by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 14, 2019 | News, Politics & Government
Former Republican Governor Terry Branstad sat in the witness chair in a Des Moines courtroom for nearly six hours Friday and forcefully rejected allegations he tried to force a state administrator to resign seven years ago because the official was gay. “I was...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 12, 2019 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
Republicans in the Iowa Senate have voted to change how judges are selected for the Iowa Supreme Court and Iowa Court of Appeals. Senator Julian Garrett, a Republican from Indianola, said Iowa needs a “different kind of judge” on those courts. “A lot...
by O. Kay Henderson | Feb 6, 2019 | News, Politics & Government
Conservatives who oppose Iowa Supreme Court rulings legalizing same-sex marriage and overturning abortion restrictions are urging the Republican-led legislature to strike back. “Iowa has one of the most activist Supreme Courts in the country,” Chuck...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jan 11, 2019 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
Republicans at the statehouse are drawing up plans to change the make-up of the commission that nominates people to the governor for judgeships, in response to what they say is “judicial activism.” Iowa’s Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in...
by O. Kay Henderson | Jun 12, 2018 | News, Politics & Government, Top Story
A spokeswoman for Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a clarification of the governor’s views on same-sex marriage after Reynolds seemed to call for a statewide vote on the issue. The Iowa Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in 2009 that legalized same-sex...