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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
News Nov. 7, 2017 10:59 am2871d ago
DES MOINES – While opioid misuse continues to grow in Iowa, a new state report issued Tuesday indicates methamphetamine and …
Government & Politics Nov. 27, 2017 5:48 pm2850d ago
DES MOINES – State and federal insect experts say it likely will be next year before they will be able …
Government & Politics Nov. 4, 2017 3:44 pm2873d ago
DES MOINES – Thousands of state employees, many who no longer are allowed to bargain collectively for benefits, could face …
Government & Politics Oct. 31, 2017 7:42 pm2877d ago
AMES – Gov. Kim Reynolds said Tuesday she was referring to a ‘very small, minute population” of Iowans when she …
Government & Politics Oct. 31, 2017 7:34 pm2877d ago
AMES – Iowa is launching a statewide health campaign that aims to reduce obesity and the prevalence of diabetes among …
Government & Politics Oct. 30, 2017 8:43 pm2878d ago
DES MOINES – A Polk County judge has upheld the constitutionality of Iowa’s revamped collective bargaining law, rejecting in a …
Government & Politics Oct. 27, 2017 6:24 pm2881d ago
DES MOINES – Two Democratic legislators Friday called for shifting Iowa’s privately run Medicaid system back to a fee-for-service state …
Health Care and Medicine Oct. 26, 2017 7:10 pm2882d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller told a conference aimed at combating opioid addiction Thursday that the culture …
Government & Politics Oct. 26, 2017 5:42 pm2882d ago
DES MOINES – State taxpayers paid an average daily cost of $95.16 to house nearly 8,100 inmates in Iowa’s nine …
News Oct. 25, 2017 7:53 pm2883d ago
DES MOINES – A total of 32 bargaining units representing public employees face decertification, but an overwhelming number of city, …
Government & Politics Oct. 24, 2017 6:18 pm2884d ago
DES MOINES – Enforcement of a new Iowa law requiring a three-day waiting period for an abortion will remain on …
Government & Politics Oct. 23, 2017 5:25 pm2885d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday she would prefer to avoid cuts to K-12 education and commitments for …
News Oct. 23, 2017 7:57 pm2885d ago
DES MOINES – Thousands of Iowans face paying significantly more for their individual health insurance premiums – or going without …
Government & Politics Mar. 14, 2018 3:46 pm2743d ago
DES MOINES – U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley told a GOP fundraiser crowd Saturday evening he thinks next fall’s election will …
Government & Politics Oct. 20, 2017 7:48 pm2888d ago
JOHNSTON – U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst credits presidential intervention and a strong Iowa lobbying effort with convincing Environmental Protection Agency …