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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
News Oct. 18, 2011 10:23 am5085d ago
Former Iowa Film Office manager Tom Wheeler was handed a deferred judgment and placed on two years probation Tuesday for …
Iowa Caucuses Oct. 16, 2011 5:56 pm5087d ago
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum canceled campaign events in Nevada and instead traveled to Iowa to show solidarity with Republicans …
News Sep. 30, 2011 3:24 pm5103d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad said Friday that Iowa’s sister-state relationships in eight foreign countries are paying dividends he …
Government & Politics Sep. 16, 2011 8:40 am5117d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad on Friday appointed 11 Iowans to serve on the newly formed Economic Development Authority board created by …
Business News Sep. 15, 2011 11:50 am5118d ago
Officials with the Davenport Alcoa Works say a $3 million state incentive awarded Thursday by the Iowa Economic Development Board …
News Sep. 13, 2011 6:05 pm5120d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad said Tuesday that further growth in Iowa’s wind-energy industry will figure heavily in his …
Government & Politics Sep. 13, 2011 2:45 pm5120d ago
Branstad administration officials are exploring a proposal to merge the Iowa Department of Transportation’s motor-vehicle enforcement duties with the Department …
Government & Politics Sep. 13, 2011 10:35 am5120d ago
Court officials at the state and county levels are stepping up their efforts to collect unpaid fines and fees. State …
Government & Politics Sep. 8, 2011 3:10 pm5125d ago
The cost of probing allegations of improper contributions to former Gov. Chet Culver’s re-election campaign from Fort Dodge casino interests …
News Sep. 6, 2011 5:10 pm5127d ago
DES MOINES – At Gov. Terry Branstad’s request, the Iowa Executive Council voted 3-1 Tuesday to hire outside legal counsel …
News Sep. 6, 2011 12:05 pm5127d ago
A Polk County jury Tuesday found former Iowa Film Office manager Tom Wheeler guilty of one count of misconduct in …
Sep. 2, 2011 7:22 am5131d ago
A nine-woman, three-man jury was slated to resume deliberations Friday in the criminal trial of former Iowa Film Office manager …
Government & Politics Sep. 1, 2011 3:45 pm5132d ago
At least 13 state employees were laid off Thursday as part of a restructuring in the Iowa Department of Administrative …
Government & Politics Sep. 1, 2011 2:00 pm5132d ago
Govs. Terry Branstad of Iowa and Pat Quinn of Illinois are urging U.S. Postal Service officials to consider options other …
News Aug. 31, 2011 7:28 am5133d ago
Prosecutors challenged former Iowa Film Office manager Tom Wheeler’s contention Tuesday that he thought vehicle purchases were eligible for state …