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By Edith Honan (Reuters) – Rhode Island lawmakers gave final approval to a bill to legalize gay marriage on Thursday, making it the 10th U.S. state to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples and the last of the six New England states to do so. Governor Lincoln Chafee, an independent, signed the bill into law [...]
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Rhode Island lawmakers pass gay marriage bill; governor signs it
Posted by admin on May 3rd, 2013
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Posted by admin on May 2nd, 2013
(Reuters) – Rhode Island lawmakers gave final approval to a bill legalizing gay marriage on Thursday, making Rhode Island the 10th U.S. state to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples and the last of the six New England states to do so. Governor Lincoln Chafee, an independent, said he would sign the bill into law [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: approve, Governor, Island, lawmakers, marriage, Rhode, Sign No Comments »Rhode Island Will Be 10th State to Allow Gay Marriage
Posted by admin on May 2nd, 2013
“Rhode Island is poised to join nine other states and the District of Columbia in allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry,” the AP reports. Tweet This Post
Rhode Island lawmakers to give gay marriage bill final approval
Posted by admin on May 2nd, 2013
By Edith Honan (Reuters) – Rhode Island lawmakers were expected to give final approval to a bill legalizing gay marriage on Thursday, making it the 10th U.S. state to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples and the last of the six New England states to do so. Gov. Lincoln Chafee, an independent, was expected to [...]
Posted in Breaking News Tags: Approval, Bill, Final, give, Island, lawmakers, marriage, Rhode No Comments »Rhode Island Senate passes marriage equality, 26-12
Posted by admin on April 24th, 2013
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All Republicans in Rhode Island Senate Back Gay Marriage
Posted by admin on April 23rd, 2013
All five Republicans in the 38-member Rhode Island Senate plan to support the same-sex marriage bill backed by supporters of the issue, Rhode Island Public Radio reports. Tweet This Post
In Rhode Island, A Battle for the Democratic Party’s Future
Posted by admin on April 15th, 2013
Rhode Island is one of the most reliably Democratic states in the country. President Obama won 63 percent of the vote there in 2012, and the state hasn’t supported a Republican presidential nominee since Ronald Reagan’s historically lopsided reelection win in 1984. Yet the Ocean State hasn’t elected a Democratic governor since 1990. With Lincoln [...]
US opposes coercive China action in island dispute
Posted by admin on April 14th, 2013
TOKYO (AP) — The United States says it's committed to defending Japan and opposes any coercive action by China to seize territory under Japanese control in the East China Sea. Tweet This Post
Chafee Widely Disliked in Rhode Island
Posted by admin on February 28th, 2013
A new Brown University poll in Rhode Island finds Providence Mayor Angel Taveras (D), a likely candidate for governor next year, is the most popular politician in Rhode Island with a job approval rating of 64%. Another potential candidate, Treasurer Gina Raimondo (D), scored a 56% approval rating. Tweet This Post
