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Governor Branstad and Bishop Pates Lead Religious Freedom March

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By Patti Brown Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, alongside Catholic Bishop Richard E. Pates of the Diocese of Des Moines, led more than 1,000 people Sunday afternoon from St. Ambrose Cathedral down Locust Street to the east side of the Iowa State Capitol in a celebration of religious freedom. The 1.7 mile march was part of [...]

Iowans Gather In Opposition to HHS Mandate

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More than 100 people gathered on the west terrace at the Iowa State Capitol Friday for a noon-time rally to protest the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) mandate requiring almost all employer health care plans to include free contraceptives, sterilization and abortifacients. The rally was one of more than 164 such events [...]