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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
News Jan. 14, 2014 7:21 pm4265d ago
URBANDALE – Gov. Terry Branstad, who has raised $4.1 million for a likely re-election bid for a six-term, announced Tuesday …
State Government Jan. 14, 2014 5:05 pm4265d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad’s chief rival in the 2014 governor’s race Tuesday criticized the incumbent Republican for taking …
State Government Jan. 14, 2014 3:50 pm4265d ago
DES MOINES – Whether to adopt Gov. Terry Branstad’s fiscal 2015 budget approach was the $7 billion question that state …
State Government Jan. 13, 2014 5:47 pm4266d ago
Iowa’s Healthiest State Initiative announced a new “seal of approval” program Monday that will highlight opportunities to keep Iowans active …
State Government Jan. 13, 2014 4:32 pm4266d ago
The leader of the Human Rights Campaign — the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization …
State Government Jan. 13, 2014 4:32 pm4266d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad gave his seal of approval Monday to a new logo developed by the state Department of Transportation. …
State Government Jan. 13, 2014 2:49 pm4266d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Republicans reiterated the need for unity Monday in 2014 to avoid letting a “significant opportunity” for …
State Government Jan. 13, 2014 1:06 pm4266d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad plans to sound themes of “working together and working hard” when he outlines his legislative agenda and …
K-12 Education Jan. 9, 2014 11:30 am4270d ago
DES MOINES – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch released an “Open Doors for Iowa Students” plan Thursday that he said …
Government & Politics Jan. 9, 2014 11:03 am4270d ago
DES MOINES – Leaders of both major political parties in Iowa are making a concerted push to get Iowans to …
State Government Jan. 3, 2014 1:45 pm4276d ago
State tax collections took a double-digit dip in December, an unexpected drop that may be of concern if the trend …
Jan. 3, 2014 3:30 am4276d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers and Gov. Terry Branstad likely will be asked in the coming months to consider creating …
News Jan. 2, 2014 10:58 am4277d ago
The head of Iowa’s largest state employees’ union and four Democratic state lawmakers on Thursday filed a lawsuit seeking to …
Crashes Dec. 30, 2013 12:19 pm4280d ago
Iowa is on track to post its fifth straight year of traffic fatalities below 400 and the lowest highway death …
Health Care and Medicine Dec. 30, 2013 12:10 pm4280d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa is in line for a nearly $10.62 million bonus for successfully enrolling more children in health …