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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics Feb. 21, 2018 7:27 pm2764d ago
DES MOINES – Democrats on the Senate Ways and Means Committee expressed concern Wednesday that majority Republicans were trying to …
Government & Politics Feb. 22, 2018 9:35 am2764d ago
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Education Feb. 20, 2018 10:50 pm2765d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa school districts would have the flexibility with local approval to require students to spend 75 minutes …
Government & Politics Feb. 19, 2018 3:24 pm2766d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds told reporters Monday that Iowa has ‘reasonable and responsible” gun laws on the books …
Government & Politics Feb. 15, 2018 8:44 pm2770d ago
DES MOINES – Shockwaves from a deadly shooting at a Florida high school shook the Capitol on Thursday, where lawmakers …
Government & Politics Feb. 14, 2018 8:22 pm2771d ago
DES MOINES – Pickup trucks as school buses? That’s what the title of Senate Study Bill 3186 says. But a …
Government & Politics Feb. 13, 2018 6:26 pm2772d ago
DES MOINES – The 2018 legislative debate over reinstating the death penalty in Iowa proved to be short-lived. One day …
Government & Politics Feb. 13, 2018 6:09 pm2772d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds unveiled a significant tax reform package Tuesday that seeks to cut Iowans’ personal income …
Government & Politics Feb. 12, 2018 7:00 pm2773d ago
DES MOINES – Business groups argued the pros and cons of legislation that cleared a Senate subcommittee Monday and that …
Government & Politics Feb. 12, 2018 5:50 pm2773d ago
DES MOINES – A Senate subcommittee voted 3-2 Monday to support reinstating a limited death penalty in Iowa after an …
Government & Politics Feb. 9, 2018 8:34 pm2776d ago
DES MOINES – State revenue experts now project Iowans will see their individual federal income taxes decrease by nearly $1.8 …
Government & Politics Feb. 8, 2018 6:52 pm2777d ago
DES MOINES – Expanded last year, Iowa gun laws would undergo more significant changes – including doing away with government …
Government & Politics Feb. 8, 2018 5:47 pm2777d ago
DES MOINES – Legislation that would make it illegal for a doctor to perform an abortion in Iowa once a …
Government & Politics Feb. 8, 2018 5:46 pm2777d ago
DES MOINES – Senate Republicans approved a measure Thursday cutting $34 million – not the $52 million earlier proposed – …
Government & Politics Feb. 7, 2018 8:38 pm2778d ago
DES MOINES – The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to allow Iowans who have a valid firearms permit to carry …