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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
News Apr. 24, 2017 3:38 pm3068d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday he likely will sign into law legislation to expand access to medical …
Government & Politics Apr. 20, 2017 9:50 pm3071d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa lawmakers Thursday were closing out a historic session actually packed with fireworks that produced stark changes …
Government & Politics Apr. 19, 2017 10:00 pm3072d ago
DES MOINES – The Senate agreed Wednesday to pump up to $50 million annually into water-quality improvements through 2029 after …
Government & Politics Apr. 19, 2017 9:55 pm3072d ago
DES MOINES — Two of Gov. Terry Branstad’s reappointments to the Iowa Board of Medicine were denied new terms Wednesday …
Government & Politics Apr. 18, 2017 10:40 pm3073d ago
DES MOINES – The future of more than a dozen of Gov. Terry Branstad’s appointees was in limbo Tuesday after …
Government & Politics Apr. 18, 2017 10:39 pm3073d ago
DES MOINES – Women seeking abortions would have to wait three days before getting one and most abortions after 20 …
Government & Politics Apr. 18, 2017 10:50 pm3073d ago
DES MOINES – Senators Tuesday approved a scaled-back $908.4 million budget bill for higher education, the Iowa Department of Education …
Government & Politics Apr. 17, 2017 11:12 pm3074d ago
DES MOINES – Iowans lined up Monday to appeal for their pet programs to be spared from the legislative budget …
Government & Politics Apr. 17, 2017 9:16 pm3074d ago
DES MOINES – The Senate voted 45-5 Monday to approve an expanded medical marijuana law that would allow making and …
Government & Politics Apr. 17, 2017 8:00 pm3074d ago
DES MOINES – Majority Senate Republicans embarked Monday on a revised water quality plan designed to generate about $50 million …
News Apr. 17, 2017 3:30 pm3075d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad signed bills into law Monday that ban texting while driving and allow tougher steps …
Government & Politics Apr. 13, 2017 10:34 pm3078d ago
DES MOINES – Senate Republicans are working on a plan to shrink state income tax brackets from nine to three, …
Government & Politics Apr. 13, 2017 8:10 pm3078d ago
DES MOINES – State lawmakers are pulling the plug on a state-mandated summer reading program for struggling third-graders – a …
State Government Apr. 13, 2017 1:51 pm3079d ago
DES MOINES – Meredith and Natalie Gibson, two of the many gun enthusiasts who frequented the Capitol to push a …
Government & Politics Apr. 12, 2017 11:11 pm3079d ago
DES MOINES – The Republican-led Iowa Senate voted Wednesday night to impose financial sanctions against local governments that fail to …