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Article: U. Louisville's domestic partner benefits under fire
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- August 28, 2007
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Kirk Laughlin
University Wire
08-28-2007
(The Louisville Cardinal) (U-WIRE) LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- With rallying cries opposing domestic partner benefits rising up in the Capitol rotunda, and an upcoming election with benefits as a key campaign issue, the University of Louisville's domestic partner benefits program has been at the nexus of much statewide debate.
In June 2006, the Board of Trustees voted 19-1 to approve a plan that would extend insurance benefits to include the partner of a U of L faculty member, regardless of sexual orientation.
"In providing domestic partner benefits, we sought to give the University the potential to recruit and retain the highest-quality faculty possible," U ...