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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics May. 10, 2012 12:40 pm4880d ago
State lawmakers have adjourned without nullifying a ban on the use of lead ammunition when hunting doves in Iowa, but …
News May. 9, 2012 7:04 pm4880d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers adjourned their 2012 session today without resolving differences over commercial property tax relief. The Iowa …
News May. 8, 2012 10:00 pm4881d ago
DES MOINES – Hope for a compromise on commercial property tax relief dimmed for the second straight session last night …
News May. 8, 2012 11:30 am4882d ago
DES MOINES – Lawmakers keep progressing towards adjournment today with agreements coming together on most of the session’s top priority …
News May. 7, 2012 5:00 pm4882d ago
DES MOINES – Lawmakers began to break their fiscal 2013 budget logjam Monday. The 2012 session’s 20th day of overtime …
K-12 Education May. 7, 2012 11:16 am4883d ago
The three ‘R’s remain the educational foundation for young people, but Gov. Terry Branstad and others said Monday that STEM …
News May. 1, 2012 10:45 pm4888d ago
An effort by a dozen GOP senators to ban traffic enforcement cameras come July 1 got pulled to the side …
State Government Apr. 30, 2012 9:30 am4890d ago
DES MOINES – State government is slated to end fiscal 2012 with an estimated $595.5 million in reserve – the …
Campaigns & Elections Apr. 29, 2012 10:25 am4891d ago
DES MOINES — Tea Party Express organizers say their national bus tour will be making stops in Iowa next week. …
State Government Apr. 27, 2012 12:31 pm4893d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad said Friday he wants to see House and Senate budget negotiators “get serious” and resolve their differences …
News Apr. 26, 2012 7:00 pm4893d ago
DES MOINES – State and local dignitaries, family members and others will gather around Iowa over the next two days …
Government & Politics Apr. 25, 2012 12:30 pm4895d ago
Declines in pheasant and deer numbers, wildlife habitat and interest among young people are threatening a hunting industry in Iowa …
News Apr. 24, 2012 6:45 pm4895d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate voted Tuesday to place new restrictions on cities and counties that use tax increment …
State Government Apr. 24, 2012 6:15 am4896d ago
After a bumpy, six-year trek through the legislative process, a measure creating an independent public information board to mediate disputes …
State Government Apr. 23, 2012 9:15 pm4896d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday that he’s already warning state agencies and departments to brace for an …