Republicans have retained a seat in the Iowa House vacant since January after former Rep. Martin Graber unexpectedly died of a heart attack. Republican Blaine Watkins, a legislative aide to Sen.

The Iowa House passed legislation Monday raising the penalties for the crime of exposing minors to obscene materials after changing the bill to lower charges for minors who expose their peers to ...

Lee County voters chose Blaine Watkins as their next representative for Iowa’s 100th house district. Watkins will replace Iowa Rep. Martin Graber, who died of a heart attack on Jan. 31. He was 72 ...

A Republican has won a special election in southeast Iowa for a seat in the Iowa House. State Representative Martin Graber of Fort Madison died on January 31 and Blaine Watkins of Donnelson has ...

Blaine Watkins will be representing the 100th District for the Iowa House of Representatives after winning the special election on Tuesday. The Republican candidate beat out his Democratic challenger, ...

Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Iowa House lawmakers Monday honored recently retired KWWL-TV anchor Ron Steele with a resolution after his over 50-year career in broadcast journalism.

Cami Koons/Iowa Captial Dispatch The Iowa House Judiciary Committee advanced bills Thursday to block hazardous liquid pipelines carrying carbon dioxide from the use of eminent domain. Two bills also ...

Shanna and Curtis Sieck’s non-profit called Mason’s Light House has signed a contract for land just west of the Johnson County Historic Poor Farm as the initial step toward building Iowa’s ...

House lawmakers advanced HSB 266 out of the state government committee Wednesday, while the Senate scratched SF 272 from committee discussions. The bill would redefine the definition of cancer to ...

It will not advance in the Iowa House. A bill that would ban camping or sleeping on public property is likely dead for the session. The legislation passed out of a House subcommittee Wednesday ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - Iowa lawmakers are looking at removing legal protections for vaccine manufacturers. Wednesday, lawmakers advanced a bill that bans vaccines from ...

Residents and their dog were able to safely escape a house fire in Burlington on Tuesday. Following this, fire officials are now reminding residents to be aware of possible electrical fire risks and ...