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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics Dec. 27, 2010 1:48 pm5380d ago
Like someone who needs to shed weight with exercise and better eating habits, state government needs “a lifestyle change” to …
Government & Politics Dec. 24, 2010 7:52 am5383d ago
Gov. Chet Culver predicts his four years at the helm of Iowa’s executive branch will be remembered as a progressive …
Government & Politics Dec. 23, 2010 1:19 pm5384d ago
Governor-elect Terry Branstad said Iowa faces a “scary” prospect of a $587 million shortfall in the state Medicaid program next …
Dec. 23, 2010 7:21 am5384d ago
Officials with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 61 announced late Wednesday that the 2011-2013 agreement …
Dec. 22, 2010 6:01 am5385d ago
DES MOINES – The incoming GOP majority leader of the Iowa House was non-committal Tuesday whether she thought a measure …
News Dec. 21, 2010 1:51 pm5386d ago
Help in getting small businesses started and better connected with export markets, relief from taxes on commercial property, and scaling …
Dec. 20, 2010 10:16 am5387d ago
State and federal law officers and prosecutors in Iowa today announced a new joint initiative in Iowa’s U.S. southern judicial …
Dec. 20, 2010 10:11 am5387d ago
A lawsuit challenging the way Iowa’s judicial retention election was handled last month will not keep the three Iowa Supreme …
Dec. 13, 2010 10:15 am5394d ago
Gov. Chet Culver was in Brazil Monday representing the Governors’ Bio-fuels Coalition at an international academic and policy conference, according …
Dec. 13, 2010 8:26 am5394d ago
Key leaders of Gov. Chet Culver’s administration say the projected cost of a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the state’s …
Dec. 8, 2010 9:28 am5399d ago
Governor-elect Terry Branstad has tabbed a Davenport attorney to guide the state’s tax policy and enforcement agency. Branstad, who is …
Dec. 8, 2010 9:25 am5399d ago
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said Wednesday a Minnesota fundraising group that solicits donations for law enforcement-related associations has agreed …
Government & Politics Dec. 7, 2010 3:10 pm5400d ago
A leader in the successful effort to reject three members of the Iowa Supreme Court in last month’s “no” vote …
Government & Politics Dec. 6, 2010 12:08 pm5401d ago
Governor-elect Terry Branstad and 2011 legislative leaders promised to make reforming commercial property taxes a priority, but are offering few …
Dec. 5, 2010 4:01 am5403d ago
DES MOINES – Mari Culver is making the transition from first lady of Iowa to private citizen. Having been issued …