Citing her moral and religious beliefs, a town clerk in upstate New York has stated that she refuses to sign marriage certificates for same sex couples. Barbara MacEwen of Volney, NY, located in rural Oswego County, says that her name will not appear on any of the certificates, according to Politico. The town clerk’s...
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by Cliff Weathers Municipal clerks in New York may refuse to issue marriage licenses to gay couples or refuse to marry them, whether or not additional “carve out” provisions are inserted into the upcoming Marriage Equality bill. Under proposed language specified by GOP State Senator Greg Ball of Putnam County, clerks and other municipal...
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The State Senate passed legislation sponsored by Senator David Carlucci (SD-38) that will cut costs and lower taxpayer’s financial burden by streamlining the process for school districts and other local governments, and allowing them to consolidate healthcare-related and administrative operations. “This legislation will give municipalities the tools that they need to cooperatively provide services...
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The State Senate passed Senator David Carlucci‘s legislation that’s designed to save New York money by reducing the number of copies of documents incorporated into rules that must be filed with judicial libraries. “State agencies will no longer need to obtain and disseminate multiple copies of publicly available incorporated materials and will be able...
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New York State Senator Thomas Duane champions progressive health-care system for the state.
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