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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics Dec. 6, 2017 7:20 pm2841d ago
DES MOINES – Previewing a ‘chapter 2” of Republican priorities in the legislative session beginning next month, a Senate leader …
Government & Politics Dec. 4, 2017 5:28 pm2843d ago
DES MOINES – As Iowa’s controversial voter identification law is poised to start taking effect, Secretary of State Paul Pate …
News Dec. 4, 2017 5:40 pm2843d ago
DES MOINES – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andy McGuire unveiled a seven-point plan Monday that she hopes would serve as a …
News Dec. 4, 2017 2:52 pm2843d ago
DES MOINES – The only member of the Iowa Senate not affiliated with one of the two major political parties …
Government & Politics Dec. 1, 2017 6:37 pm2846d ago
JOHNSTON – Gov. Kim Reynolds said Friday she hopes she and the Republican-run Legislature can approve changes next session that …
Government & Politics Nov. 30, 2017 8:08 pm2847d ago
DES MOINES – Legislative leaders from both political parties expect to face another tough state budget when they convene in …
Government & Politics Nov. 29, 2017 6:17 pm2848d ago
DES MOINES – While Iowa is among the nation’s safest places to live, the state’s prison system chief expressed concern …
Government & Politics Nov. 29, 2017 5:43 pm2848d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s road to a state tax overhaul leads through Washington, D.C. The two chairmen of the Iowa …
Government & Politics Dec. 1, 2017 11:55 am2847d ago
DES MOINES — Two Democratic senators Wednesday called upon Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds to extend the signup period for Medicaid …
Government & Politics Dec. 1, 2017 11:57 am2847d ago
BOONE — Gov. Kim Reynolds said Tuesday she is committed to a privately managed Medicaid system despite recent upheavals and …
Government & Politics Nov. 28, 2017 5:54 pm2849d ago
BOONE – Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday that a public-private partnership program designed to promote work-based learning for Iowa students …
Videos Dec. 1, 2017 11:53 am2847d ago
DES MOINES — Nearly 3,000 Iowa Democrats cheered their seven candidates who would be governor in 2018 and shared laughs …
Government & Politics Dec. 1, 2017 12:16 pm2847d ago
DES MOINES — Majority GOP senators in the Iowa Senate are taking positive steps to address their workplace culture over …
Government & Politics Nov. 27, 2017 6:38 pm2850d ago
DES MOINES – State Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey told Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday he hopes the GOP-run Legislature approves …
News Nov. 25, 2017 1:00 pm2852d ago
DES MOINES — Clandestine methamphetamine labs, once the scourge of the Iowa countryside, may no longer be Breaking Bad as …