Republicans have no plans to change the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System, including reductions in benefits from the system that handles the pension plan for 350,000 state employees, the incoming chair of the House State Government Committee said. Plus, a podcast on what to expect in the 2019
Iowa is out of step with other states when it comes to a basic right --- the right to vote in our elections, columnist Randy Evans writes in this opinion piece. For most of its history, Iowa has prohibited felons from voting.
Some of the most stressful memories I have of my school days involve the words, “We’re going to have a pop quiz today.” Don’t panic, but there’s a pop quiz today.
Distraction appears to be a main focus so far in the race for Iowa governor.
Election Day is two months away. The decision Iowans make on Nov. 6 will be
Des Moines Register reporter Jason Clayworth said he sees reporting as a public service. In an interview with IowaWatch, he discusses the pursuit of the truth, unbiased reporting and civic engagement.
When Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the large tax-cut bill into law last week, she talked about how the legislation will allow hard-working Iowans to keep more of their
Iowa State University officials need to do a better job telling Iowans -- taxpayers, business leaders and especially Iowa legislators -- about the value ISU and the state's universities give Iowa, ISU president Wendy Wintersteen said in an IowaWatch interview. Listen to the podcast of that interview
My role as executive director of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council has taken me from border to border in our state.
The message I’ve preached at each stop
The ink is barely dry on the check taxpayers of Iowa had to write last fall to settle a sexual-harassment lawsuit won by an employee of the Iowa Senate Republican staff. Then this.
Incumbent Kim Reynolds and former Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett give Iowa Republicans a choice for who their nominee for governor will be in the November general election.
Reynolds, the
