Iowa Government News

DCI Director Charis Paulson said Michael J. Klunder, 42, abducted the girls Monday afternoon, and then was found dead about 8 p.m. at a rural property northeast of Dayton.

Kirsten Anderson served as communications director for the Iowa state Senate GOP caucus until Friday, when she was fired just hours after raising concerns about a pattern of sexual harassment in the workplace, she claimed in an interview with Iowa's WHO TV .

Main Street Washington was honored Friday evening as the economic development program won a business development success story recognition for its work with JP's 207.

Key legislators and Gov. Terry Branstad expressed optimism Monday that progress was being made to forge a "hybrid" health care compromise that would merge elements of the governor's "Healthy Iowa" plan with Senate Democrats' desire to expand Medicaid to cover low-income, uninsured Iowans.

One likely topic for Gov. Terry Branstad's weekly news conference underway now likely will be the firing of an Iowa Senate Republican communications staffer who claimed she was the target of sexual harassment.

Anderson said during her time in the office, male staffers used inappropriate and sexist language around her.

Iowa legislators are trying to wrap up the 2013 legislative session, but their work will continue next week.

The morning after Iowa legislative leaders unveiled a wide-ranging tax relief plan , they sounded less sure of how quickly they can put together the votes to send it to Gov.

Believe it or not, as Iowans, we have the potential to take something that is both overwhelmingly successful and incredibly popular and make it even better than it already is.

The debate over whether to accept the federal government's Medicaid expansion or opt for Gov.

These are the words of Article I and Article II of the Constitution of the State of Iowa as adopted by the General Assembly and approved by the vote of the people of the state Aug.

A joint committee on Wednesday approved $897 million in spending, an amount they say is enough to freeze tuition at the state universities.

Two child welfare bills are heading to Gov. Terry Branstad's desk after this week; I hope for Iowa kids' sake he signs them.

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday began debate on more than 300 amendments to the comprehensive immigration bill, including a number of changes to sections on H-1B visas.

Graduating seniors from area schools are recognized by Lt. Gov. Kimberly Reynolds and Gov.

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Colfax-Mingo third grade teacher Elizabeth Pyle has been in the classroom long enough to see a drastic change in where Iowa ranks in public education.

Gov. Terry Branstad and top lawmakers opened the 2013 legislative session's 18th week Monday hoping that it will be the last.

Democratic state Senator Jack Hatch is seriously considering a run for governor in 2014.

Most Iowa lawmakers agree that changes need to be made to the state's system for inspecting school buses, but it's unlikely a bill will pass this year because lawmakers can't agree on what should be done.