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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
K-12 Education Jul. 10, 2012 1:00 pm4819d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa State University President Steven Leath – a player in the development of North Carolina’s successful research …
Nation and World Jul. 9, 2012 10:15 pm4819d ago
The fact that President Obama is spending considerable time this year campaigning in Iowa – a state with six electoral …
State Government Jul. 9, 2012 12:54 pm4820d ago
How tweet it is. Iowa jumped off to an early lead in a cable TV network’s unscientific Twitter survey of …
State Government Jul. 9, 2012 11:23 am4820d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad and the split-control Legislature have made “very good progress” in correcting bad budgeting practices, but they still …
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 6, 2012 3:53 pm4822d ago
The glitz and partisan excitement of the national political conventions apparently don’t hold the appeal and drawing power this year …
State Government Jul. 6, 2012 1:40 pm4823d ago
UPDATE: The take-away message from the saga of “The Shipping 20” Powerball winners who didn’t want their full names made …
State Government Jul. 5, 2012 1:21 pm4824d ago
DES MOINES – The index of leading economic indicators for Iowa rebounded into the positive column in May, after a …
News Jul. 3, 2012 8:00 pm4825d ago
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Lottery officials should know by Friday whether they can make public the names of the …
State Government Jul. 2, 2012 10:30 pm4826d ago
DES MOINES – Mixed reviews followed Monday’s announcement by Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds that they would …
State Government Jul. 2, 2012 7:15 pm4826d ago
DES MOINES – Two Iowa-based groups filed objections Monday to a petition brought by 41 Republican legislators that seeks emergency …
State Government Jul. 2, 2012 1:09 pm4827d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad said he doesn’t trust the federal government to make good on its Medicaid promises …
State Government Jul. 1, 2012 2:25 pm4828d ago
DES MOINES – A consortium of counties in northeast and north-central Iowa are already well down the road to meeting …
News Jun. 29, 2012 3:26 pm4830d ago
DES MOINES – A former University of Iowa student from Johnston who is running for a seat in the Iowa …
News Jun. 29, 2012 3:25 pm4830d ago
DES MOINES – A top Democratic lawmaker is questioning whether Branstad administration officials can ignore a state law that requires …
Nation and World Jun. 26, 2012 3:00 pm4833d ago
DES MOINES – The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Monday that struck down most of a controversial Arizona immigration law likely …