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Laura Belin: The Kirkwood v Sand decision is another sign justices are serious about government compliance with Iowa's open records law.

The Iowa Supreme Court rules a jury should decide if state Auditor Rob Sand acted legally in withholding an email sought by a conservative lawyer.

The state auditors office must do more to justify its decision to withhold from public release emails between his office and two journalists, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled.

Casino backers’ long-held dreams to build a gambling facility in Cedar Rapids stayed alive early Saturday.

Casino backers’ long-held dreams to build a gambling facility in Cedar Rapids stayed alive early Saturday after the Iowa Senate did not take up a five-year extension of a moratorium advanced by House lawmakers that would have blocked new casino licenses.

Iowa Code defines "unborn child" from fertilization to live birth. Could that statute impact IVF treatment in Iowa? Some worry that's possible.

Iowa Code defines "unborn child" from fertilization to live birth. Could that statute impact IVF treatment in Iowa? Some worry that's possible.

Iowa no longer needs to mandate gender balance on state and local boards and commissions, Republican lawmakers argued Thursday.

A Pleasant Valley board member is asking to be added as a defendant in lawsuit against the Scott County Supervisors after they did not certify recount results.

A recount that found a tie between two Iowa school board candidates counted several invalid votes, the Secretary of State's Office says.