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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics Sep. 25, 2018 8:21 pm2548d ago
DES MOINES – The state ended with a higher-than-expected general fund surplus of $127.3 million for fiscal 2018 now that …
Government & Politics Sep. 23, 2018 8:00 am2550d ago
DES MOINES – Newly installed Iowa Supreme Court Associate Justice Susan Christensen is living the dream. Christensen, 56, who grew …
News Aug. 17, 2021 2:11 pm1491d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa school districts have the local authority to arm classroom teachers and school personnel as a way …
Agriculture Jun. 17, 2019 2:38 pm2283d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Most Iowa farmers are weathering the economic hit brought on by international trade and tariff wars, but …
Aug. 17, 2021 3:09 pm1491d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa is making incremental progress in improving the state’s water quality, but the funding being dedicated to …
Health Care and Medicine Aug. 18, 2021 9:20 am1490d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — The head of Iowa’s Department of Human Services said Thursday there has been progress in delivering services …
Government & Politics Sep. 18, 2018 10:43 pm2555d ago
DES MOINES – Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe says 2018 is a ‘big year” for Democrats to rebound in state-level …
Government & Politics Sep. 18, 2018 8:59 pm2555d ago
DES MOINES – Electing Democrat Fred Hubbell to be Iowa’s next governor in November could be ‘a game changer” for …
Government & Politics Sep. 14, 2018 8:13 pm2559d ago
DES MOINES – Religious conservatives dedicated to ending abortion gave U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley a standing ovation Friday for his …
Government & Politics Sep. 13, 2018 9:09 pm2560d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds said Thursday there was nothing inappropriate about a plane ride to an out-of-state football …
Government & Politics Sep. 12, 2018 9:54 pm2561d ago
DES MOINES – An attorney for the state Department of Transportation argued Thursday that Iowa law would be turned ‘on …
Government & Politics Sep. 12, 2018 8:09 pm2561d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa landowners’ constitutional rights were violated when a Texas company used state-approved authority to seize their property …
Government & Politics Sep. 8, 2018 4:16 pm2565d ago
DES MOINES – Sen. Cory Booker, the first African-American U.S. senator from New Jersey and a possible 2020 presidential contender, …
Government & Politics Sep. 6, 2018 9:19 pm2567d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Republicans opened a new attack Thursday on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Fred Hubbell by criticizing his past …
Government & Politics Sep. 4, 2018 9:03 pm2569d ago
WEST DES MOINES – Iowans who provide Medicaid services to patients with intellectual disabilities warned Tuesday of an impending ‘real …