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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Local Government May. 18, 2009 2:18 pm5969d ago
DES MOINES – State Auditor David Vaudt said Monday he will not be a candidate seeking the Republican nomination for …
Local Government Apr. 27, 2009 2:47 pm5990d ago
GRIMES – Iowa could see a faster recovery thanks to aggressive state and federal stimulus efforts designed to retain and …
Local Government Apr. 27, 2009 2:12 pm5990d ago
DES MOINES – While Iowa has no confirmed cases of the potentially deadly swine flu, state public health officials said …
Local Government Apr. 27, 2009 11:43 am5990d ago
DES MOINES – Same-sex marriage opponents who stood by Monday while gay couples for the first time were allowed to apply for …
Local Government Apr. 27, 2009 10:06 am5990d ago
GRIMES – Gov. Chet Culver has a message Monday for county recorders being asked to provide marriage license applications to …
Local Government Apr. 26, 2009 7:38 am5991d ago
DES MOINES – The 2009 session likely will be remembered as the year the Legislature took bold steps to address …
Local Government Apr. 25, 2009 2:46 pm5992d ago
Here are how some major issues fared in 2009 legislative session: BUDGET/BONDING: Lawmakers approved a fiscal 2010 general fund budget …
Local Government Apr. 25, 2009 11:21 am5992d ago
DES MOINES – Lawmakers were working Saturday to pass an unprecedented infrastructure bonding package and put the finishing touches on a …
Local Government Apr. 25, 2009 2:03 am5992d ago
DES MOINES – Bleary-eyed state senators approved an omnibus budget bill early Saturday that funds state salaries, K-12 schools, property …
Local Government Apr. 24, 2009 11:48 am5993d ago
DES MOINES – Republican forces were issuing warnings Friday for Iowans opposed to proposed Democratic changes to Iowa’s labor laws …
Local Government Apr. 24, 2009 9:05 am5993d ago
AMES – The new Iowa road maps are out. Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) officials announced Friday that the latest …
Local Government Apr. 23, 2009 6:47 pm5994d ago
DES MOINES — Disaster-ravaged Iowa communities would be offered new incentives to spur redevelopment and enhanced bonding authority under legislation …
Local Government Apr. 23, 2009 6:17 pm5994d ago
DES MOINES – The House took a hard line on hard liquor Thursday and refused to accept Senate language easing …
Local Government Apr. 23, 2009 5:34 pm5994d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Chet Culver and top legislative Democrats Thursday were hammering out the specifics of a $750 million …