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Branstad rejects accusation he pressured official to resign because he’s gay

June 14, 2019 By O. Kay Henderson

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 raised by a Jewish mother who was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Same-Sex Marriage, Terry Branstad

Senate Republicans pass judicial nominating commission changes

March 12, 2019 By O. Kay Henderson

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 of us have felt that under the current system … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Abortion, Democratic Party, Legislature, Republican Party, Same-Sex Marriage

Conservatives rail against ‘activist’ judges, hail GOP lawmakers’ plans for courts

February 6, 2019 By O. Kay Henderson

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 Hurley, legal counsel for The Family Leader, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Abortion, Democratic Party, Legislature, Republican Party, Same-Sex Marriage

Republicans rap ‘judicial activism,’ aim to change who nominates judges

January 11, 2019 By O. Kay Henderson

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 2009 and recently overturned a GOP plan to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Abortion, Democratic Party, Kim Reynolds, Legislature, Republican Party, Same-Sex Marriage

UPDATED: Reynolds spokeswoman says governor considers same-sex marriage issue ‘settled’ (AUDIO)

June 12, 2018 By O. Kay Henderson

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 marriage in Iowa. A U.S. Supreme … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt, Top Story Tagged With: Kim Reynolds, Same-Sex Marriage

Bill would require supermajority vote of Supreme Court to overturn Iowa law

February 19, 2018 By O. Kay Henderson

A bill that's ready for debate in the Iowa Senate would require five of the seven justices on the Iowa Supreme Court to agree when ruling that a state law is unconstitutional. Senator Julian Garrett, a Republican from Indianola who is an attorney, said during committee debate last week that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt, Top Story Tagged With: Democratic Party, Legislature, Republican Party, Same-Sex Marriage

‘Vote no’ on Iowa justices briefly mentioned at IFFC banquet (AUDIO)

September 25, 2016 By O. Kay Henderson

Concerns over the future of the United States Supreme Court drew a crowd of more than 600 Iowa evangelical Christians to its feet this weekend. GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence spoke at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition's fall banquet Saturday night. "Donald Trump is committed to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Democratic Party, Republican Party, Same-Sex Marriage

Vilsack says diversity has been the watchword for his USDA tenure

August 20, 2016 By O. Kay Henderson

Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack has been President Obama's first and only Secretary of Agriculture and he is starting to reflect on his tenure at the USDA. "I've been challenged in the last couple of months to start thinking about, you know: 'You've spent seven years of your life in this job, what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Agriculture, News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Corn & Soybeans, Pork/Cattle, Same-Sex Marriage, Tom Vilsack

Capital City Pridefest crowd in Des Moines reacts to Orlando shootings

June 12, 2016 By O. Kay Henderson

The annual "Pridefest" in Des Moines took on new meaning after Sunday morning's mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Martha Miller-Johnson of Des Moines was part of the Pridefest scene Sunday afternoon just blocks from the state capitol. She was all too familiar with the site of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Chuck Grassley, David Young, Joni Ernst, Republican Party, Rod Blum, Same-Sex Marriage, Steve King

Cruz, Huckabee, Jindal speak at National Religious Liberty Conference (AUDIO)

November 8, 2015 By O. Kay Henderson

Three GOP presidential candidates made a direct appeal to nearly 1700 Christian conservatives at this weekend's National Religious Liberties Conference in Des Moines. Each of the candidates denounced this summer's U.S. Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage. Former Arkansas Governor Mike … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt, Religion Tagged With: Iowa Caucuses, Republican Party, Same-Sex Marriage

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