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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Jan. 26, 2011 1:33 pm5350d ago
The effort to bring a constitutional amendment on marriage before the voters of Iowa is coming down to a procedural …
News Jan. 25, 2011 2:47 pm5351d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad told city leaders from around Iowa today he plans to propose tough state budget fixes that will …
Jan. 24, 2011 7:08 am5352d ago
State legislators, Iowans who rely on state services and programs, and especially state employees will be paying close attention when …
Jan. 22, 2011 11:01 pm5354d ago
DES MOINES – Legislative Democrats don’t like the fact that their GOP counterparts are getting too socially minded, and it’s …
Jan. 21, 2011 7:17 pm5355d ago
DES MOINES – Officials with Justice Not Politics said Friday they have seen a groundswell against impeachment proceedings and in …
Jan. 19, 2011 12:00 pm5357d ago
It appears that state Department of Human Services institutions will be spared employee layoffs, bed closings or service interruptions between …
Government & Politics Jan. 18, 2011 8:16 pm5358d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad said Tuesday he doubts state agencies can cut an extra $84 million in mandated reduction yet this …
News Jan. 16, 2011 10:57 am5360d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad is pushing a business-friendly agenda. Republicans have wrested control of the Iowa House by a lopsided 60-40 …
Government & Politics Jan. 14, 2011 9:38 am5362d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad used Friday’s inaugural address to call for a new covenant that removes the “lead …
Government & Politics Jan. 13, 2011 10:27 am5363d ago
A newly elected Republican member of the Iowa Senate today challenged the status quo by calling for the 50-member assemblage …
Jan. 13, 2011 7:01 am5363d ago
Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz is on the same page as fellow Republican Governor-elect Terry E. Branstad when it …
Jan. 12, 2011 12:55 pm5364d ago
The leader of Iowa’s Department of Human Services warned Wednesday that his agency likely will face more employee layoffs, service …
Jan. 11, 2011 2:01 am5366d ago
DES MOINES – State prosecutors have filed felony charges against the former head of the Iowa Film Office and three …
Government & Politics Jan. 10, 2011 11:01 pm5366d ago
The final stop of outgoing Gov. Chet Culver’s “thank you Iowa” tour will be a televised farewell address to the …
Jan. 10, 2011 1:01 pm5366d ago
DES MOINES – Security was on the minds of elected officials – state and federal – at the state Capitol …