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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics Apr. 16, 2020 9:22 pm2113d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa experienced another strong wave of unemployment insurance claims last week with 46,356 idled workers newly filing …
Government & Politics Apr. 15, 2020 6:26 pm2114d ago
CLIVE – After eight months of lottery ticket sales topping budgeted projections, those sales are starting to arc downward. One …
Government & Politics Apr. 16, 2020 12:34 pm2113d ago
JOHNSTON – Iowa officials are targeting their limited testing options to hot-spot COVID-19 outbreaks while starting to look strategically at …
Health Care and Medicine Apr. 10, 2020 4:07 pm2119d ago
JOHNSTON – State public health officials issued a new order Friday due to a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) …
Health Care and Medicine Apr. 10, 2020 11:15 pm2119d ago
JOHNSTON – Due to a shortage of personal protective equipment for health care workers, Iowa public health officials issued a …
Government & Politics Apr. 9, 2020 6:59 pm2120d ago
JOHNSTON – Gov. Kim Reynolds’ call for Holy Week prayers to comfort Iowans caught in the fearful grip of a …
Government & Politics Apr. 9, 2020 7:39 pm2120d ago
DES MOINES – Members of the Legislative Council on Thursday officially suspended the 2020 session until April 30, but conceded …
Government & Politics Apr. 9, 2020 10:39 am2120d ago
JOHNSTON – Restaurants, bars and other small businesses hard hit by the initial coronavirus-related closures were among the first applicants …
Government & Politics Apr. 8, 2020 11:57 pm2121d ago
JOHNSTON – Restaurants, bars and other small businesses hard hit by the initial coronavirus-related closures were among the first applicants …
Government & Politics Apr. 7, 2020 10:20 pm2122d ago
DES MOINES – State officials are bracing for a potential influx of Iowans who have lost their jobs – and …
Government & Politics Apr. 7, 2020 1:46 pm2122d ago
JOHNSTON – Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered more businesses closed and hinted at stepped-up enforcement Monday as state officials braced for …
Business News Apr. 6, 2020 10:28 am2123d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Workforce Development officials on Monday issued new information relating to federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic …
News Apr. 6, 2020 1:42 am2124d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers’ road to adjournment has rarely looked more uncertain. Normally, by April, legislators guiding the General …
Health Care and Medicine Apr. 3, 2020 6:19 pm2126d ago
JOHNSTON – Gov. Kim Reynolds expressed concern Friday that the shelter-at-home issue is dividing Iowans at a time they need …
Government & Politics Apr. 2, 2020 7:34 pm2127d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa workers received a double dose of bad news Thursday as claims for unemployment relief again surged …

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