Article: Civil-union battle may sink bill to ease Pa. adoptions; Gov. Ed. Rendell supports the adoption bill but is likely to veto the proposal if it includes a ban on civil unions among same-sex couples.

Article: Adoption bill still separating parties ; Senate ...
The Gazette;  April 12, 2007 ;     665 words ... ... Harvey said that voters might have been somewhat supportive of civil unions for gay and lesbian couples, but he has no doubt about where ... The people of the state of Colorado, who may be split on civil unions, are not split on and are very adamant against same-sex ...

Article: House gives preliminary OK to adoption bill
The Gazette;  March 14, 2007 ;     496 words ... ... But bill sponsor Rep. Alice Madden, D-Boulder, said there is no contradiction of voter intent. "Ref I was about civil unions and about legal rights that came out of having a civil union," Madden said. "One issue we have to keep in mind is that ...

Article: Civil Unions Now Routine in Vermont
AP Online;  March 8, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... town clerks and justices of the peace, civil unions have become almost as routine as traditional ... marriage licenses. Just four years ago, civil unions for gay couples were considered a positively ... fact, in some parts of the country, civil unions have become the moderate fallback ...

Article: Group: Civil unions will pass Senate; Meanwhile, ...
Concord Monitor;  April 11, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Supporters of civil unions in New Hampshire say that the bill ... Coalition. The group supports establishing civil unions as a step toward full marriage for same-sex couples. Last week, the civil unions bill passed the House, 243-129 ...

Article: AFTER CIVIL UNIONS, CAN VERMONT BE CIVIL? STATE ...
The Boston Globe;  November 12, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... Vermont's most visible opponent of civil unions. The passenger made an obscene gesture ... seen as a referendum on the contentious civil unions issue, may have put to rest questions ... endured such a rancorous campaign? After civil unions, can Vermont ever be civil again ...

Article: Governor quiet on civil unions; Gay-rights measure ...
Concord Monitor;  March 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ...A proposal to establish civil unions for gay couples is expected to ... said publicly how he feels about civil unions in general or the legislation now ... obligations as married couples." The civil unions bill looks likely to pass the House ...

Transcript: Analysis: Connecticut poised to approve civil ...
NPR Morning Edition;  March 28, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Connecticut poised to approve civil unions for same-sex couples Host ... Connecticut is poised to establish civil unions for same-sex couples. Court ... course, led to the creation of civil unions in Vermont five years ago and ...