The Iowa DOGE task force is eyeing recommending the state consolidate its 99 counties as a way to curb local spending and ...

The Gazette explores which issues went unresolved by state lawmakers this year that they likely will face again next year.

State lawmakers have finished their work for 2025, and Gov. Kim Reynolds is working through the 172 bills they sent her way.

Which issues remain unresolved by the Iowa Legislature and are likely to be back on legislators’ plates in 2026?

Iowa Republicans are staring down a potentially contentious primary in the state’s gubernatorial race as they look to prevent Democrats from winning control of the office. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R) ...

Wilton Republican Rep. Bobby Kaufmann has decided not to run for an open seat in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. Kaufmann, who is serving his fourth term in the Iowa House, had received ...

Dan Dawson, of Council Bluffs, worked on property tax policy throughout the session. The two lawmakers are the respective ...

The 2025 session of the Iowa Legislature concluded recently without passage of a bill addressing property taxes, despite the ...

Gov. Reynolds said she plans to have discussions with Iowa lawmakers and her DOGE government efficiency task force about how ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds said she is focusing on reducing property taxes as she prepares for the final legislative session before ...

Iowa Republicans failed to pass what some said was their top priority this year: property tax relief.State Rep. Bobby ...

The Iowa Civil Rights Act says Iowans cannot be discriminated ... Dan Dawson, R-Council Bluffs, and Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton, chairs of their chambers’ Ways and Means Committees that handle tax ...