In Session: News from the Iowa Legislature

Ex-GOP staffer says she was fired after complaint

A woman who used to work for the Iowa Senate Republican Caucus says she was fired after reporting sexual harassment, but GOP officials deny that. More>>

Iowa lawmakers still working to conclude session

Iowa legislators are back in the Capitol as they try to wrap up the 2013 legislative session. More>>

Iowa lawmakers approve agriculture, DNR budget

Iowa lawmakers have approved a $40 million compromise budget for the state departments of natural resources and agriculture. More>>

Legislative leaders hopeful on property tax deal

Iowa legislative leaders say they are close to a deal to reduce commercial property taxes in the state. More>>

Panel OKs $897 for universities, other programs

Lawmakers have reached a compromise on spending for Iowa's public universities and other education programs. More>>

Lawmakers agree on $6.5 billion budget figure

State lawmakers say they have agreed to a budget which could signal the end of the legislative session. More>>

Iowa lawmakers set overall budget number

Iowa lawmakers say they have an agreement on an overall budget figure, a signal that the end of the legislative session may not be far behind. More>>

Parent weighs in on mandated background checks

Lawmakers could change requirements for public school employees by mandating background checks for all employees. More>>

State Senate OKs $8 million for speedway upgrade

The Iowa Senate has approved a bill that includes $8 million to upgrade facilities at the Iowa Speedway in Newton. More>>

Iowa lawmakers back historic rehab tax credit

A proposal to increase funding for tax credits that go to the restoration of historic buildings has won final approval in the state legislature. More>>

Gov. Branstad talks education reform with Dubuque Rotary Club

Governor Branstad is hopeful his education reform package will pass this week. At least, that's what he told members of the Dubuque Rotary Club over lunch Tuesday.

Governor Branstad is hopeful his education reform package will pass this week. At least, that's what he told members of the Dubuque Rotary Club over lunch Tuesday. More>>

Iowa House backs new rules for downsizing barns

The Iowa House has backed a bill making it easier for livestock producers to downsize, and the measure now goes to Gov. Terry Branstad. More>>

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Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'
Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'
In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown.More >>
In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown.More >>
AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on newsgathering.More >>
The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not...More >>
Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates
Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates
President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the historically black, all-male institution that counts Martin Luther King Jr. among its alumni.More >>
President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, on Sunday told graduates of historically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from...More >>
Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town
Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town
Syrian activists say government airstrikes and heavy shelling of a strategic town near the Lebanese border have killed at least 16 people, including rebel fighters.More >>
Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running...More >>
Chinese premier visits India to boost ties
Chinese premier visits India to boost ties
Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier headed to India on Sunday for his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and...More >>
Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old boundary dispute and boost...More >>
Obama agenda marches on despite controversies
Obama agenda marches on despite controversies
Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in...More >>
Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and...More >>
Obama to speak on legality of drone program
Obama to speak on legality of drone program
President Barack Obama will address the legality of his administration's controversial drone program during a speech this week.More >>
President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration's secret drone program and other counterterrorism practices during a speech Thursday, a White House official said.More >>
White House insists Obama was not involved in IRS
White House insists Obama was not involved in IRS
A senior White House adviser insists President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had been targeting tea party groups "when it came out in the news."More >>
A top White House adviser insisted Sunday that President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the...More >>
A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual...More >>
The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute.More >>
First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams
First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams
First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.More >>
First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.More >>