Gay marriage bill clears Nevada Assembly panel

SRJ13 was approved Thursday by the Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. Next up is a full vote by the lower house, where passage is expected. It was previously approved by the Senate. ...

New England Cable News • May 17, 2013

Gay marriage resolution advances in Nevada

Senate Joint Resolution 13 repeals a constitutional provision enacted by voters in 2002. It also declares that Nevada recognizes all marriages, regardless of gender. The resolution was approved on a 12-9 vote, with Sen. Ben Kieckhefer, R-Reno, voting with the Democratic majority. It now goes to the Assembly. If passed by lawmakers this year and in 2015, it would go to voters in 2016 for ratifica...

New England Cable News • Apr 23, 2013

RI Senate schedules key gay marriage hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on legislation to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry is scheduled for next Thursday. ...

New England Cable News • Mar 15, 2013

2nd GOP senator who OK'd gay marriage wins primary

Sen. Stephen Saland of Poughkeepsie on Monday won the long count from the Sept. 13 Republican primary by a 107-vote margin of about 9,800 votes cast, said Dutchess County elections official Erik Haight. He defeated Neil DiCarlo in the Hudson Valley District. So far, two of the four senators who cast the critical votes for gay marriage in June 2011 have won primary challenges. The other is Sen. Ma...

New England Cable News • Sep 25, 2012

Minn., county argue over gay marriage ban defense

Three gay couples have sued to overturn the state law limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples. The defendant is the Hennepin County official who issues marriage licenses, and the state and county each think the other should be responsible for his defense and pay his court costs. Judge Mary Dufresne has 90 days to decide. A trial isn't possible until she does, so it's extremely unlikely there wi...

New England Cable News • Sep 17, 2012

Maine gay marriage supporters raise $1.2 million

The reports show that political action committees in favor of November's referendum seeking to legalize same-sex marriage have raised nearly $1.2 million. The lead PAC, Mainers United for Marriage, has raised about $1.1 million of that total. PACs that oppose the referendum have raised less than $50,000....

New England Cable News • Jul 30, 2012

HI governor seeks to be part of gay marriage suit

Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie should remain as a defendant in a lawsuit against the state by two women who want to get married, but he believes a ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a lawyer representing him said in court Tuesday. U.S. District Court Judge Alan C. Kay heard lengthy arguments on the merits of the lawsuit by Oahu couple Natasha Jackson and Janin Kleid, who want to be marri...

New England Cable News • Jul 25, 2012

Arguments to be heard Hawaii gay marriage case

A federal judge in Hawaii will hear arguments on whether Gov. Neil Abercrombie should remain as a defendant in a lawsuit by two women who claim they're being denied the right to marry....

New England Cable News • Jul 24, 2012

Gronstal promises to block gay marriage debate

A proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Iowa will again be a topic during the legislative session beginning Jan. 9, but the top Senate Democrat said Thursday he would block debate over the issue....

New England Cable News • Nov 18, 2011

Same-sex marriage amendment dies in Wyo. House

A proposed amendment to the Wyoming Constitution that would specify the state wouldn't recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere died Friday when it missed a procedural deadline in the state Legislature. The Wyoming House adjourned without taking action on a same-sex marriage bill that had already passed the state Senate. Passing the measure would have required a two-thirds vote in both ho...

New England Cable News • Mar 1, 2011

Hawaii: Civil unions get first House hearing next week

The Hawaii House Judiciary Committee is taking up same-sex civil unions next week after the legislation already passed the state Senate. The committee announced it has scheduled a public hearing on the bill Tuesday....

New England Cable News • Feb 5, 2011

Wyoming: Senate passes bill for gay marriage amendment

Speaking at a news conference Thursday, Mead said he believes marriage should be between a man and a woman. "But I also believe that we have to be very careful and pragmatic about how we approach this," said Mead, a former U.S. attorney in Wyoming. "And the reason is that we do not want to, as a state, limit access to our court system." Child custody or property issues can arise with same-sex co...

New England Cable News • Jan 28, 2011

New Hampshire House could delay gay marriage fight

New Hampshire's House Republican leader said Friday he will ask that the fight to repeal gay marriage be postponed until 2012. Rep. D.J. Bettencourt told The Associated Press he will ask the committee responsible for the repeal bill to retain it until next year. Bettencourt said the National Organization for Marriage sent a direct mailer to his district in Salem saying he doesn't support traditi...

New England Cable News • Jan 21, 2011

Governor will sign gay marriage bill in NH if changes are made

New Hampshire Governor John Lynch says he will sign a bill to legalize gay marriage in the Granite State, but only if legislators make some changes....

New England Cable News • May 14, 2009