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NJ senate delays vote on gay marriage bill

NJ senate delays vote on gay marriage bill

Wednesday, December 9, 2009
[caption id="attachment_3861" align="alignleft" width="346" caption="via the Star-Ledger"][/caption] In a last-minute move, the New Jersey state senate today called off Thursday’s planned vote on the gay marriage bill, as supporters scrambling [...]
Gay marriage vote expected Thursday in NJ senate

Gay marriage vote expected Thursday in NJ senate

Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Gay marriage advocates and opponents in New Jersey are looking forward to Thursday, where the matter is expected to be taken up by the full state Senate following committee approval [...]
NJ gay marriage bill passes in committee, heads to full Senate

NJ gay marriage bill passes in committee, heads to full Senate

Monday, December 7, 2009
TRENTON -- Legislation to allow same-sex marriage in New Jersey cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee tonight after more than seven hours of emotional debate and testimony, setting the stage for [...]
NJ lawmakers debate gay marriage in committee hearing

NJ lawmakers debate gay marriage in committee hearing

Monday, December 7, 2009
TRENTON -- New Jersey lawmakers prodded each other over issues of legal equality and religious freedom as the debate over same-sex marriage neared the three-hour mark today in the Senate [...]
Next stop NJ:  gay marriage bill up for vote next week

Next stop NJ: gay marriage bill up for vote next week

Thursday, December 3, 2009
TRENTON -- The New Jersey gay marriage proposal will be considered Monday by a Senate committee and could be posted for a full senate vote later in the week, reports [...]
NJ Catholic bishops campaign against gay marriage

NJ Catholic bishops campaign against gay marriage

Saturday, November 28, 2009
Catholic bishops in the state are instructing priests to read or distribute a letter this weekend asking Catholics to pray that lawmakers in New Jersey not allow same-sex marriage in [...]
New poll suggests gay marriage losing support in NJ

New poll suggests gay marriage losing support in NJ

Thursday, November 26, 2009
New Jersey voters now oppose gay-marriage legislation by a slim margin, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released this week, reports the New Jersey Star-Ledger. The poll, conducted between Nov. [...]
Gay marriage supporters rally at New Jersey Statehouse

Gay marriage supporters rally at New Jersey Statehouse

Monday, November 23, 2009
Hundreds of gay marriage supporters took to the Statehouse in Trenton today as lawmakers began their first day of a lame-duck session, reports the New Jersey Star-Ledger. Steven Goldstein, chairman [...]
Inaction on New Jersey gay marriage bill angers bill's sponsor

Inaction on New Jersey gay marriage bill angers bill's sponsor

Thursday, November 19, 2009
State Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) is angry Thursday about what she sees as a broken promise by Senate Majority Leader Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) to move legislation in the upper house [...]
Rutgers-Eagleton poll: New Jersey supports gay marriage

Rutgers-Eagleton poll: New Jersey supports gay marriage

Thursday, November 19, 2009
Supporters of gay marriage may find New Jersey more hospitable than many other states, according to a Rutgers-Eagleton Poll released Thursday. By a 46 percent to 42 percent margin, adults [...]
Advocates press for gay marriage bill in NJ before governor leaves office

Advocates press for gay marriage bill in NJ before governor leaves office

Saturday, November 7, 2009
The battle over gay rights moves to New Jersey and the federal government, advocates said, after Tuesday's narrow rejection of same-sex marriage by Maine voters. The Democrat-controlled legislature in New [...]
Advocates and opposition mobilizing in NJ for next gay marriage battle

Advocates and opposition mobilizing in NJ for next gay marriage battle

Sunday, August 23, 2009
New Jersey is shaping up as the next battleground for gay marriage as advocates for and against begin recruiting volunteers and calling lawmakers in preparation for a major public debate [...]
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