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Ethics Complaint Filed Against AZ Legislator on Same-Sex Marriage Amendment
An Arizona legislator's ethics complaint accuses a fellow senator of disregarding Senate rules by conspiring to cut off debate to help speed a vote on a proposed constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage.
Arizona: Bee, Kolbe Part Ways, Won’t Say Why
Jim Kolbe will no longer play a role in the campaign of Tim Bee who is running for Kolbe's former seat in the U.S. House. An initiative on the November ballot to change the state constitution to ban gay marriage may or may not play a role in all of this.
Governor Schwarzenegger opposed to Prop. 8
The Republican governor of California announced his opposition to an antigay ballot measure. Asked on April 11 at the Log Cabin Republicans' annual convention in San Diego about his stance on a proposed state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, Arnold Schwarzenegger said, "I will always be there to fight against that."
Obama Opposes Proposed Ban on Gay Marriage
Gay rights moved to the forefront of the presidential campaign after Democratic Sen. Barack Obama's announcement that he opposes a November ballot measure that would ban same-sex marriage in California.
Ban on Gay Marriage on State Ballot
In the final hours of one of the longest state legislative sessions on record, state senators approved a measure sending a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage to the fall ballot.
Spending on Califoria Gay Marriage Initiative Likely to Top $30 million
California likely will play host this fall to an unprecedented political battle over gay marriage, as a looming ballot-initiative contest appears likely to force more than $30 million in total spending from the rival factions.
California Court Affirms Right to Gay Marriage
The California Supreme Court, striking down two state laws that had limited marriages to unions between a man and a woman, ruled Thursday that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.
Big Bucks Seen in Anti-Gay Amendment Battle
Groups on both sides of an initiative that would amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage are trying to raise millions of dollars in coming months.
Opponents of Assisted Suicide Want Donor Names Kept Secret
Opponents of assisted suicide say they are afraid their contributors will be harassed or intimidated by supporters of the Initiative 1000 Death With Dignity campaign, so they want to keep secret the names of people who give them money. Human Life of Washington, a conservative group that opposes abortion and doctor-assisted suicide, is asking a federal judge to throw out parts of Washington's campaign finance laws.
Arizona Gay Marriage Ban Initiative Resurfaces
State lawmakers are going to get another chance to decide whether voters should have a chance to ban gay marriage. If the House passes the measure it still needs Senate approval and, ultimately, ratification by voters in November.
