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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics Apr. 1, 2011 8:08 am5285d ago
Watching Gov. Terry Branstad sign legislation Thursday known as the “Posthumous Conception Bill” was a long time coming for Patti …
News Mar. 31, 2011 7:10 pm5286d ago
DES MOINES – State lawmakers Thursday gave the red light to new regulations and limits on electronic monitoring devices cities …
Government & Politics Mar. 31, 2011 9:35 am5286d ago
UPDATE: Democratic congressmen Bruce Braley of Waterloo and David Loebsack of Mount Vernon were thrown together in a new 1 st congressional …
Government & Politics Mar. 31, 2011 8:45 am5286d ago
More than half of the 50 seats in the Iowa Senate and nearly half of the 100 seats in the …
News Mar. 30, 2011 5:28 pm5287d ago
DES MOINES – A growing list of legislative ideas began suffering early deaths Wednesday as committee leaders closed out their …
Mar. 30, 2011 2:42 pm5287d ago
The Senate voted Wednesday to reject legislation backers said was designed to give owners and tenants in mobile and manufactured …
Mar. 30, 2011 10:42 am5287d ago
A procedural effort designed to force the Iowa Senate to take up a proposed constitutional amendment on marriage apparently is …
Government & Politics Mar. 30, 2011 5:01 am5287d ago
DES MOINES – The odds of state lawmakers legalizing online poker remain long, but backers say they have not lost …
Mar. 29, 2011 6:15 pm5288d ago
Iowa’s mystery lottery winner remains a mystery. Terry Rich, chief executive officer of the Iowa Lottery said Tuesday that a …
News Mar. 29, 2011 5:31 pm5288d ago
DES MOINES – The odds of state lawmakers legalizing online poker remain long, but backers say they have not lost …
News Mar. 29, 2011 5:30 pm5288d ago
DES MOINES – Operators of power boats and sail boats on Iowa lakes, rivers, streams and ponds will face the …
Mar. 28, 2011 2:19 pm5289d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa monitors are detecting slightly elevated radiation levels but a state official said Monday there is no …
K-12 Education Mar. 28, 2011 10:13 am5289d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad on Monday advised school superintendents finalizing their budgets for next school year to plan on …
Government & Politics Mar. 25, 2011 9:55 am5292d ago
DES MOINES – The leader of a Senate committee that has control of a House-passed resolution on a constitutional amendment …
News Mar. 24, 2011 5:30 pm5293d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad closed a whirlwind week for hunting enthusiasts Thursday by signing into law a bill authorizing an open …