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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
State Government Mar. 4, 2014 2:33 pm4216d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa seniors would be better protected against abuse, neglect and financial exploitation under a bill that sailed …
Mar. 4, 2014 12:41 pm4216d ago
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is calling for new federal debt collection rules to help “even playing field for consumers.” …
Mar. 4, 2014 12:41 pm4216d ago
Two state senators broke into a shouting match on the Iowa Senate floor Tuesday over a health insurance bill. The …
Mar. 4, 2014 12:41 pm4216d ago
The newest members of the Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame will be honored on April 8 during a special recognition …
State Government Mar. 3, 2014 4:08 pm4217d ago
DES MOINES – Social hosts who knowingly allow people under the legal drinking age to consume alcoholic beverages on their …
Mar. 3, 2014 4:00 pm4217d ago
DES MOINES – Tax refunds enacted last year are starting to impact state revenue collections. State lawmakers passed and Gov. …
Mar. 3, 2014 1:10 pm4217d ago
DES MOINES – Visitors to national parks in Iowa spent $11.5 million and supported 176 jobs in the state in …
K-12 Education Feb. 27, 2014 2:41 pm4221d ago
DES MOINES-The politically divided Iowa Senate voted Thursday to establish a state-run facility for delinquent girls to provide equity, treatment …
State Government Feb. 27, 2014 12:14 pm4221d ago
The Iowa Senate voted 48-0 Thursday to modify a state law addressing the transmission of contagious and infectious diseases in …
State Government Feb. 26, 2014 2:34 pm4222d ago
Republicans in the Iowa House have proposed doubling the tax benefits for homeowners and military service members in Iowa – …
State Government Feb. 26, 2014 12:06 pm4222d ago
The Iowa Senate took steps Wednesday intended to improve the availability and stability of childcare for lower income working families. …
Feb. 25, 2014 1:49 pm4223d ago
DES MOINES – State lawmakers took action Tuesday intended to toughen penalties for kidnapping a minor in Iowa in the …
Campaigns & Elections Feb. 25, 2014 9:00 am4223d ago
Republicans Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today submitted 10,745 petition signatures from all 99 Iowa counties, assuring …
State Government Feb. 24, 2014 5:36 pm4224d ago
DES MOINES – Victims of child sexual abuse would have more time as an adult to bring criminal or civil …
State Government Feb. 20, 2014 4:40 pm4228d ago
DES MOINES — A legislative vortex swept away hundreds of proposed bills Thursday as the split-control Legislature cut its 2014 …