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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics Mar. 23, 2021 8:21 am1638d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa governments are in line for more than $4.45 billion in federal COVID-19 relief money under a …
Government & Politics Mar. 18, 2021 7:54 pm1642d ago
DES MOINES – Momentum for tax cuts is building at the Statehouse, but Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley says his …
Government & Politics Mar. 18, 2021 12:30 am1643d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa senators sent a defiant message Wednesday that they plan to forge ahead with state tax cuts …
Government & Politics Mar. 17, 2021 8:47 pm1643d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would deny high-tech companies future state and local …
Education Mar. 16, 2021 6:42 pm1644d ago
DES MOINES – Republican senators are working with Gov. Kim Reynolds to direct federal money to cover a projected $7 …
Government & Politics Mar. 11, 2021 9:14 am1650d ago
DES MOINES – Majority GOP senators passed ‘back-the-blue” bills Wednesday to toughen protest-related penalties in the wake of last summer’s …
Government & Politics Mar. 10, 2021 4:45 pm1650d ago
DES MOINES – Senate Republicans indicated Wednesday they expect to forge ahead with broad-based tax reform yet this session despite …
Government & Politics Mar. 9, 2021 6:47 pm1651d ago
DES MOINES – Law officers no longer would be able to ticket a driver for not displaying a front license …
Government & Politics Mar. 8, 2021 7:50 pm1652d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate passed legislation Monday intended to strengthen ‘qualified immunity” for law enforcement officers who take …
Government & Politics Mar. 6, 2021 2:29 pm1654d ago
DES MOINES — ‘Have device, will gamble’ has become the mantra of many Iowans now able to access sports betting …
Government & Politics Mar. 5, 2021 10:10 am1656d ago
Here’s how some issues have fared so far this session in the Iowa Legislature: Alive after first funnel • Boost …
Government & Politics Mar. 3, 2021 8:09 pm1657d ago
DES MOINES – Measures seeking to bolster gun rights, provide tougher ‘back the blue” law enforcement protections and lower the …
Government & Politics Mar. 3, 2021 6:00 pm1657d ago
DES MOINES – Iowans will not have to pay state income taxes on the temporary federal unemployment compensation they received …
Government & Politics Mar. 2, 2021 7:20 pm1658d ago
DES MOINES – Majority GOP legislators forged ahead Tuesday with plans to ease gun restrictions by adopting permit-less ‘constitutional carry” …
News Mar. 2, 2021 5:40 pm1658d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa employers would be barred from requiring their employees to get COVID-19 shots or base other job-related …