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Iowa began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on April 27, 2009 following a ruling by the Iowa Supreme Court, making Iowa the fourth [i] U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage. Same-sex couples may also adopt, and state laws ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in employment, housing and public ...
It is a tough question to answer because treating everyone fairly is really a matter of Iowa common sense and Iowa common decency. Iowa has always been a leader in the area of civil rights." [24] Democratic leaders of the Iowa Senate and the Iowa House of Representatives during the 2009–2010 legislative session opposed a vote on an amendment ...
April 3 - Iowa legalizes same-sex marriage and becomes the third state to do so. [1] September 27 - Pappajohn Sculpture Park opens in Des Moines. [2] December 31 - The Iowa State Cyclones football team defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers, winning the Insight Bowl. [3]
Gov. Kim Reynolds' new attempt to enforce conservative values in Iowa, introducing a bill that would define the words “sex,” “man” and “woman” in state law, has raised the hackles of ...
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Before the new law, Iowa’s minimum was $33,500. Teachers with at least 12 years of experience will receive a minimum salary of $60,000 in the coming school year, and $62,000 for the following ...
Varnum v. Brien, 763 N.W.2d 862 (Iowa 2009), [1] was an Iowa Supreme Court case in which the Court unanimously held that the state's limitation of marriage to opposite-sex couples violated the equal protection clause of the Iowa Constitution.
New Hampshire legalizes civil marriage for same-sex couples effective January 1, 2010. The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary holds the first hearing ever on the Uniting American Families Act. [47] 30 – Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle signs the Budget Considerations And Limited Domestic Partnership Act 2009 into law. The law ...