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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics Aug. 31, 2020 7:00 am1842d ago
DES MOINES – While not an MVP season, sports betting in Iowa is getting good marks for a hit-and-miss rookie …
News Aug. 28, 2020 8:30 pm1844d ago
DES MOINES – The heads of two state agencies – the Alcoholic Beverages Division and Department of Inspections and Appeals …
Government & Politics Aug. 27, 2020 3:46 pm1846d ago
JOHNSTON – Nearly 5,400 Iowans – including 5,143 people in Linn County – have registered for individual assistance with the …
Government & Politics Aug. 25, 2020 2:21 pm1848d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds announced plans Tuesday to channel about $100 million of federal CARES Act relief funds …
News Aug. 21, 2020 5:26 pm1851d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds has formally requested a Secretarial Disaster Designation from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue …
Business News Aug. 21, 2020 1:43 pm1852d ago
DES MOINES – The number of Iowans out of work or seeking jobs continues to decline as more businesses bounce …
News Aug. 20, 2020 3:03 pm1853d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds said President Donald Trump is expected Thursday to approve federal disaster recovery aid for households hurt by …
Business News Aug. 20, 2020 3:20 pm1853d ago
DES MOINES – Initial claims for unemployment benefits in Iowa rose slightly last week, but overall the number of Iowans …
Government & Politics Aug. 18, 2020 4:01 pm1855d ago
DES MOINES – Representatives of four influential agricultural interests Tuesday implored President Donald Trump to order his administration to make …
News Aug. 17, 2020 3:53 pm1856d ago
DES MOINES – Moving with derecho-like speed, President Donald Trump said Monday he has signed an emergency declaration for Iowa …
News Aug. 16, 2020 8:59 pm1856d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds on Sunday requested an expedited federal disaster declaration to aid Iowa counties ravaged by …
Crime & Courts Aug. 15, 2020 3:01 pm1858d ago
DES MOINES — For cleanup-weary Iowans trying to cut through myriad insurance-related issues that followed Monday’s derecho savagery of downed …
Government & Politics Aug. 14, 2020 7:06 pm1858d ago
JOHNSTON – Democrat Theresa Greenfield said Friday that Republican Sen. Joni Ernst won favor among Iowa voters in 2014 pitching …
Business News Aug. 14, 2020 5:47 pm1858d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig said Friday about 14 million acres of insured crops were in the …
News Aug. 13, 2020 8:59 am1860d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa farmers face multiple harvest challenges in dealing with cornfields flattened by hurricane-force winds, though soybean fields …