Gov.'s Battle with Comp Commissioner Moves to Federal Court

By Bill Kidd, Central Bureau ChiefThe conflict between Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R) and Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Christopher Godfrey over the governor’s efforts to force the commissioner to resign moved to federal court this week, with allegations of violation of constitutional rights, defamation and anti-gay bias.Godfrey filed suit on Jan. 30 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa against Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kimberly Reynolds (R) and four others, alleging discrimination motivated by political reasons and because he's gay.Branstad has said he wants Go...