by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 28, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
The American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa has filed a federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn parts of a new state law that forbids instruction about sexual orientation in elementary classrooms. It also requires schools to remove books with graphic sexual content and...
by O. Kay Henderson | Dec 9, 2022 | News, Politics & Government
Three of the four Iowans serving in the U.S. House have voted for the bill that ensures same-sex marriages are recognized in all 50 states. Democratic Congresswoman Cindy Axne of West Des Moines says the Respect for Marriage Act “sends a clear signal that hate...
by O. Kay Henderson | Nov 16, 2022 | News, Politics & Government
Iowa’s U.S. Senators have split their votes on legislation that would protect marriage rights for same-sex and interracial couples. The bill would grant federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley voted against...
by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 11, 2022 | News, Politics & Government
Iowa GOP chairman Jeff Kaufmann says Mahaska County Republicans do not have the power to formally censure Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks for her vote supporting same-sex marriage. “County committees do not have the ability to censure. There is nothing in...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jul 20, 2022 | News, Politics & Government
Iowa’s three congresswomen — a Democrat and two Republicans — have voted for a bill to make the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage federal law. The move comes after U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that...