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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
K-12 Education Dec. 10, 2012 5:05 pm4665d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad’s call to replace the current method of setting per-pupil funding increases for K-12 school …
State Government Dec. 10, 2012 3:00 pm4665d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad expressed concern Monday that government health care programs such as Medicaid are taking a …
State Government Dec. 7, 2012 11:07 am4669d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court announced Friday that it has appointed a committee to review the expanded media coverage rules that …
Government & Politics Dec. 6, 2012 4:56 pm4669d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said Thursday he would be willing to expand Iowa’s voting laws by …
State Government Dec. 6, 2012 2:05 pm4669d ago
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey has requested $2.4 million for an agriculture water quality initiative to assist farmers in …
Crime & Courts Dec. 6, 2012 1:55 pm4669d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad said Thursday his “heart goes out” to the families of two missing Evansdale girls and pledged to …
State Government Dec. 5, 2012 12:30 pm4670d ago
Add another reminder to your holiday list – don’t fall victim to utility-related scams. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and …
Dec. 4, 2012 4:10 pm4671d ago
ALTOONA – Top state legislators said Tuesday the odds have improved for hammering out a bipartisan plan to reduce commercial …
Campaigns & Elections Dec. 3, 2012 5:23 pm4672d ago
DES MOINES – State election officials confirmed Monday that the 1,589,899 Iowans who cast ballots last month was a record …
Dec. 3, 2012 2:38 pm4672d ago
ALTOONA – Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday he hopes to forge a bipartisan property tax relief agreement next legislative session …
Dec. 2, 2012 6:00 am4674d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate – one of the most tradition-bound places in state government – is embracing the …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 30, 2012 6:00 pm4706d ago
DES MOINES – Democrats boarded a bus Tuesday to make a final statewide sweep to close the deal for President …
State Government Oct. 30, 2012 12:40 pm4706d ago
Pay ranges for state employees in Iowa on average are competitive with the compensation paid to workers in similar positions …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 27, 2012 7:00 am4710d ago
It’s still a long-shot proposition, but Iowans may be slowly and incrementally setting up a situation where Gov. Terry Branstad …
Campaigns & Elections Oct. 26, 2012 12:54 pm4710d ago
UPDATE: Republican Mitt Romney told cheering Iowans Friday he will confront the problems that politicians have avoided for more than …