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Massachusetts One Step Closer to Gay-Marriage Ban
Massachusetts lawmakers Monday approved a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage but legalize civil unions. By including the latter provision, lawmakers hoped to please citizens eager to define marriage as a union between man and woman in the wake of a pro-gay marriage state high court ruling and at the same time provide some of the benefits and rights sought by same sex couples. more
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Massachusetts State of the Commonwealth Address 2004
BOSTON, Massachusetts - Jan. 15 - Following is the full text of Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's (R) 2004 State of the State address: President Travaglini, Speaker Finneran, Lieutenant Governor Healey, Secretary of State Galvin, Attorney General Reilly, Treasurer Cahill, Auditor DeNucci, Minority Leader
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Massachusetts Ruling Stirs Gay-Union Backlash
Ohio is expected to lead a state government backlash against gay marriages by adopting a law forbidding its agencies to grant marriage-like benefits to same-sex couples. Supporters predict the ground-breaking prohibition will win easy final passage in the Ohio legislature as early as this month. more
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Gay-Marriage Ruling Puts Lawmakers on the Spot
The Massachusetts Legislature has 180 days to decide how to make state law conform with a Supreme Judicial Court ruling that it is unconstitutional to deny gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. A lawyer for seven gay couples who brought the court action that prompted Tuesdays ruling said lawmakers have no alternative to legalizing gay marriage other than amending the states constitution, which takes at least two years. more
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Publisher Ranks Massachusetts Smartest State
Massachusetts gets an A for its schools, grabbing the No. 1 spot as the nations smartest state, but New Mexico ranks dead last, a publishing company said in a new report. more
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Massachusetts High Court Weighs Gay Marriage Ruling
National attention is focused on Massachusetts highest state court, which is expected to render a decision any day now that will decide whether the state will become the first to allow gay and lesbian couples to legally wed. more
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Alaska, Massachusetts Governors Sell Budgets with Advertising
Looking to win popular support for their budget programs this spring, GOP governors in Alaska and Massachusetts bypassed journalists and went directly to citizens through unprecedented paid advertisements in newspaper and on radio and television. more
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Massachusetts' High Court to Rule On Same-Sex Marriage
Massachusetts' highest court this week took on the controversial question of whether the state should become first in the nation to give same-sex couples the full rights and legal status of marriage. more
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Massachusetts State of the Commonwealth Address 2003
BOSTON, Massachusetts - Feb. 25 - Following is the full text of Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's State of the State Address: President Travaglini, Speaker Finneran, Senator Lees, Representative Jones, members of the Legislature, honored guests and fellow citizens. Tonight, we know we face challenging times, but th
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Massachusetts Address to the State 2003
Gov Mitt Romney (R) said Jan. 29 he would aim to close a $650 million budget gap by cutting state aid to cities and towns, consolidating state programs and laying off state workers. more
