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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
News Aug. 11, 2020 8:22 pm1861d ago
JOHNSTON — Iowa sustained ‘significant’ infrastructure, financial and crop damage as hurricane-like storms devastated much of the state Monday, prompting …
Government & Politics Aug. 10, 2020 8:15 am1863d ago
DES MOINES – Settlements involving medical malfeasance, discrimination and other missteps or mistakes by state employees or agencies drove fiscal …
Government & Politics Aug. 7, 2020 7:14 pm1865d ago
DES MOINES – Up and running but coping with the continuing coronavirus pandemic, Iowa’s 19 state-licensed casinos took in less …
Government & Politics Aug. 7, 2020 6:57 pm1865d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday urged Iowans to stay vigilant in their efforts to keep coronavirus in …
Government & Politics Aug. 6, 2020 8:12 pm1866d ago
JOHNSTON – Gov. Kim Reynolds said Thursday efforts are proceeding for Iowa schools to resume primarily with in-person learning, but …
Government & Politics Aug. 6, 2020 4:38 pm1866d ago
DES MOINES – Thousands of qualifying felons in Iowa will be eligible to vote this November thanks to an executive …
Government & Politics Aug. 4, 2020 8:24 pm1868d ago
JOHNSTON – Gov. Kim Reynolds warned Tuesday that school districts defying her order to provide at least 50 percent in-person …
Crime & Courts Jul. 20, 2020 3:57 pm1884d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa is on the road to fewer traffic fatalities this year as the coronavirus pandemic slows travel …
Government & Politics Jul. 17, 2020 8:36 pm1886d ago
DES MOINES – Citing COVID-19 concerns, legislative leaders on Friday said they will allow Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate …
Government & Politics Jul. 17, 2020 7:30 am1887d ago
DES MOINES – A group of county auditors in Iowa is urging Gov. Kim Reynolds to issue an executive order …
Government & Politics Jul. 16, 2020 7:00 am1888d ago
DES MOINES – Nearly $5.8 billion in federal money has been allocated to Iowa individuals and governments to help deal …
Government & Politics Jul. 13, 2020 4:33 pm1890d ago
DES MOINES – With Iowa and other states seeing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday called …
News Jul. 13, 2020 8:40 am1891d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s foray into sports betting initially was viewed as a minor addition to casinos’ main gambling menu, …
Government & Politics Jul. 9, 2020 12:49 am1895d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s state-licensed casinos are (kind of) back to wheeling and dealing after the coronavirus pandemic knocked them …
Government & Politics Jun. 29, 2020 3:59 pm1905d ago
DES MOINES – Iowans working in a range of trades and professions – especially new arrivals from other states – …