He served in the Iowa Senate from 2005 until last November, when he was defeated by Democrat Matt Blake in the year's most expensive legislative race. In the lead-up to the 2020 election, all eyes are ...

Friday, March 7 marked the first funnel deadline for the 2025 Iowa legislative session. By midnight, policy bills had to be passed by a committee ...

After a busy two weeks for Iowa lawmakers, the first major deadline of the session came and went. For bills to stay alive for ...

National Farmers Union honored former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa with the 2025 Award for Meritorious Service to American ...

With the first legislative deadline passed, Iowa legislators’ focus will shift to include more tax and fiscal policy ...

The longtime Iowa Senate president charted the state's course in two eras while nurturing personal relationships, writes the ...

A group of Des Moines firefighters and their family members filled a legislative committee room last week at the Iowa Capitol ...

Iowa lawmakers introduced more than 2,000 bills this legislative session, but only a few hundred made it past the latest ...

This week we look back at the first funnel week of the 2025 legislative session to see which bills are still alive — and which ones didn't make the cut.

High-profile Republican priorities are advancing after the Iowa Legislature's first "funnel" deadline on Friday, while others ...

High-profile Republican priorities are advancing after the Iowa Legislature's first "funnel" deadline on Friday, while others ...

Iowa funnel week is the week bills must pass through one full committee in either the State House or Senate to stay eligible ...