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Ind. GOP leader sanctions Senator amid intraparty fight over gay marriage ban
INDIANAPOLIS — The top Republicans in the Indiana Senate removed a conservative senator from a leadership position this week in the wake of an intraparty fight over amending the state’s constitution to ban gay marriage.
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Conservatives angry at Ind. GOP leadership over fall of gay marriage ban
INDIANAPOLIS — Religious conservatives who lost a surprising battle over same-sex marriage in Indiana this year are placing some of the blame with the state’s Republican legislative leaders. Opponents of amending the Indiana Constitution to add the state’s current gay marriage ban won a surprising victory when lawmakers delayed a public vote on the measure […]
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Ind. Senate approves limited gay marriage ban, but no vote before 2016
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate voted Monday to amend the state constitution by banning gay marriage, but it will be 2016 at the earliest before the measure appears on a statewide ballot because of a late change that limits the scope of the ban.
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Ind. Senate prepares for vote on House version of gay marriage ban
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State senators are scheduled to take a final vote on a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage after approving a version last week which would put off a public referendum until at least 2016.
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The Hoosier same-sex marriage debate occurred mostly in private
INDIANAPOLIS — Over the past week, Indiana’s senators debated a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage extensively, going over the merits for hours at a time, before deciding a ban shouldn’t appear on the ballot in November.
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Indiana same-sex marriage fight delayed (at least 2 years)… but not over
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate’s decision to advance a proposed ban on same-sex marriage without also blocking civil unions has reset the clock on the issue getting to voters, setting the stage for continuing fights for at least two years.
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Ind. lawmakers effectively kill proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers have effectively killed a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage for this year.
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Ind. constitutional gay marriage ban will not go before voters this year
INDIANAPOLIS — The proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage was called for second-reading in the Indiana state Senate on Thursday and no amendments were presented.
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Ind. Senate panel advances same-sex marriage ban, sends bill to full Senate
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana Senate committee voted 8-4 Monday evening, along party lines, in favor of a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, setting up a Senate battle on the issue later this week.
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Ind. resumes its debate over constitutional ban on gay marriage
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers’ debate over a proposed state constitutional amendment banning gay marriage is heating up again in the Statehouse.