Attorney and former award-winning journalist Terry Mutchler was appointed as Pennsylvania’s first Executive Director of the Office of Open Records, ensuring government transparency. As a writer for The Associated Press, she was the first woman appointed AP Statehouse Correspondent and won several Keystone Awards, Pennsylvania’s top honor for reporting. In her new book, Mutchler tells the true story of her secret five-year relationship with Penny Severns, an Illinois State Senator who mentored Barack Obama. Under This Beautiful Dome reminds us why the march to legalize same-sex marriage is both personal and political and makes clear the vast impact gay marriage legislation has on couples and families in America today.