Tracing the Long Road to Same-Sex Marriage in Rhode Island
Change happens slowly in politics. Except when it doesn’t. Rhode Island Public Radio political analyst Scott MacKay explains the forces behind Rhode Island’s reversal on gay marriage.The Ocean State is...
View ArticleMorning News Podcast, April 29, 2013
In today's podcast, same-sex marriage in Rhode Island, and animal rights activists demonstrating at Brown University. Plus Scott Mackay on the road to same-sex marriage in Rhode Island.
View ArticleSame-Sex Marriage Clears Another Legislative Hurdle
Governor Lincoln Chafee is expected Thursday to sign into law legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in Rhode Island. The House Judiciary Committee quickly approved the bills Tuesday.Any uncertainty...
View ArticleAre Rhode Island's Openly Gay Lawmakers Hearing Wedding Bells?
After helping to shepherd same-sex marriage legislation on what once seemed an improbable path to victory, House Speaker Gordon Fox was a bit surprised Tuesday to be asked about his own wedding...
View ArticleRhode Island Poised to Join 10 Others in Same-Sex Marriage
Ian Donnis will be reporting from the statehouse as Rhode Island is poised to join the other New England states that have already legalized same-sex marriage. This follows a battle of almost 20...
View ArticleAfter 16-Year Fight, Rhode Island Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
To the delight of a crowd of hundreds of people in front of the Statehouse, Governor Lincoln Chafee on Thursday evening signed into law legislation making Rhode Island the 10th state to legalize...
View ArticleSame-Sex Marriage is Law in Rhode Island
After a 16-year-fight, Rhode Island yesterday (Thursday) became the 10th state to legalize same-sex marriage. As Rhode Island Public Radio political reporter Ian Donnis reports, supporters hailed the...
View ArticleTGIF: 14 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics + Media
May rolls in with history being made in Rhode Island. Welcome back to my weekly column. As always, your thoughts and tips are welcome at idonnis (at) ripr (dot) org. Let's head in:
View ArticleDriscoll heading to new gig, with Organizing for Action
Devin Driscoll, communications head for Rhode Islanders United for Marriage -- which led the grassroots campaign to legalize same-sex marriage -- is heading to a new job, as the Chicago-based Northeast...
View ArticleGay Republican Group to Visit Young Rhode Island Republicans
The leader of a prominent Republican gay rights group is coming to Rhode Island Tuesday.Gregory Angelo, director of the Log Cabin Republicans, will speak to a meeting of the Rhody Young...
View ArticleRhode Island Health Insurer Reacts to DOMA Decision
It’s unclear how exactly Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court decision on DOMA will affect health care coverage for same-sex spouses. But Rhode Island’s largest health insurer has already been extending such...
View ArticleDOMA Ruling Won't Change Much For RI's Largest Health Insurer
It’s unclear how exactly Wednesday's Supreme Court decision on DOMA will affect health care coverage for same-sex spouses. But Rhode Island’s largest health insurer has already been extending such...
View ArticleThe Repeal of DOMA: An Economic Boon to Rhode Island
When Gov. Lincoln Chafee and gay marriage advocates two years touted its economic benefits for Rhode Island they were widely disparaged. Rhode Island Public Radio's political analyst Scott MacKay...
View ArticleAfter 36 Years, Rhode Island Couple Can Now Tie The Knot
The General Assembly legalized same-sex marriage this past May, and when Gov. Chafee signed the legislation into law Rhode Island became the twelfth state in the country to do so. Today the state will...
View ArticleCity and Town Clerks Prepare For Same-Sex Marriage
Same sex marriage becomes the law of the state today Thursday. City and town clerks are well trained in the new law but don’t have any idea what kind of volume they’ll be dealing with.
View ArticleGov. Chafee: Same-Sex Marriage Will Create Jobs
Gov. Lincoln Chafee said Thursday will be a happy day in Rhode Island, now that the state’s same-sex marriage law is in effect. The governor has pushed for bringing same-sex marriage to the state since...
View ArticleWith Same-Sex Marriage Legal State Rep Frank Ferri Plans to Marry
As same-sex marriage becomes legal in Rhode Island Thursday, state Representative Frank Ferri and his longtime partner are among those planning to mark the day by tying the knot. It took almost 20...
View ArticleSame-Sex Couples Don’t Waste Time to get License in Cranston
Same-sex couples are saying “I Do” and applying for marriage licenses across the state. Rhode Island and Minnesota are the 12th and 13th states in the country legalizing gay marriage.
View ArticlePaiva Weed Says the RI Senate Passed Same-Sex Marriage Due to Growing Public...
When the Rhode Island Senate made history by approving same-sex marriage legislation in April, more than a few close observers (including me) saw it as a matter -- in part -- of Senate President Teresa...
View ArticleRhode Island Tourism Industry Expecting Boost from Same-Sex Marriage
The Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau said it expects tourism and the wedding industry will get a boost from Rhode Island’s new same-sex marriage law.The Convention and Visitors Bureau...
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