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Today, east-central Iowa’s state lawmakers are preparing to rejoin their peers from across the state in Des Moines — as they do each Sunday of the legislative session.

The two are running in Iowa House District 21, which includes parts of Warren and Marion counties.

Warren legislative races for Iowa House of Representatives District 21 and Iowa Senate District 11 are going through an administrative recount.

The two are running in Iowa House District 21, which includes parts of Warren and Marion counties.

Capitol Notebook: Rep. Cecil Dolecheck and Sen. Janet Petersen have received the 2022 Hoover Uncommon Public Service Award.

DES MOINES — Having crossed the midway point in what’s scheduled to be a 100-day session, Iowa lawmakers are digging into the time-consuming budget process.

The fiscal 2023 budget proposed by House Republicans represents a less than a 1 percent increase from the current $8.1 billion budget. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Senate Republicans have proposed spending just more than $8.2 billion, a 3.5 percent increase.

DES MOINES — As work progresses on making a leakproof roof to protect more than 200 million pieces of Iowa history and culture at the State Historical Building, lawmakers promise

Bleeding Heartland Tuesday, Jul 6 2021 Catching up on some news from before the holiday weekend: a competitive Democratic primary is shaping up for an open Iowa Senate seat covering part of Cedar Rapids. Four-term State Representative Liz Bennett confirmed on June 30 that she will run for the district that State Senator Rob Hogg has represented since 2007. Hogg won’t seek re-election in 2022, he announced last month. Iowa has yet to adopt a new political map, but this district will cover some...