A bill from Sen. Mike Bousselot, R-Ankeny, would cut in half Iowa lawmakers' per-diem payments in an effort to shorten the ...

See which bills lived and died after the Iowa Legislature's first "funnel" deadline of 2026.

Cg1: state sen. Mike klimesh//(r) senate majority leaderCg2: stAte rep. Brian meyer// (d) house minority leaderPresident ...

Iowa’s bottle bill deposit law requires consumers to pay a 5-cent deposit when purchasing a beverage container and receive a 5-cent refund when returning the container to a store or redemption center.

Policy bills that were not passed out of a committee by Friday are considered no longer eligible for further consideration this year ...

The Chicago Tribune Editorial Board’s tradition of political endorsements goes back many years and is a cornerstone of this newspaper’s history. In the primaries, board members endeavor to help both ...