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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
State Government Aug. 2, 2012 3:05 pm4795d ago
The Iowa Supreme Court plans to continue its road trip this fiscal year, scheduling special sessions in five communities outside …
State Government Aug. 2, 2012 1:25 pm4796d ago
Iowa Lottery officials on Thursday announced the names of 34 lottery players who each won prizes of $10,000 in the …
State Government Jul. 31, 2012 6:30 pm4797d ago
Iowa Lottery officials are calling fiscal 2012 a jackpot year. Preliminary figures released Tuesday showed the state’s lottery tallied $310.9 …
State Government Jul. 31, 2012 12:45 pm4798d ago
A for-profit telemarketer based in Arizona was enjoined Tuesday from engaging in a variety of misleading sales practices that included …
State Government Jul. 30, 2012 6:45 pm4798d ago
UPDATE: Iowa’s hot and dry July likely is going to hasten the maturity of stunted corn plants and force farmers …
News Jul. 29, 2012 11:55 am4800d ago
Judgments paid by the state of Iowa spiked to nearly $13.2 million last fiscal year as attorneys negotiated settlements to …
News Jul. 27, 2012 6:37 pm4801d ago
A total of 93 state officials and employees – including 20 unionized workers – joined Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. …
State Government Jul. 27, 2012 3:43 pm4801d ago
Iowa’s education chief said Friday efforts to improve student achievement with “finite” state resources likely will require tradeoffs that may …
Nation and World Jul. 27, 2012 9:18 am4802d ago
Outside of China and Asian markets, the South American countries of Brazil and Chile may hold the best growth potential …
K-12 Education Jul. 26, 2012 9:45 pm4802d ago
DES MOINES – Time is money when it comes to extending the number of hours or days that Iowa students …
Jul. 26, 2012 8:20 pm4802d ago
DES MOINES – The leader of a state employees’ union has accused Gov. Terry Branstad and his administration of “playing …
Jul. 23, 2012 4:22 pm4805d ago
DES MOINES – Defense attorneys and state prosecutors spent Monday interviewing prospective Polk County jurors in the trial of a …
Health & Wellness Jul. 23, 2012 2:00 pm4805d ago
State officials agreed Monday to reimburse the Cedar Rapids fire department nearly $10,462 for costs incurred when an emergency response …
News Jul. 13, 2012 10:14 pm4815d ago
Two top state fiscal overseers Friday advocated that Iowa policymakers reimpose yearly caps on government employee pensions as a way …
News Jul. 10, 2012 2:15 pm4818d ago
DES MOINES – A new casino in northwest Iowa and a return of consumer confidence among Iowans spending their entertainment …