Ex Maryland governor O'Malley bullish on U S future
Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, exploring a 2016 presidential bid, spoke at a Cedar Rapids Democratic fundraiser and urged stronger middle class growth as key to economic recovery. He criticized Wall Street excess and urged raises in the minimum wage Social Security expansion and expanded voting access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Mally
the Gazette
Maryland
Martin O’malley
Kirsten
Marquardt
Cedar Rapids
House
Mark Smith
Marshalltown
Ibew Hall
Iowa House
Truman Fund
O’malley
America
Cedar Rapids Union Hall
Iowa
Davenport
Wall Street
Cedar County
Iowa House Truman Fund
Monica Vernon
Ravi Patel
Swati Dandekar
Gary Kroeger
D-Marshalltown
Smith
Barack Obama
Iowa Republicans scale back on traditional marriage and life resolutions
Dozens of Iowa lawmakers pushed traditional marriage and personhood bills years ago, but sponsorship has dropped since 2011. In 2011, 56 House Republicans and 24 Senators backed marriage measures. this year 12 and 11 respectively signed. Only five senators signed both resolutions this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Walt Rogers
Cedar Falls
Iowa House
U.S. Supreme Court
Bob Vander Plaats
the Family Leader
Pleasant Hill
Johnson
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bullish
U.S
Lynch
Thegazette
Erin.murphy
Lee.net
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa
Medical Pavilion
PCI
Strollin
Germ
Physicians’ Clinic OF Iowa Medical Pavilion
Pcofiowa
Meskwaki.com
Tama
Meskwaki Veterans Convention Center
Club Meskwaki Meskwaki.com
Mercy Iowa City
Mercy
Iowa City
Shireesh Saurabh
Fifth Avenue SE
Beems
Sara Maduka
Mercyiowacity.org
Bariatrics
GSN
Market Street
Lowa