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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics Nov. 22, 2017 6:57 pm2855d ago
URBANDALE – Members of a coalition opposed to abortion rights said Wednesday they plan to push the Iowa Legislature and …
News Nov. 21, 2017 3:30 pm2856d ago
DES MOINES – As if on cue, tom turkeys ‘Spuds” and ‘Gravy” gobbled in unison the moment Gov. Kim Reynolds …
Government & Politics Nov. 20, 2017 8:20 pm2857d ago
DES MOINES – More money for state park maintenance, environmental upgrades, highway traffic and weight enforcement and legal services were …
Government & Politics Nov. 20, 2017 6:09 pm2857d ago
DES MOINES – Media reports from last week’s Republican governors’ meeting in Texas indicated some angst among GOP chief executives …
Government & Politics Nov. 20, 2017 5:29 pm2857d ago
DES MOINES – Four firefighters from Marion and a state trooper were presented the annual Sullivan Brothers’ Award of Valor …
Government & Politics Nov. 16, 2017 6:10 pm2861d ago
DES MOINES – The top Democrat in the Iowa Senate called on her GOP counterparts Thursday to make public the …
Government & Politics Nov. 14, 2017 6:54 pm2863d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds said Tuesday she will be sporting a ‘Free Bill” T-shirt when she meets this …
Government & Politics Nov. 14, 2017 6:54 pm2863d ago
DES MOINES – The Republican leader of the Iowa Senate did an about face Tuesday, saying a plan to hire …
Government & Politics Nov. 13, 2017 9:15 pm2864d ago
DES MOINES – State policymakers are toasting another year of higher alcohol sales in Iowa. The 2017 annual report by …
Government & Politics Nov. 13, 2017 7:56 pm2864d ago
DES MOINES – The fiscal 2019 budgeting cycle will be ‘tough,” but Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday she believes there …
Government & Politics Nov. 9, 2017 9:26 pm2868d ago
DES MOINES – Six candidates looking to unseat Gov. Kim Reynolds in 2018 – four Democrats and two Republicans – …
Government & Politics Nov. 8, 2017 7:02 pm2869d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds said Wednesday she hopes 2018 is the year the state can eliminate ‘the disconnect” …
Government & Politics Nov. 7, 2017 10:36 pm2870d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds said two new education reports issued Tuesday indicate that Iowa’s Teacher Leadership and Compensation …
Health Care and Medicine Nov. 7, 2017 10:35 pm2870d ago
DES MOINES – Officials announced Tuesday that nearly 215,000 Medicaid enrollees served by AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa under the state’s privately …
News Nov. 7, 2017 2:40 pm2870d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds says she will ask Iowa legislators next session to close what she considers to …