relief after Gov. Kim Reynolds signed her ...

In other state government news Monday, Gov. Kim Reynolds has ordered flags across Iowa fly at half-mast to honor Pope Francis ...

Legislation adding new requirements to Iowa's open records laws was amended in the Iowa Senate on Thursday to bar the public ...

Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington. Does Lee see any major differences between his bill and the Grassley-Cantwell bill on free trade? “I’m not sure.

A bill requiring Iowa students to pass the same test given to those who apply for U.S. citizenship is headed to Gov. Kim ...

Bill O'Reilly says he's discovered that disruptive outbursts and confrontations at separate Republican congressional town ...

speaks at an Iowa Senate subcommittee Wednesday to advocate for a bill that would create licenses for pediatric palliative care centers. (Maya Marchel Hoff/Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau ...

The new law lowers Iowa’s minimum age to purchase and carry a pistol or revolver from 21 to 18. Those 18 and over already are allowed to purchase rifles or ...

Welcome to Week in Iowa. It was a busy news week ... Senate Republicans significantly altered the bill – to landowner activists’ dismay. Lee-Gazette Des Moines Bureau reporter Erin Murphy ...

Bill Lee's Nuclear Energy Advisory Council in 2023 ... overseeing seven reactors at five plants in Iowa, Florida, New Hampshire and Wisconsin. He earned a bachelor’s degree in nuclear ...