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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Local Government Mar. 27, 2009 11:08 am6114d ago
DES MOINES – Leaders of the Iowa Public Employment Retirement System already have recouped $35 million and they expect to …
Local Government Mar. 26, 2009 3:47 pm6115d ago
Here are legislative items of interest for Thursday, March 26: LIGHTS OUT FOR EARTH HOUR: The night lighting at the …
Local Government Mar. 25, 2009 6:14 pm6116d ago
Here are some legislative items of interest for Wednesday, March 25: SENATE CONFIRMATIONS: The Iowa Senate voted 49-0 to confirm …
Local Government Mar. 25, 2009 3:45 pm6116d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Chet Culver signed into law Wednesday a measure creating a statewide electronic database to track sales …
Local Government Mar. 25, 2009 3:09 pm6116d ago
DES MOINES – Federal financial help to stimulate the economy hit home for Michelle Paulson and thousands of other Iowans …
Local Government Mar. 24, 2009 5:34 pm6117d ago
DES MOINES — Victims of domestic violence could ask a court to also place a family pet under a protective …
Local Government Mar. 24, 2009 3:51 pm6117d ago
Here are some legislative items of interest for Tuesday, March 24: GENERAL CONFIRMED: The Iowa Senate voted 49-0 to confirm …
Local Government Mar. 24, 2009 2:20 pm6117d ago
DES MOINES – State lawmakers expressed frustration Tuesday over the slow progress in getting $56 million in disaster recovery aid …
Local Government Mar. 24, 2009 12:38 pm6117d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers could save up to $120 million over the life of a 20-year, $750 million bond …
Local Government Mar. 24, 2009 12:18 pm6117d ago
DES MOINES – New-found angst descended on legislative budget meetings Tuesday as lawmakers began cutting programs to fit revised revenues …
Local Government Mar. 23, 2009 12:56 pm6118d ago
DES MOINES – Majority Democratic legislators said Monday they are looking at $246 million in spending cuts in fiscal 2010 …
Local Government Mar. 23, 2009 11:41 am6118d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s big-splash gamble to legalize riverboat casinos 20 years ago helped propel a major new wave of …
Local Government Mar. 20, 2009 3:38 pm6121d ago
The package likely would include eliminating federal deductibility as a way to simplify and lower Iowa’s income tax rates. Gronstal …
Local Government Mar. 20, 2009 10:09 am6121d ago
DES MOINES – It’s back to the drawing board again for Gov. Chet Culver and state budget makers. The state …
Local Government Mar. 19, 2009 4:07 pm6122d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate voted 30-18 Thursday to approve an $8 million health care package intended to expand …


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