Terry Branstad News

An Iowa Senate bill intended to restore former felons' voting rights that were taken away by Gov. Terry Branstad's executive order three years ago appeared dead in last week's legislative funnel.

The Iowa Legislature has cleared its second so-called "funnel" deadline for bills to advance in the 2014 session, which means dozens of measures were declared dead on Friday, but many high-profile proposals remain eligible for further debate.

The state of Iowa has paid more than $282,000 over the past three years in secret settlement deals with six former employees, most of whom claimed their jobs were eliminated because they have Democratic ties.

Five-term Gov. Terry Branstad has picked up a challenger in the June 3 Republican primary.

The next chairman of the Iowa Republican Party will need to be one part Donald Trump, one part Ronald Reagan and one part Jesus to heal the fractured party's wounds and deliver it to the promised land.

The deadline came and went Friday for candidates to jump into Iowa's June primaries, but the final roster of names may leave even political activists scratching their heads.

Hatch's campaign says he obtained 10,655 signature on nomination petitions to put him on the June Democratic primary ballot.

A convicted murderer praised for maintaining a stellar record during his 39 years behind bars may soon become the rare Iowa inmate to be freed after being sentenced to life in prison.

Greene County joined a major push to attract veterans Thursday, with the expectation that the central Iowa county will need more than 800 people to fill soon-to-be-open job positions in the next few years.

Senate File 2239 makes financially exploiting vulnerable adults age 65 or older a crime ranging from a simple misdemeanor up to a class C felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Promoting a healthy Iowa is a stated priority of Gov. Terry Branstad. No doubt, since he has retaken office health and wellness have been near the top of the governor's agenda.

A west central Iowa county and city are the first to partner with the state for the initiative aimed at attacting job seeking veterans to Iowa.

As many as 12 million people in the United States... have a gambling problem. That's why today Governor Branstad is signing a proclamation ... declaring next week Problem Gambling Awareness Week.

"It was complete and utter disbelief," Maria La France said she was shocked when she heard the decision from the Iowa Board of Pharmacy.

Minors would no longer be able to buy or use e-cigarettes in Iowa under a bill approved by a legislative panel.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad delivers remarks as Iowa Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds looks on at a kick-off event for their re-election campaign at Diamond V Mills on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, in southwest Cedar Rapids.

"So the abuse of prescription drugs is a big problem in this state, and I don't want to deal with something that's going to exacerbate that," said Governor Branstad.

By: ABC9 News news@kcautv.com Near Denison, IA - The Crawford County Sheriff's Department is investigating the discovery of two bodies at the scene of a trailer fire.

By: ABC9 News news@kcautv.com Near Denison, IA - The Crawford County Sheriff's Department is investigating the discovery of two bodies at the scene of a trailer fire.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has won his epic battle with the state's Republican Party chairman, A.J. Spiker, who announced his resignation over the weekend after months of open warfare between the moderate GOP governor and Spiker's legions of Rand Paul supporters.