A 5-year casino moratorium bill is moving through the Iowa statehouse Thursday.It would effectively block Cedar Rapids plan to bring a new casino to the area.Th

Many of Iowa's top elected leaders are out in Washington D.C. to attend President Donald Trump's Inauguration.Speaker of the House Pat Grassley was there along

Iowa legislators introduce bill to establish School of Intellectual Freedom at UI, focusing on free inquiry and civic engagement

House Speaker Pat Grassley says he’d like to ensure a new moratorium on casinos would have enough votes to pass the Senate and be signed into law by the governor before the House takes a vote on the proposal.

A representative of the Iowa State Patrol told lawmakers that Minnesota saw a 31% reduction in vehicle accidents after enacting a hands-free law, and Illinois saw a 22% drop. If Iowa, with its 56,000 crashes a year, saw a 20% drop from a reduction in distracted driving, there would be more than 11,000 fewer accidents, according to the Patrol.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has asked lawmakers to use about $700 million of state savings to cover the gap between her proposed budget and the amount of revenue the state is expecting in the coming fiscal year.

Iowa ranks ninth in the country for its unemployment trust fund balance and 12th for its taxable wage base for unemployment insurance.

DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds released her proposal to state lawmakers Friday to ban cell phone use in classrooms. Lawmakers have passed "Karina’s Bill," which outlines circumstances in which law enforcement must temporarily remove guns from a person who ha…

HOUSE SPEAKER PAT GRASSLEY SAYS HE’D LIKE TO ENSURE A NEW MORATORIUM ON CASINOS WOULD HAVE ENOUGH VOTES TO PASS THE SENATE AND BE SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR BEFORE THE HOUSE TAKES A VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL: PGCASINO1

President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in Monday as the 47th President of the United States.Members of Congress, former presidents, tech CEO's and many Iow

The crash, which is the deadliest U.S. air crash since 2001, is believed to have been caused by the helicopter flying into the path of the airliner, officials say. Following the tragedy, Iowa lawmakers and leaders offered their condolences.

"Mr. Patel has precisely the qualifications we need at this time when the FBI is not being respected by our public," Grassley said in his opening statements.