Palin's reluctant pro-gay veto
Qnews Aug 29 08This January 1, 2007 post about Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, now John McCain's running mate, comes from the original home of this blog, at blog.ttca.org : Monday, January 01, 2007 Alaska governor vetoes bill banning equal partner benefits Alaska's new governor, Sarah Palin, today vetoed a bill that would have denied equality of benefits to the same-sex partners of state workers. The issue of partner benefits for state workers has been a contentious one in Alaska since the state's highest court ruled in October 2005 that denying benefits to same-sex domestic partners violated the equal. Full story...
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