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GOP lawmaker attempts to exclude gays from domestic abuse bill

By Jason Hancock 3/10/10

An attempt by state Rep. Chris Hagenow, R-Windsor Heights, to exclude same-sex couples from a domestic violence bill is drawing outrage from the state’s largest gay-rights organization.
The Des Moines Register reported Wednesday afternoon that Hagenow attempted to amend Senate File 2357, which prohibits a person subject to a protective order or who was convicted of [...]

Tone of state legislative campaigns turns negative

By Jason Hancock 11/3/08

With control of the Iowa House hanging in the balance, candidates and interest groups from both sides of the aisle are waging a campaign that has turned decidedly negative.

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