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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics May. 8, 2019 7:05 pm2323d ago
DES MOINES – Public health officials in Iowa are turning their attention away from flu cases and toward disease-transmitting ticks …
Health Care and Medicine Jun. 3, 2022 2:44 pm1201d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s Medicaid director Wednesday said state officials are working to calm concerns the program’s 700,000 members or …
Government & Politics May. 7, 2019 10:08 pm2324d ago
GRINNELL – Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro told Iowa crowds Tuesday he’s not starting the 2020 race as the front-runner …
Government & Politics May. 1, 2019 10:40 pm2330d ago
DES MOINES – Hailing a ‘major milestone,” Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Wednesday a ‘life-changing” bill passed with bipartisan …
Government & Politics Apr. 30, 2019 9:06 pm2331d ago
DES MOINES – Iowans are split on whether Gov. Kim Reynolds should sign or veto legislation sent to her desk …
Government & Politics Apr. 30, 2019 8:24 pm2331d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds used a sold-out Future Ready Iowa Summit on Tuesday to call for expanding opportunities …
Government & Politics Apr. 27, 2019 7:58 pm2334d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers took their cue from Saturday’s crosstown Drake Relays and finished in marathon fashion. This year’s …
Government & Politics Apr. 27, 2019 7:01 pm2334d ago
U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack, an Iowa City Democrat serving in his seventh term, has announced he will retire and not …
Government & Politics Apr. 26, 2019 11:43 pm2335d ago
DES MOINES – The march to final adjournment of this year’s legislative session hit a bump Friday when a last-minute …
Government & Politics Apr. 25, 2019 12:12 am2337d ago
DES MOINES – The Republican-led Iowa Senate continued its march to adjournment Wednesday by sending Gov. Kim Reynolds legislation to …
Government & Politics Apr. 24, 2019 3:51 pm2337d ago
URBANDALE – U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst sharpened her stance on special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of the Trump administration, telling …
Government & Politics Apr. 23, 2019 8:25 pm2338d ago
DES MOINES – Majority Republicans approved a $985 million education budget Tuesday they said would adequately meet needs in a …
Government & Politics Apr. 21, 2019 8:30 am2340d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa House Speaker Linda Upmeyer says she wants the 2019 legislative session to end in a month …
Government & Politics Apr. 18, 2019 9:49 pm2343d ago
DES MOINES – Majority GOP legislators on Thursday reached a tentative agreement on a $7.643 billion general fund budget for …
Government & Politics Apr. 17, 2019 8:08 pm2344d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa voters could get the chance to amend the state constitution with a requirement that any legislation …