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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
News Apr. 14, 2015 12:00 am3810d ago
DES MOINES – ‘Come early and often,” Gov. Terry Branstad advised potential presidential candidates Monday. The six-term Republican welcomed former …
News Apr. 12, 2015 4:58 pm3811d ago
DES MOINES – The consequences of the Legislature’s education funding impasse are taking shape as school districts certify their budgets …
News Apr. 10, 2015 3:28 pm3813d ago
IOWA CITY – Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul brought an anti-Washington, anti-establishment message to the University of Iowa campus Friday, …
News Apr. 8, 2015 10:32 pm3815d ago
DES MOINES – The Republican-run House made another attempt Wednesday at revamping and expanding Iowa’s gun laws. But the changes …
News Apr. 8, 2015 7:28 pm3815d ago
URBANDALE – A key House GOP leader Wednesday signaled that a Senate-passed anti-bullying measure that is one of Gov. Terry …
News Apr. 6, 2015 6:16 pm3817d ago
DES MOINES — As he and legislators wrangle to reach a fiscal 2016 budget deal, Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday …
News Apr. 6, 2015 6:17 pm3817d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad on Monday signaled he plans to proceed with the closings of mental health institutes …
News Apr. 6, 2015 6:19 pm3817d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad is heading to South Korea and Japan in September and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds …
News Apr. 5, 2015 4:00 am3819d ago
Compliance with Iowa’s pedestrian crossing law has been a hit or miss proposition. According to the Iowa Code, where traffic-control …
News Apr. 2, 2015 9:43 pm3821d ago
DES MOINES — Bills dealing with raising the state’s minimum wage and establishing a pre-abortion ultrasound requirement for women were …
News Apr. 1, 2015 5:29 pm3822d ago
DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad on Wednesday signed a bill into law that protects cities and other governmental entities …
News Mar. 31, 2015 11:26 pm3823d ago
DES MOINES – Bicycle operators would be required to have a light mounted on the rear of their bikes when …
News Mar. 31, 2015 7:00 pm3823d ago
DES MOINES – Legislation barring K-12 schools from starting fall classes before Aug. 23 is on its way to Gov. …
News Mar. 30, 2015 10:06 pm3824d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad on Monday hailed Iowa’s efforts to promote science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, …
News Mar. 30, 2015 12:21 pm3824d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday he would accept a compromise on the school-start date controversy, whereby K-12 …