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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
State Government Jan. 13, 2015 2:56 pm3900d ago
DES MOINES — State lawmakers from both political parties took greater issue with what Gov. Terry Branstad did not include …
News Jan. 12, 2015 11:24 pm3901d ago
DES MOINES – The occasion was the Republican Party of Iowa’s annual prayer breakfast fundraiser before the start of the …
News Jan. 12, 2015 1:58 pm3901d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad says he plans to set a ‘very positive tone” for bipartisan cooperation Tuesday when …
State Government Jan. 11, 2015 9:30 pm3902d ago
DES MOINES – The philosophical differences among legislators who make up the new 86th Iowa General Assembly appear to begin …
Government & Politics Jan. 11, 2015 4:55 pm3902d ago
DES MOINES – Teresa Wahlert’s sometimes-embattled tenure as director of Iowa Workforce Development ended Sunday with her announced retirement. Gov. …
State Government Jan. 11, 2015 12:00 am3903d ago
DES MOINES – Two years ago Republicans and Democrats bridged their political divide in the Iowa Legislature to enact the …
Jan. 9, 2015 5:04 pm3904d ago
Nearly a year after University of Iowa President Sally Mason was reproved for ‘failing” to communicate effectively with the Board …
News Jan. 9, 2015 2:20 pm3904d ago
JOHNSTON – Leaders of the state Board of Regents expressed optimism Friday that their new plan to distribute state funds …
News Jan. 7, 2015 7:49 pm3906d ago
DES MOINES – The dramatic drop in oil prices has not affected a Texas energy company’s plans to build a …
News Jan. 6, 2015 8:45 pm3907d ago
DES MOINES – An Iowa State University economist said Tuesday declining oil prices mean the timing may be right for …
News Jan. 5, 2015 1:00 pm3908d ago
DES MOINES – Top legislative Democrats said Monday they hope they can forge consensus on issues that will help middle-class …
News Jan. 4, 2015 5:00 am3910d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers are facing a challenging budget year that, in large part, is a product of their …
News Jan. 2, 2015 5:00 am3912d ago
DES MOINES – Six men have graduated and been released under court-approved supervision from a program established in 1998 that …
News Dec. 23, 2014 3:54 pm3921d ago
DES MOINES – A state senator who finished first in a congressional primary election last spring but lost the nomination …
News Dec. 18, 2014 8:06 pm3926d ago
DES MOINES — An industry-commissioned study has found that Iowa’s 18 state-licensed gaming casinos account for $2.5 billion in economic …