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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Sep. 30, 2013 6:00 pm4371d ago
DES MOINES – The state should tear down cottages at the Iowa Juvenile Home that pose safety concerns and gradually …
State Government Sep. 30, 2013 12:23 pm4371d ago
Leaders of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland filed a lawsuit Monday, asking a district judge to block the Iowa Board …
State Government Sep. 30, 2013 11:00 am4371d ago
In the wake of highly publicized speeding incidents involving state troopers driving a state vehicle carrying Gov. Terry Branstad, the …
K-12 Education Sep. 27, 2013 2:20 pm4374d ago
DES MOINES – Democrats who control the Iowa Senate said Friday they will seek to continue a tuition freeze at …
Sep. 26, 2013 6:33 pm4375d ago
DES MOINES – State Fire Marshal Ray Reynolds on Thursday requested and was granted a reassignment within the state Department …
Health Care and Medicine Sep. 26, 2013 2:44 pm4375d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa may have to delay implementing part of its bipartisan Iowa Health and Wellness Plan if federal …
Sep. 26, 2013 10:23 am4375d ago
DES MOINES – Tobacco retailers in Iowa are getting high marks for complying with state laws designed to keep tobacco …
State Government Sep. 25, 2013 1:16 pm4376d ago
Two years of significant increases in state aid to community colleges have enabled school officials to slow the growth in …
Government & Politics Sep. 25, 2013 6:30 am4376d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Executive Council authorized nearly $1.47 million in payments to outside legal counsel last fiscal year, …
Government & Politics Sep. 24, 2013 2:15 pm4377d ago
DES MOINES – As good as the Iowa Lottery’s year was in fiscal 2013, sales in the first two months …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 23, 2013 12:19 pm4378d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad says he is pleased the GOP’s governing board apparently will vote tonight to hold the party’s 2014 …
Business News Sep. 20, 2013 4:00 pm4381d ago
JOHNSTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley on Friday debunked the idea of an impending federal government shutdown on a day when …
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 20, 2013 12:09 pm4381d ago
NOTE: The number of terms served by Sen. Grassley was updated in this story at 1:20 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, …
News Sep. 19, 2013 5:11 pm4382d ago
DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad on Thursday appointed Christopher L. McDonald to the Iowa Court of Appeals, filling a …
State Government Sep. 19, 2013 11:13 am4382d ago
Federal Environmental Protection Agency officials announced an agreement Thursday with Branstad Farms in Hancock County to settle alleged violations of …