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Look! Rhode Island Governor Signs Same-Sex Marriage Into Law!

by David Badash ● 6:52 PM May 2, 2013
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Following a 51-19 vote in the House and a 26-12 vote in the senate, Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee stood on the steps of the General Assembly, delivered a speech, and signed his same-sex marriage bill into law.

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NOW: Watch Live As Governor Signs Rhode Island Marriage Bill Into Law

by David Badash ● 5:35 PM May 2, 2013
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Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee will sign his state’s same-sex marriage bill into law today, making the “Ocean State” the tenth in the nation to extend the institution of marriage to same-sex couples.

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Rhode Island, The ‘Most Catholic’ State, Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill Into Law

by David Badash ● 5:29 PM May 2, 2013
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The Rhode Island General Assembly has held the final vote on a marriage bill and and passed it into law, becoming the tenth state to extend marriage to same-sex couples.

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NOW: Watch Live As Rhode Island Votes To Become Tenth State To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

by David Badash ● 4:26 PM May 2, 2013
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The Rhode Island House of Representatives is just about to begin their final vote one same-sex marriage. Governor Lincoln Chafee scheduled a 5:45 PM EDT bill signing ceremony.

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Breaking: Delaware Senate Committee Passes Marriage Bill

by David Badash ● 4:25 PM May 1, 2013
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After ninety minutes of testimony, the Delaware Senate Executive Committee voted to pass a same-sex marriage bill onto the full Senate.

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Delaware Senate Committee Hearing And Vote On Same-Sex Marriage Now

by David Badash ● 3:19 PM May 1, 2013
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The Delaware Senate Executive Committee right now is in the middle of a hearing and vote on a same-sex marriage bill that the House passed last week.

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Rhode Island Governor Promises To Sign Marriage Bill Thursday Afternoon At 5:45

by David Badash ● 7:32 PM April 30, 2013
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Governor Lincoln Chafee says he will sign Rhode Island’s marriage equality bill into law at 5:45 PM EDT on Thursday, which is immediately after the final vote.

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Look: Across The Nation, Rhode Island Marriage Vote Applauded

by David Badash ● 7:12 PM April 24, 2013
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From LGBT organizations to NYC mayor Mike Bloomberg, it seems almost everyone across the nation is cheering Rhode Island for today’s vote that all but ensures the Ocean State will become America’s tenth to extend marriage to same-sex couples.

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Governor On Gay Marriage Vote: Rhode Island ‘Will Have The Welcome Mat Out’

by David Badash ● 6:19 PM April 24, 2013
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“I am always proud to be a Rhode Islander, but never more so than today,” Chaffee, an Independent who was the first Republican US Senator to support marriage equality.

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Breaking: Rhode Island Senate Passes Same-Sex Marriage 26-12

by David Badash ● 5:48 PM April 24, 2013
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The full Rhode Island Senate this afternoon passed a same-sex marriage bill by a vote of 26-12, bringing the state to the edge of becoming the tenth state in the nation to extend marriage to same-sex couples.

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UPDATED: 24 Hours: Same-Sex Marriage Votes In Nevada, Delaware, Rhode Island, And France

by David Badash ● 9:23 AM April 23, 2013
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Right now we’re in the first few hours of a 24-hour period in which legislatures in the states of Nevada, Delaware, Rhode Island, and lawmakers in the country of France will be voting on making same-sex marriage legal.

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Marriage Equality: Rhode Island Governor Weighs In On House Bill’s Passage

by David Badash ● 7:45 PM January 24, 2013
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Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee tonight weighed in on the passage of a same-sex marriage equality bill by the House of Representatives.

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Breaking: Rhode Island House Passes Same-Sex Marriage Equality Bill

by David Badash ● 5:52 PM January 24, 2013
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The Rhode Island House of Representatives this afternoon, after a 16-year journey, passed a same-sex marriage equality bill by a vote of 51-19.

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NOM Robocalls Rhode Island: Marriage In ‘Unprecedented Danger’

by David Badash ● 11:29 AM January 24, 2013
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The National Organization For Marriage is robocalling Rhode Islanders, claiming marriage is in “unprecedented danger” as the legislature votes on same-sex marriage.

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