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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics Apr. 30, 2020 8:31 pm1964d ago
DES MOINES – Claims for unemployment insurance benefits in Iowa remain high but may begin a gradual descent as some …
Government & Politics Apr. 30, 2020 7:45 pm1964d ago
DES MOINES – Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds is ‘bullying” Iowans whose workplaces were sidelined by the coronavirus in threatening to …
Government & Politics Apr. 30, 2020 7:00 pm1964d ago
JOHNSTON – State aid to small businesses in Iowa reeling from the onset of the coronavirus epidemic and the government-ordered …
Government & Politics Apr. 30, 2020 8:20 pm1964d ago
DES MOINES – Claims for unemployment insurance benefits in Iowa remain high but may begin a gradual descent as some …
Government & Politics Apr. 30, 2020 8:50 am1965d ago
DES MOINES – When Gov. Kim Reynolds issued an order April 17 closing Iowa’s K-12 schools for the rest of …
Government & Politics Apr. 29, 2020 7:24 pm1965d ago
DES MOINES – Democratic leaders in the Iowa Legislature on Wednesday called for ‘extraordinary” coronavirus health and safety precautions at …
Government & Politics Apr. 28, 2020 7:23 pm1966d ago
JOHNSTON – Another possible casualty of the coronavirus emerged Tuesday – Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposed Invest in Iowa Act. During …
Government & Politics Apr. 28, 2020 5:28 pm1967d ago
DES MOINES – Leaders in the Iowa Legislature announced plans Monday to extend the ‘pause” in their 2020 session until …
Government & Politics Apr. 28, 2020 10:10 pm1966d ago
JOHNSTON – State public health officials on Tuesday reported seven new outbreaks of COVID-19 at long-term care facilities and nine …
Government & Politics Apr. 28, 2020 1:27 pm1967d ago
JOHNSTON – Restaurants, malls, fitness centers and a limited number of other businesses in 77 of Iowa’s 99 counties may …
Apr. 22, 2020 1:00 am1973d ago
DES MOINES – The state of Iowa spent about $9.3 billion in federal funds in fiscal 2019 that included money …
Government & Politics Apr. 22, 2020 10:38 am1973d ago
JOHNSTON – Gov. Kim Reynolds launched an aggressive public-private partnership Tuesday designed to ramp up the number of coronavirus tests …
Government & Politics Apr. 17, 2020 7:37 pm1977d ago
JOHNSTON – Gov. Kim Reynolds closed what she called a ‘really tough week” Friday by urging Iowans to ‘hang in …
Government & Politics Apr. 16, 2020 10:07 pm1978d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds said she emerged from a two-hour teleconference meeting Thursday pleased with the partnership that …
Government & Politics Apr. 16, 2020 8:39 pm1978d ago
JOHNSTON – Residents of 14 Northeast Iowa counties are under enhanced restrictions starting today covering their movements and gatherings in …