GOP lawmakers sue over Vilsack gay rights order
A group of 23 Republican legislators filed suit in Polk County District Court challenging Governor Vilsack 1998 executive order adding protections for gender identity and sexual orientation in state employment. Lead attorney is former Iowa Supreme Court Justice Mark McCormick.
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Gazette Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Tom Vilsack
Vilsack
Senate
Stewart Iverson
R-Dows
Polk County
Iowa Supreme Court
Mark McCormick
Iverson
General Assembly
McCormick
Brian Gentry
Iowa Attorney General’s
Gentry
Joe Shannahan
Iowa Scenic Byways Named in Northeast and Northwest Regions
Three routes in Allamakee Clayton and Fayette counties receive Scenic Byway designation. A fourth loop spans Clay Cherokee Buena Vista and O'Brien counties, offering a gravel and hard surfaced mix through scenic river bluffs and farmland regions.
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Iowa
Harpers Ferry
Waukon
Lansing
New Albin
Mississippi River Bluffs
Postville
Fayette County
Clay County
Iowa 10
Linn Grove
Buena Vista
Cherokee County
O’brien
Peterson
Ottumwa Cat Eye Injury Case Sparks Prosecution
Ottumwa residents face five counts of animal neglect after a 19 year old woman allegedly forcibly opened kittens eyes at a Heartland Humane Society shelter. Five kittens face partial or total blindness, with one likely losing both eyes. The mother cat and others await adoption or care at a library shelter. A July 17 preliminary hearing is scheduled.
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Ottumwa
Pat Leahy
Heartland Humane Society
Iowa
Wapello County
Victoria Siegel
Leahy
Stevie
Pete
Swanson
Cassie Wilcox
Ida Schlenzen
Albia
Schlenzen
Wilcox
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By Rod Boshart
Says Vilsack
Sen. Stewart
Clayton County Scenic Byway
Elkader
Elkport
Garber
Guttenberg
Mississippi River
Clermont
Ottumwa Public Library
Kenneth Knudtson
Iowa Eye Center
Knudtson
University of South Dakota
University of Missouri-Columbia
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth Knudtson, M.D
Dr. Knudtson
KGAN
Eranaril
Ikgan & al
Marion
Weert
McDonald’s/KGAN
Mark McGwire
Beloit Snappers
Salvino Bammer
acMhnans
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Third Ave
C.R
BUICK
Grundy Center
Tv9 News
Our Town Grundy Center
Grundy County
TV9
KCRG
Our Town
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