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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
News Feb. 7, 2017 1:45 pm3144d ago
DES MOINES – Iowans with disabilities or their family members are being offered a new tax-advantaged savings account that will …
Government & Politics Feb. 6, 2017 9:52 pm3144d ago
DES MOINES – Labor issues continued to churn at the Statehouse Monday with Senate Republicans close to offering a revamp …
Government & Politics Feb. 6, 2017 6:17 pm3145d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad said Monday it is not time for Iowa to change the way it tracks …
Government & Politics Feb. 6, 2017 5:47 pm3145d ago
DES MOINES – Iowans could legally buy, sell and explode consumer fireworks during two holiday periods annually under a bill …
K-12 Education Feb. 2, 2017 9:07 pm3148d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s 333 public school districts would receive an extra $40 million in state supplemental aid for the …
Government & Politics Feb. 2, 2017 9:43 pm3148d ago
DES MOINES – Over vociferous objections Thursday, Republicans on a House panel approved a bill aimed at curbing ‘sanctuary” policies …
News Feb. 2, 2017 2:49 pm3149d ago
DES MOINES – The GOP-led Iowa Senate voted Thursday to earmark about $3 million in state money to fund women’s …
News Feb. 1, 2017 6:53 pm3150d ago
DES MOINES – A bipartisan group of senators Wednesday supported legislation to regulate rather than eliminate traffic enforcement cameras but …
News Feb. 1, 2017 2:20 pm3150d ago
DES MOINES – Legislation seeking state authority to set regulations for roadside solicitations of passing motorists for charitable donations ran …
News Feb. 1, 2017 12:05 pm3150d ago
DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad on Wednesday signed a GOP-passed measure designed to head off a projected state budget …
Government & Politics Jan. 31, 2017 7:51 pm3150d ago
DES MOINES – A bipartisan move is afoot in the Legislature to go lights-out on daylight saving time in Iowa. …
News Jan. 30, 2017 12:20 pm3152d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa officials plan to use new federal grant money to review criminal cases that involved microscopic hair-comparison …
Government & Politics Jan. 26, 2017 3:21 pm3156d ago
DES MOINES – Republicans who now control the Iowa Senate took their first official floor action Thursday to head off …
News Jan. 26, 2017 10:08 pm3155d ago
DES MOINES – Top law officers in Iowa’s largest cities Thursday urged state lawmakers not to take away traffic enforcement …
Government & Politics Jan. 25, 2017 6:19 pm3157d ago
DES MOINES – Public safety officials failed Wednesday in their initial attempt to slow legislators intent on banning traffic cameras …