A little more than a month after launching his third bid for Iowa's Fourth Congressional District, Democratic candidate Ryan Melton, an insurance manager, announced Tuesday he's suspending his campaign.

"When Iowans show up to vote, they are participating in a system that they can believe in," Pate said in a video.

The Iowa City Council is continuing to move forward with plans to put a 1 percent local-option sales tax on the general election ballot this fall. Under state law, 50 percent of the revenue must be put toward property tax relief.

Pate, a Republican, will be running for a fifth, four-year term as Iowa’s Secretary of State. Pate has held the office for the past three terms, since 2015; he previously held it for one term, from 1995 to 1999. Pate, who is 67, also is a former state senator and Cedar Rapids mayor.

Iowa Democrats are hoping to make midterm election gains in Senate and House races in a state that has shifted sharply right in recent years.

County auditors are raising concerns about proposed rules from the Iowa Secretary of State’s office that would require the same training for every part-timer and volunteer who […]

In a facebook post on Saturday afternoon, Paul Pate announced he is running for re-election as Iowa’s Secretary of State.

Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA) signed a bill into law enabling Iowa poll workers to challenge voters’ citizenship. This week, Reynolds announced she had given the final approval to House File

Nelson Crabb says one of the biggest improvements during his tenure has been to the water quality in the lake.

A little more than a month after launching his third bid for Iowa's Fourth Congressional District, Democratic candidate Ryan Melton, an insurance manager, announced Tuesday he's suspending his campaign.

Per the Iowa Constitution, a special legislative session of the Legislature can be called only by the governor or by a petition signed by two-thirds of the members in each of the Iowa House and Senate. The 70 signatures collected in the House satisfies the constitutional requirement for that chamber.