Agency flips on same-sex benefits

Teresa Heck of Iowa City cried Wednesday when she learned her employer, the Department of Corrections, had reversed its decision to grant her leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, not only because she would be able to care for her spouse, Rebecca Andrews, but because it meant other same-sex couples in Iowa would have the same right. "I think it's a major victory in Iowa, and it's due to t...

Press Citizen • Jul 21, 2011