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Sunday, November 07, 2010
Courts - "Will justices vote tarnish or help Iowa's image?"
The DesMoines Register today has a very long and thorough article, reported by Tom Witisky, on the impact of last Tuesday's vote not to retain the three Iowa Supreme Court justices up for retention. Some quotes:
"There are many shades of gray here," said John Boyd Jr., a principal at the Boyd Co., a business relocation firm in Princeton, N.J. "But in the minds of many people, Iowa became a progressive state with respect to civil liberties, attracting intellectual capital, and a dynamic work force" when the state Supreme Court declared in 2009 that a law banning same-sex marriage violated the Iowa Constitution's right to equal protection.Steve Ridge, president of the media strategy group for Frank N. Magid & Associates, the Marion company that is a leading public relations research firm, said business and political leaders will have to respond to the vote that ousted Chief Justice Marsha Ternus and Justices David Baker and Michael Streit.
State leaders now will have to engage with business prospects and will have "to frame the state's image with a thoughtful, focused and aggressive communication strategy," Ridge said.
"A more discerning business community tends to be more sophisticated in evaluating the best place to grow a business - and perceptually, a strong work ethic is Iowa's number one asset," Ridge said.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 7, 2010 12:35 PM
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