Rod Boshart

DES MOINES – A bipartisan legislative panel today approved recommendations to streamline purchasing, consolidate information systems and eliminate some minor …

Gov. Chet Culver on Tuesday unveiled 90 proposals aimed at saving nearly $1.7 billion over five years by streamlining and …

WEST DES MOINES – Gov. Chet Culver unveiled 90 proposals – some controversial – Tuesday aimed at saving nearly $1.7 …

Gov. Chet Culver urged Iowans Tuesday to avoid travel if possible, given blizzard-like conditions caused by a storm that threatened …

DES MOINES – The head of the Iowa Department of Human Services said today he will recommend consolidating the department’s …

Iowa probably experienced the worst of the recession earlier this year and has begun what could be a slow, jobless …

Iowa’s charter school law is the weakest in the nation, according to a study released today by the national nonprofit …

UPDATED: Gov. Chet Culver is applauding a state employees’ union vote accepting cuts in pay and benefits, but he said …

State lawmakers will be required to close a billion-dollar funding gap when they return to the Capitol next January to …

Fall enrollment at Iowa’s 15 community colleges topped 100,000 for the first time ever this year, according to a report …

Iowa State Trooper John Souhrada remembers May 25, 2008, as a day that he and four local firefighters helped bring …

Emma is back. After dropping from the No. 1 spot in 2007, Emma returned to being the most popular girl’s …

Gov. Chet Culver said Thursday he hopes that union agreements to accept unpaid days and benefit reductions will result in …

Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Marsha Ternus on Thursday warned Iowans to expect long delays, gaps in service and reduced …

The Iowa Lottery is getting computer friendlier. Terry Rich, the lottery’s chief executive officer, announced Thursday that beginning this month, …