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Rod Boshart
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Latest Articles by Rod Boshart
Government & Politics Aug. 9, 2016 11:24 pm3325d ago
DES MOINES – The head of the state’s largest public employees’ union warned Tuesday that correctional officers and staff at …
News Aug. 8, 2016 2:52 pm3327d ago
DES MOINES – State officials are moving forward with a coordinated strategy to beef up Iowa’s efforts to combat cybersecurity …
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 6, 2016 11:15 am3329d ago
DES MOINES – Consider Iowa an overachiever in the nation’s Electoral College. With only six of the 538 electoral votes …
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 5, 2016 8:34 pm3330d ago
DES MOINES — Hillary Clinton supporters gathered outside GOP rival Donald Trump’s Friday venue to denounce his ‘perpetual’ attacks and …
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 5, 2016 7:27 pm3330d ago
DES MOINES — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump insisted his 2016 campaign ‘has never been stronger,’ pointing to an exuberant …
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 5, 2016 2:53 pm3330d ago
DES MOINES — Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley announced Friday he has accepted invitations to participate in two face-to-face …
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 3, 2016 7:30 pm3332d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa is becoming a regular stop on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s travel schedule. He is slated …
Government & Politics Aug. 2, 2016 5:33 pm3333d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley honored two wounded Iowa veterans Tuesday by presenting them their Purple Heart medals …
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 1, 2016 5:29 pm3334d ago
DES MOINES – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who is due back in Iowa for a campaign event later this …
Government & Politics Jul. 28, 2016 8:41 pm3338d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa’s overall energy situation is moving in a positive direction, although the state still consumes more than …
Government & Politics Jul. 27, 2016 8:27 pm3339d ago
URBANDALE – Gov. Terry Branstad is floating a new compromise he hopes generates state money to address water quality concerns …
News Jul. 27, 2016 4:13 pm3339d ago
URBANDALE – Gov. Terry Branstad fired back Wednesday at critics of the state’s decision to contract with three managed care …
News Jul. 27, 2016 3:11 pm3339d ago
URBANDALE – Eastern Iowa plays heavily in GOP plans to land the state in Donald Trump’s presidential column and give …
News Jul. 26, 2016 11:31 am3340d ago
CLIVE — Having a world-record Powerball jackpot of nearly $1.6 billion proved to be a financial windfall for the Iowa …
News Jul. 25, 2016 5:03 pm3341d ago
DES MOINES — Public Safety Commissioner Roxanne Ryan is leading a study group looking at ways to combat distracted, drunken …