First domestic partnership certificate issued at Nevada state Capitol as status becomes legalOctober 1st, 2009 Domestic partnership certificates issued in NevadaCARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada's secretary of state issued domestic partnership certificate No.
Measure to allow states to jam cell phones in prison gets support from 20 governorsSeptember 10th, 2009 20 governors back prison cell phone jamming billANNAPOLIS, Md. — Twenty governors have signed a letter to support legislation in Congress to allow states to jam contraband cell phones in prisons.
Wash. judge rejects effort to stop public vote on expanded gay partnership benefitsSeptember 8th, 2009 WA judge rejects challenge to vote on gay benefitsOLYMPIA, Wash. — A judge on Tuesday refused to block a proposed ballot initiative on expanded domestic partnership benefits for gay couples in Washington state.
APNewsBreak: Referendum on Wash.'s 'everything but marriage' law qualifies for Nov. ballotAugust 31st, 2009 APNewsBreak: Gay partnership foes make ballotOLYMPIA, Wash. — A referendum that could overturn Washington state's "everything but marriage" domestic partnership law has qualified for the November ballot.
Nevada secretary of state's office to start taking domestic partnership applications next weekAugust 19th, 2009 Nevada office to take partnership applicationsCARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada secretary of state's office will take applications starting next week from couples who wish to register as domestic partners.
Opponents of Wash. domestic partnership turn in signatures in effort to overturn lawJuly 26th, 2009 Wash. gay partnership foes turn in signaturesOLYMPIA, Wash. — Sponsors of a campaign to overturn Washington state's domestic partnership law turned in their petition signatures Saturday and said they believe they have enough to force a public vote.
White House threatens to veto bill expanding congressional notification of covert activitiesJuly 8th, 2009 White House threatens to veto intelligence billWASHINGTON — The White House is threatening to veto a bill that would require the president to dramatically increase the number of lawmakers who must be notified about covert CIA activities. The annual intelligence authorization bill the House will consider Thursday contains a provision that would require the president to inform more than 40 members of Congress — rather than eight members currently — about secret actions taken overseas to influence events in other countries.
Arizona House rejects bill that would criminalize illegal immigrants' presence in stateJuly 1st, 2009 Arizona House rejects immigration enforcement billPHOENIX — The Arizona House has defeated a bill that would have made it the only state in the nation to criminalize the presence of illegal immigrants by expanding its trespassing law. The House voted 26-15 for the bill to expand Arizona's trespassing law Wednesday morning, but that was five votes short of the 31 needed for passage.
Compromise over California budget deficit remains elusive with IOUs just days awayJune 29th, 2009 Calif. Senate OKs budget headed for certain vetoSACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Senate has approved a Democratic budget that faces a certain veto from Republican Gov.
House passes defence bill despite Obama's veto threatJune 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives passed a $680-billion defence spending bill Thursday despite President Barack Obama's threat to veto the measure. The bill for the fiscal 2010 year, which begins Oct 1, contains $369 million to continue production of the F-22 fighter jet the Obama and Defence Secretary Robert Gates say is not needed.
Obama administration objects to $369 million in legislation for more F-22 radar-evading jetsJune 24th, 2009 White House threatens defense spending bill vetoWASHINGTON — Preparing for a possible showdown with Congress, the White House has threatened to veto a $680 billion military spending bill if it contains money for jet fighters the Pentagon doesn't want. In a statement of administration policy, President Barack Obama's Office of Management and Budget said the $369 million a House committee added to the bill for 12 additional F-22 fighters runs counter to the "collective judgment" of the military's top leaders.
Tenn. lawmakers allow guns in bars and restaurants after overriding governor's vetoJune 5th, 2009 Tenn. lawmakers approve allowing guns in barsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Handguns will soon be allowed in bars and restaurants in Tennessee under a new law passed by state legislators who voted to override the governor's veto.
Nevada lawmakers reject governor's veto of domestic partnership billJune 1st, 2009 Nevada lawmakers reject veto of partnership billCARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada's Assembly voted Sunday to override Gov.
Opponents to expansion of Washington state's domestic partnership law start referendum effortMay 4th, 2009 Challenge to domestic partnership expansion filedOLYMPIA, Wash. — Opponents of an "everything but marriage" bill for same-sex domestic partners have started their bid to overturn the latest effort to expand Washington state's domestic partnership law.
NH moves a step closer to allowing gay marriage with state Senate voteApril 30th, 2009 NH moves a step closer to allowing gay marriageCONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire is a step closer to allowing gay marriage after a state Senate vote.
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