by O. Kay Henderson | Aug 28, 2019 | News, Politics & Government
Former Governor Terry Branstad championed statewide standards that overrode local attempts to restrict where livestock confinements may be built, but his successor says she will not propose statewide standards for placement of wind turbines. The Madison County Board...
by Dar Danielson | Aug 21, 2019 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
Governor Kim Reynolds was asked Tuesday about the mounting legal bill as state lawyers seek to have a verdict awarding a former labor commissioner $1.5-million dollars thrown out. The discrimination case involved former Governor Terry Branstad — and Reynolds...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 12, 2019 | News
The U.S. Ambassador to China talked trade as he visited the Iowa State Fair over the weekend. Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad says the escalating trade troubles between the U.S. and China are top-of-mind for many people, from politicians to ag producers....
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 1, 2019 | News, Politics & Government
Attorneys for the State of Iowa are challenging a jury’s verdict against former Governor Terry Branstad. The jury awarded Christopher Godfrey $1.5 million after concluding Branstad retaliated against the former Workers Compensation Commissioner because...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 15, 2019 | News, Politics & Government
After seven years of litigation and a six-week trial, a jury has decided former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad discriminated against a gay state official. The jury awarded former Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Christopher Godfrey $1.5 million in damages....