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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
News Jan. 28, 2022 3:29 pm1330d ago
DES MOINES – Talk about feeling your oats. An unidentified, jubilant group of 20 shipping department co-workers at the Quaker …
Government & Politics Jun. 8, 2012 8:16 am4851d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad put the finishing touches Thursday on a $6.244 billion state budget for fiscal 2013 by taking action …
Government & Politics Jun. 8, 2012 7:45 am4851d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad said Thursday the relationship that has been cultivated with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping is giving Iowa …
Government & Politics Jun. 7, 2012 10:12 pm4851d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad said Thursday he is hopeful that Iowa labor unions will take a message from vote outcomes this …
Jun. 6, 2012 10:10 pm4852d ago
DES MOINES – A leader in the Iowa/Nebraska branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People – …
News Jun. 1, 2012 5:52 pm4857d ago
Net state tax receipts collected in May were the most of any month in Iowa history. The $794.5 million deposited …
Business News May. 30, 2012 5:30 pm4859d ago
Iowa corn producers will be asked in July to decide whether they want to increase a per-bushel checkoff that raises …
Government & Politics May. 30, 2012 10:03 am4860d ago
Iowa has a new drug “czar.” He’s Steve Lukan, 32, a five-term member of the Iowa House of Representatives who …
May. 17, 2012 7:15 am4873d ago
The Iowa Executive Council has authorized nearly $1.49 million in payments to outside legal counsel to defend Gov. Terry Branstad …
Iowa Caucuses May. 15, 2012 8:10 pm4874d ago
DES MOINES – Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney unleashed a scathing attack on President Obama’s economic policies Tuesday, blaming …
State Government May. 15, 2012 8:00 am4875d ago
Officials at MidAmerican Energy Co. are studying potential options now that the Iowa Legislature adjourned without taking action on a …
State Government May. 14, 2012 10:30 pm4875d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad told reporters Monday he will “never give up” on efforts to cut commercial property …
State Government May. 11, 2012 4:09 pm4878d ago
Two top lawmakers expressed a willingness Friday to keep working on a property tax relief compromise that could be adopted …
News May. 11, 2012 12:05 pm4879d ago
UPDATE: Gov. Terry Branstad fired a shot at his executive-branch agencies while issuing a “historic” order Friday rescinding a ban …
State Government May. 10, 2012 8:15 pm4879d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad said Thursday he would consider calling a special legislative session to pass a comprehensive property tax relief …