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8 hours ago ago from OutGayLife.com
I've been biting my fingers all week, worried about tomorrow's vote in the New Jersey state senate for equal marriage. The bill passed the Judiciary Committee Monday and was scheduled for a vote by the full senate Thursday. But now plans have changed. Says the NJ Star-Ledger : Sens. Ray Lesniak (D-Union) and Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) said the bill which was up for passage on Thursday instead will likely be introduced in ...
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12 hours ago ago from Joe. My. God.
Tomorrow's scheduled NJ Senate vote on marriage equality has been postponed until the bill can be heard by the state Assembly Judiciary Committee. The lower body has not yet made a vote on the issue. Sens. Ray Lesniak (D-Union) and Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) said the bill -- which was up for passage on Thursday -- instead will likely be introduced in the Assembly Judiciary Committee in preparation for a vote by the lower house. The lawmakers ...
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6 hours ago ago from Gay in Public
The vote on the marriage equality bill in the full New Jersey Senate has been delayed to give the Assembly time to hear testimony as well. The move was prompted by a letter from bill sponsors Senators Loretta Weinberg and Raymond Lesniak Both houses need to pass the bill for it to become law, so this is fantastic news. As BlueJersey puts it: Sen. Codey agrees to postpone the vote, at the request of sponsors Weinberg and Lesniak, until ...
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NY governor directs cut in state aid payments
8 hours ago ago from Good News Now
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11 hours ago ago from U.S. News
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OLYMPIA, Wash. -Making her case for tax increases, Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday presented a bleak plan to balance the state budget by wiping out spending for health care, welfare, and education programs that reach every corner of Washington. As required by law, Gregoire presented a plan for balancing the state's $2.6 billion budget deficit using only the state's existing tax streams. But in an open letter to Washingtonians, the ...
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