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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics Dec. 1, 2020 4:40 pm1832d ago
DES MOINES – State negotiators opened the latest round of contract talks with unionized government employees Tuesday by offering a …
Government & Politics Dec. 1, 2020 1:37 pm1832d ago
DES MOINES – Republican leaders who hold majorities in the Iowa House and Senate for the next two years on …
Government & Politics Nov. 30, 2020 7:27 pm1833d ago
DES MOINES – The 2020 election was one for the record books. More than 1.7 million Iowans cast ballots – …
Government & Politics Nov. 30, 2020 6:53 pm1833d ago
DES MOINES – Unionized state workers on the ‘front line” of the COVID-19 pandemic at state prisons, colleges and other …
Health Care and Medicine Nov. 24, 2020 2:45 pm1839d ago
JOHNSTON – Buoyed by the prospects of a COVID-19 vaccine and encouraging shifts toward fewer cases and hospitalizations, Gov. Kim …
Government & Politics Nov. 23, 2020 7:10 pm1840d ago
DES MOINES – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley tweeted Monday that he continues ‘feeling good” after testing positive for COVID-19 last …
Government & Politics Nov. 20, 2020 10:18 pm1843d ago
DES MOINES – Fresh from sweeping 2020 GOP election wins in Iowa, Jeff Kaufmann says he plans to stay on …
Business News Nov. 20, 2020 2:35 pm1843d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped by more than a percentage point last month as the state continued its …
Government & Politics Nov. 17, 2020 4:28 pm1846d ago
DES MOINES – The union representing state law enforcement employees is seeking higher wages in recognition of the risks they …
Government & Politics Nov. 17, 2020 8:37 pm1846d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley tested positive Tuesday for COVID-19, forcing him into a quarantine that ended …
Government & Politics Nov. 16, 2020 6:00 am1847d ago
DES MOINES – Statehouse Republicans say Iowa voters this month gave them a mandate to continue their conservative agenda, but …
News Nov. 12, 2020 6:39 pm1851d ago
JOHNSTON – The state is spending over $3 million in federal aid on 360,000 more COVID-19 test kits and increasing …
Health Care and Medicine Nov. 10, 2020 6:09 pm1853d ago
JOHNSTON – Gov. Kim Reynolds implemented new emergency restrictions Tuesday – including a mandate to wear masks at large public …
News Nov. 5, 2020 4:43 pm1858d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds says she views the 2020 election outcome as a validation of the state’s efforts …
Government & Politics Nov. 4, 2020 7:20 pm1859d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s 2020 election was one for the record books. Secretary of State Paul Pate said Iowans broke …

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