Erin Murphy

4 days ago | qctimes.com | Erin Murphy

DES MOINES — Claiming it would hurt Iowa businesses by raising health care costs by millions of dollars and violating their free speech, a group of businesses and organizations on Monday asked a federal court to block a new state law that was designed to protect rural pharmacies through regulation of pharmacy benefit managers.

4 days ago | thegazette.com | Erin Murphy

Former President Donald Trump autographs a flag for a young fan during his visit at the Animal Learning Center during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, August 12, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — President Donald Trump is returning to Iowa next week, his campaign says.

1 week ago | thegazette.com | Erin Murphy

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — Seventy legislators in the Iowa House signed a petition to override Gov. Kim Reynolds’ veto of eminent domain and property rights legislation, the House Speaker’s Office announced Tuesday. But a special session of the Iowa Legislature remains unlikely given the lack of interest from Republican leaders in the Iowa Senate.

2 weeks ago | qctimes.com | Erin Murphy

DES MOINES — Saying there is more work to be done to ensure the proper counting of Iowans’ ballots and to encourage more people to vote, Paul Pate on Saturday announced he will run for reelection as the state’s top elections official. 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.

2 weeks ago | wcfcourier.com | Erin Murphy

DES MOINES — Landowners impacted by a proposed carbon capture pipeline in Iowa say they are “not going away” and that the debate is “not over” one day after Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoed legislation that sought to limit pipeline projects and the use of eminent domain.