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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics Nov. 15, 2018 6:51 pm2497d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s state-run lottery is doing great, thanks to two recent mega-jackpots that drove sales and profits, but …
Government & Politics Nov. 14, 2018 8:43 pm2498d ago
DES MOINES – As they prepare for the 2019 legislative session, Senate Democrats, who have been critical of Republicans’ handling …
Government & Politics Nov. 13, 2018 5:34 pm2499d ago
OTTUMWA – Gov. Kim Reynolds offered hope Tuesday that the state would be able to ‘do more” in funding education …
Government & Politics Nov. 10, 2018 7:00 am2502d ago
BACKGROUND In 2002, then-Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack signed into law a bill creating the ‘Iowa Fund of Funds,” a capital …
Government & Politics Nov. 9, 2018 8:03 pm2503d ago
DES MOINES – Newly elected and returning majority Republicans in the Iowa House and the Iowa Senate stuck with their …
Government & Politics Nov. 8, 2018 5:25 pm2504d ago
DES MOINES – Iowans tend to have progressive views on issues but often vote for conservative politicians, according to the …
Government & Politics Nov. 7, 2018 6:36 pm2505d ago
DES MOINES – Republican Adam Gregg was part of a winning statewide campaign as Gov. Kim Reynolds’ running mate in …
Government & Politics Nov. 4, 2018 4:44 pm2508d ago
WAUKEE – Republicans and Democrats say Tuesday’s general election will be a referendum for Iowa voters, but for very different …
News Nov. 1, 2018 12:01 pm2511d ago
DES MOINES – First daughter and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump is returning to Iowa to campaign for Republican Gov. Kim …
Government & Politics Oct. 31, 2018 8:11 pm2512d ago
INDIANOLA – Campaigning for Iowa’s governorship intensified Wednesday with Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and Democratic challenger Fred Hubbell touching on …
News Oct. 29, 2018 10:02 pm2514d ago
DES MOINES – Unionized public employees in Iowa overwhelmingly voted to recertify their collective bargaining units in the latest round …
Government & Politics Oct. 29, 2018 6:19 pm2514d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa officials say they are using old-school technology – namely paper ballots – to thwart cyberterrorists employing …
Government & Politics Oct. 25, 2018 7:07 pm2518d ago
DES MOINES – The head of Iowa’s largest state-employees’ union expressed concern Thursday that the Iowa Department of Corrections was …
Government & Politics Oct. 24, 2018 8:08 pm2519d ago
DES MOINES – Democrats warned Wednesday that Iowa’s public employee pension fund will be the target of GOP changes if …
Government & Politics Oct. 24, 2018 7:23 pm2519d ago
URBANDALE – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley gave Iowa Republicans a new reason Wednesday to keep Kim Reynolds as governor in …