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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics Mar. 2, 2021 12:17 pm1659d ago
DES MOINES – State legislators are looking at lowering the penalty for possessing small amounts of marijuana to a simple …
Government & Politics Mar. 1, 2021 9:56 pm1659d ago
DES MOINES – A Democratic Eastern Iowa senator Monday accused his GOP counterparts of voting to ‘defund police” by approving …
Government & Politics Mar. 1, 2021 6:16 pm1659d ago
DES MOINES – Legislation to ease some gun restrictions and make Iowa the 19th state to adopt a permit-less constitutional …
News Mar. 1, 2021 6:45 am1660d ago
DES MOINES – State lawmakers think Iowa needs to upgrade the image that greets motorists along highway entry points at …
Government & Politics Feb. 25, 2021 5:25 pm1663d ago
DES MOINES – Members of a Senate committee clashed Thursday over legislation that would delay and reduce the unemployment benefits …
Government & Politics Feb. 24, 2021 8:00 pm1664d ago
DES MOINES – Legislation that would make major changes to Iowa’s bottle-deposit law cleared the Senate Natural Resources and Environment …
Government & Politics Feb. 24, 2021 6:28 pm1664d ago
DES MOINES – Legislation seeking to withdraw tax breaks and government incentives from Big Tech companies – if a court …
Government & Politics Feb. 24, 2021 5:17 pm1664d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate voted Tuesday to shorten Iowa’s early voting process to 20 days, close statewide election …
News Feb. 23, 2021 9:25 pm1665d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa senators voted 30-18 on Tuesday to approve legislation directing the state Department of Human Services to …
Government & Politics Feb. 22, 2021 8:03 pm1666d ago
DES MOINES – Legislation intended to ‘back the blue” in Iowa by attempting to prevent local entities from ‘defunding” police …
Government & Politics Feb. 18, 2021 6:36 pm1670d ago
DES MOINES – A Senate subcommittee on Thursday advanced a bill that would allow grocery and convenience stores to opt …
Government & Politics Feb. 17, 2021 5:48 pm1671d ago
DES MOINES – State senators on Wednesday approved legislation intended to crack down on Iowa businesses that sell products used …
Government & Politics Feb. 17, 2021 4:57 pm1671d ago
DES MOINES – A $36.5 million increase in state supplemental aid for Iowa’s 327 K-12 public school districts next year …
Government & Politics Feb. 16, 2021 6:13 pm1672d ago
DES MOINES – Bills seeking to build out major broadband expansions in Iowa, compensate college athletes and streamline the process …
Government & Politics Feb. 16, 2021 4:35 pm1672d ago
DES MOINES – Parents of elementary school students would have to be notified and provide written permission if instruction related …