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Rhode Island Politics
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This week, following state legislative passage, Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri signed the Rhode Island Autism Spectrum Disorder Evaluation and Treatment Act into law. You can view the Act here (PDF).
Easter Seals affiliates in other states are hoping to help pass this type of legislation so that people with autism can benefit from our [...]
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Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch has criticized Governor Donald Carcieri's veto of a bill that would have given gays and lesbians the right to make funeral arrangements for their deceased domestic partners. Said Carcieri: "This bill represents a disturbing...
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From towleroad.com
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Given the fact that Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri is solidly in with NOM and giving speeches about "traditional marriage" to the Massachusetts Family Institute, this thaw is encouraging. As I posted earlier this week, Carcieri vetoed a bill that...
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From towleroad.com
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If you're gay and you die in Rhode Island your domestic partner won't be able to make funeral arrangements for you because Governor Donald Carcieri just vetoed a bill providing for that. Why? According to Carcieri, "This bill represents a...
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From towleroad.com
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Seeking to protect "traditional marriage" from "incremental erosion," Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri (R) has vetoed a law which would have allowed same-sex partners to provide for the burial of their loved ones. Governor Carcieri also said that the one year minimum requirement for the domestic partnership isn't long enough to form a "lasting bond", and that domestic partnership status is impossible to verify given it has no official...
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