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Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bob Vander Plaats has renewed his promise to end same-sex marriage with an executive order, even if it means facing impeachment.

Appearing on the show of controversial Christian radio host Steve Deace, Vander Plaats once again said if elected governor in 2010 he would issue an executive order stopping same-sex marriage until the [...]

In the aftermath of Friday’s Iowa Supreme Court decision, Nate Silver, who earned his stripes as a political prognosticator during the 2008 presidential election, predicts that nationwide it will become harder and harder to pass bans on same-sex marriage over time.

The Iowa House is expected to debate a constitutional amendment that would earmark a portion of state sales taxes specifically for natural resources funding Tuesday.

Nate Silver, who’s Web site FiveThirtyEight.com became mandatory reading during this year’s election, has an interesting take on the success of California’s Proposition 8, a ballot initiative to amend the state’s Constitution to restrict the definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman (the measure passed, but is being challenged by [...]

An amendment on this fall’s ballot will more than likely accomplish its short-term goal of modernizing the Iowa Constitution’s language. But in the short term it’s likely to produce a fair share of insensitive humor and a fair amount of voter confusion.

The so-called “idiot amendment” would delete the words “idiot” and “insane” from the constitution’s [...]

Sen. John McCain was in Gladbrook, Iowa, Sunday evening campaigning at a house party.  He spoke on the lawn at the home of Lynn and Claire Handorf and then took questions from the audience and press.

Regarding last week’s Polk County ruling that allowed at least one gay couple to marry in Des Moines, McCain [...]