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Rod Boshart
Manages the Cedar Rapids Gazette’s Des Moines bureau. Sign up for the Business News newsletter.
Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics Feb. 15, 2021 8:10 pm1673d ago
DES MOINES – A five-member Senate Commerce panel on Monday advanced the ‘foundation” language – but no funding – for …
Government & Politics Feb. 15, 2021 9:20 pm1673d ago
DES MOINES – Majority Republicans in the Iowa Senate indicated Monday they would like to take another run at requiring …
Government & Politics Feb. 12, 2021 7:53 pm1676d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa will withhold COVID-19 vaccine doses next week from five Iowa counties because they did not inoculate …
Government & Politics Feb. 10, 2021 4:57 pm1678d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa senators pushed forward a number of hot-button issues in the legislative process Wednesday – including bills …
Government & Politics Feb. 9, 2021 4:57 pm1679d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate voted 32-17 Tuesday to approve a 2.2 percent increase in base funding for K-12 …
Government & Politics Feb. 8, 2021 7:30 pm1680d ago
DES MOINES – Legislative Republicans on Monday advanced separate funding bills they say will meet the needs of K-12 schools …
Government & Politics Feb. 5, 2021 6:14 pm1683d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa gamblers were all in on sports wagers in January, driving betting activity to a monthly record …
Government & Politics Feb. 5, 2021 5:03 pm1683d ago
DES MOINES – Majority Republicans in the Iowa Legislature will begin negotiations next week aimed at reaching a compromise funding …
Government & Politics Jan. 27, 2021 6:19 pm1692d ago
DES MOINES – Overmatched legislative Democrats made a last-ditch stand Wednesday against what one leader called a Republican ‘freight train” …
Government & Politics Jan. 28, 2021 8:45 am1692d ago
DES MOINES – Legislative Republicans pushed Gov. Kim Reynolds’ state-funded ‘students first” private school scholarship program closer Tuesday to floor …
Education Jan. 27, 2021 10:29 am1693d ago
DES MOINES – Republican lawmakers who control the Iowa Legislature pressed ahead Monday with plans to expand school choice for …
Government & Politics May. 27, 2022 10:39 am1208d ago
DES MOINES – The outstanding debt for state and local governments topped $17.9 billion for the fiscal year that ended …
Government & Politics Jan. 14, 2021 6:06 pm1705d ago
DES MOINES – Republicans on a Senate subcommittee on Thursday advanced legislation that would reinstate a limited death penalty for …
Government & Politics Jan. 12, 2021 8:47 pm1707d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday proposed an $8.1 billion state spending plan for fiscal 2022, a 3.7 …
Government & Politics Jan. 11, 2021 5:48 pm1708d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds is taking her annual Condition of the State address from day time to supper …