Rod Boshart

DES MOINES – State government paid more than $3.78 million from the general fund in fiscal 2011 to settle claims …

DES MOINES – Saturday’s straw poll in Ames is as much about who isn’t directly competing as the half-dozen candidates …

DES MOINES – State officials have “whittled” a potential financial exposure once estimated as high as $330 million down to …

DES MOINES – State officials on Monday launched a mobile site designed to provide Iowa State Fair attendees with information …

DES MOINES – The White House announced Friday that President Obama will be in northeast Iowa on Aug. 16 to …

Anti-tobacco advocates Friday decried spending cuts to state programs that are deterring young people from starting to use tobacco products …

An Iowa film producer from Washington has agreed to plead guilty to an aggravated misdemeanor in exchange for prosecutors dropping …

Gov. Terry Branstad said Friday he intends to appeal the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s decision to deny Iowa request for …

The leader of Iowa’s largest public employees’ union on Wednesday warned that inadequate staffing levels are posing safety and security …

DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and his top lieutenants delivered a combination sales pitch and pep talk Wednesday to …

DES MOINES – The prolonged U.S. economic downturn has contributed to a rise in the level of uncompensated “charity care” …

A state advisory panel exploring funding options to address a projected yearly shortfall in revenue required to meet Iowa’s future …

DES MOINES – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie told an Iowa education summit Monday that Americans need to set aside …

UPDATE: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan painted a sobering picture Monday of a once-vaunted Iowa school system now in stagnation …

DES MOINES – Congressman Leonard Boswell today praised his family members for their “grit” and “determination” in dealing with an …