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Culver: Budget questions are ‘nothing we can’t deal with’

By Jason Hancock 6/25/09

The 2009 budget will be balanced without a special session, and when previous budget cuts are coupled with a $440 cash reserve, the outlook for the 2010 budget is positive as well, Gov. Chet Culver said Wednesday.

State legislative leaders vow no action on gay marriage

By Jason Hancock 5/29/09

“We do have to face the voters, but we also have to face ourselves every morning,” said Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal. “We have to be able to look ourselves in the mirror every day. And by the way, we didn’t do this for the GLBT community. We did this for everybody.”

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