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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics Mar. 14, 2017 11:16 pm3108d ago
DES MOINES — Iowa doctors would be barred from performing abortions after the 20th week of a pregnancy or face …
Government & Politics Mar. 14, 2017 7:54 pm3108d ago
DES MOINES – Opponents of legislation that would expand gun rights in Iowa made a last-stand show of political force …
News Mar. 14, 2017 9:47 pm3108d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and GOP lawmakers are looking to temporarily tap into Iowa’s cash reserves to cover …
Government & Politics Mar. 13, 2017 8:06 pm3109d ago
DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad announced 12 new urban conservation projects Monday he and others said are examples of …
Government & Politics Mar. 13, 2017 5:02 pm3110d ago
DES MOINES – The head of the state’s child welfare bureau defended the agency Monday against criticisms that case managers …
News Mar. 12, 2017 1:51 pm3111d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad and legislative budget-makers may have to confront options this week for balancing the state’s …
Government & Politics Mar. 9, 2017 8:00 pm3113d ago
DES MOINES – House Republicans voted Thursday to pre-empt local governments from usurping state authority in business and employment matters …
Government & Politics Mar. 9, 2017 7:59 pm3113d ago
DES MOINES – The Iowa Senate voted Thursday to take steps to address problems associated with drunken, drugged and distracted …
News Mar. 9, 2017 12:31 pm3114d ago
DES MOINES — Backers of the state’s beverage container deposit law released poll numbers Thursday showing strong support among Iowans for …
Government & Politics Mar. 8, 2017 6:41 pm3114d ago
DES MOINES – Members of a Senate tax-writing panel expressed concerns Wednesday whether a proposed fee structure for licensing and …
Government & Politics Mar. 8, 2017 5:31 pm3115d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad has been given a chance to move a long-standing provision of the Iowa Code …
Campaigns & Elections Mar. 8, 2017 3:25 pm3115d ago
URBANDALE – Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowa’s governor-in-waiting, assured a conservative group Wednesday that income tax relief is on the …
Government & Politics Mar. 7, 2017 8:31 pm3115d ago
DES MOINES – Workers urged legislators Tuesday to keep intact a decades-old law that has protected injured workers while employers …
News Mar. 7, 2017 6:22 pm3115d ago
DES MOINES — State and local officials hope to soon launch an aggressive effort to analyze 4,265 untested rape kits …
Iowa Ideas Aug. 17, 2021 3:21 pm1492d ago
Iowa is on the road to a greener future. Iowa continues to build on an impressive renewable energy portfolio that …