Salt Lake County Councilwoman Jenny Wilson will pitch an insurance policy today that could extend health coverage to gay and lesbian employees and their partners. The Democrat, who has championed a more progressive benefits policy since taking office, will urge her colleagues to widen the county's coverage to include any "adult designee" who lives with an employee and is financially interdependent. Her model: Salt Lake City. Utah's capital approved a similar policy two years ago. See Wilson to pitch health policy that would cover gay employees Salt Lake Tribune, United States -
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