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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics Apr. 16, 2019 10:03 pm2345d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate voted 46-2 Tuesday to create a first-ever statewide children’s mental health system, sending Gov. …
Government & Politics Apr. 15, 2019 9:19 pm2346d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa farmers would be allowed to grow industrial hemp as a crop under legislation that Monday cleared …
Government & Politics Apr. 14, 2019 1:47 pm2347d ago
DES MOINES – Fireworks purveyors say the prospects they envisioned for some new-market sizzle when Iowa legalized consumer-grade pyrotechnics two …
Government & Politics Apr. 10, 2019 9:23 pm2351d ago
DES MOINES – Members of a Senate subcommittee began work Wednesday on legislation seeking to raise the legal age from …
Government & Politics Apr. 9, 2019 5:18 pm2352d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate confirmed Gov. Kim Reynolds’ choices for a trio of state agency posts Tuesday, but …
Government & Politics Apr. 6, 2019 7:55 pm2355d ago
DES MOINES – For the first time in three years, state lawmakers are starting their budgeting process in a surplus …
Health Care and Medicine Apr. 4, 2019 8:57 am2357d ago
For the most part, sexually transmitted disease diagnoses in Iowa continue to increase similar to national trends, according to 2018 …
Government & Politics May. 16, 2023 2:41 pm854d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds pledged Wednesday to provide a smooth transition for Medicaid enrollees in Iowa affected by …
Government & Politics Mar. 31, 2019 4:35 pm2361d ago
DES MOINES – Property owners facing Monday’s deadline for paying their latest tax installment can take consolation in efforts underway …
Government & Politics Mar. 29, 2019 9:07 pm2363d ago
DES MOINES – Members of three unions representing state employees have reached agreements on new labor contracts that will boost …
Government & Politics Mar. 25, 2019 7:47 pm2367d ago
DES MOINES – Iowans continued to assess spiraling flood damage Monday while keeping a wary eye on the skies and …
Business News Mar. 22, 2019 3:53 pm2370d ago
DES MOINES – Basketball tournament fever is gripping Iowa but the real madness may not set in until next March …
Government & Politics Mar. 19, 2019 10:00 pm2373d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa bettors would not be allowed to make in-game ‘prop” wagers on contests involving Iowa athletes, their …
Government & Politics Dec. 20, 2018 6:56 pm2462d ago
DES MOINES – The head of the union representing the largest group of public employees in Iowa is accusing state …
Government & Politics Dec. 18, 2018 7:12 pm2464d ago
DES MOINES – State negotiators Tuesday offered mostly status-quo health insurance and a 1 percent pay increase in each of …