DES MOINES — State Sen. Zach Wahls, D-Coralville, who is running for U.S.Senate in Iowa, delivered his retirement remarks in the Iowa Senate this week ... .
“When I was first elected, I never would have believed that I would become the youngest-ever Democratic leader — or the youngest-ever former Democratic leader,” Wahls said ... .
Wahls, a Democratic state senator from Coralville, is proposing a wealth tax on billionaires and increasing the federal minimum wage, among other proposals ... .
Jack Whitver gave an emotional farewell to the IowaSenate on Monday, thanking his fellow senators and his family as he prepares to retire to focus on his health challenges ... .
DES MOINES — The IowaSenate on Wednesday spent a good portion of the afternoon discussing a swath of bills, several of which have now moved to the desk of Gov. Kim Reynolds after clearing both chambers of the Legislature ... .
State lawmakers conduct legislative business Tuesday on the IowaSenate floor during the 100th day of the 2026 session at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines... Iowa Senate advances newest version of nuclear energy bill.
Whitver, a Republican from Grimes, was elected to the IowaSenate in 2011 and became majority leader in 2018, leading Senate Republicans' agenda under the GOP's trifecta control of Iowa's state government.
Jack Whitver gave an emotional farewell to the IowaSenate on Monday, thanking his fellow senators and his family as he prepares to retire from the Iowa Legislature to focus on his health challenges ... .