Iowa GOP creating a friendly workplace, for lawyers So we the taxpayers are officially paying the $1.75 million bill to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit leveled against Republicans who run the Iowa Senate. This past [...]
While the state’s fiscal year ended back in June, lawmakers are still waiting to see if Gov. Reynolds will be forced to call us back into a special session to finally close the books on [...]
Barbara Rodriguez, Associated PressPublished 10:52 a.m. CT Sept. 10, 2017 An unusual attempt by Iowa to work with another state to transport medical marijuana oil across state lines is on hold amid legal concerns it could invite [...]
As complaints pile up, lawmakers overseeing Medicaid privatization haven't met this year Jason Clayworth,jclayworth@dmreg.comPublished 3:12 p.m. CT Aug. 20, 2017 | Updated 3:14 p.m. CT Aug. 20, 2017 A legislative committee tasked with oversight of the [...]
Allegations that private companies are terminating and reducing health services of Iowa's poorest and oldest populations has increased, multiple reports show Centered largely on allegations of terminated or reduced health services, complaints about Iowa’s privatized [...]
DES MOINES — Before the 2016 election, political advocacy groups funded by billionaire brothers from Kansas donated tens of thousands of dollars to Republican candidates for the Iowa Legislature and reached hundreds of thousands of [...]
Des Moines RegisterPublished 5:45 p.m. CT April 28, 2017 | Updated 6:27 p.m. CT April 28, 2017 Privatization hasn't worked for anyone Perhaps it wasn’t obvious before, but it should be now: If the hired [...]
Last fall, Republicans running for legislative seats deployed TV ads and mailers promising to “fix our schools,” among other such pledges. It seemed there was no issue GOP candidates cared more about than education. So [...]
• Erin Murphy Times Bureau • Apr 7, 2017 Updated Apr 8, 2017 DES MOINES -- A mere five years ago Iowa’s state budget had nearly $1 billion to spare and its reserve accounts were [...]
Linley Sanders, Associated PressPublished 2:00 p.m. CT April 2, 2017 | Updated 19 hours ago DES MOINES, Ia. — With Republicans in control of state government, Iowa union leaders approached this legislative session with apprehension, [...]