A benefits victory for domestic partners
Lahontan Valley NewsMarch 31, 2012
By GEOFF DORNAN The Public Employee Benefits Pro gram board has voted to treat state workers' domestic partners the same as the system treats spouses. Using reserves in 2013, health insurance premiums for domestic partners will be subsidized at the ...more »
Proposed NC marriage amendment could reach far
Charlotte ObserverMarch 31, 2012
said Marcia Zug, who teaches family law at the University of South Carolina. Nearly four in five voters approved the South Carolina amendment in 2006. “There's just no real support for those types of cases. There never was recognition, so there never ...more »
Buie Looking for the Perfect Cuddle Partner
Patch.comMarch 31, 2012
A male Gray and White domestic short hair mix cat is available for adoption at the Humane Society of Livingston County. Humane Society of Livingston County My name is Buie. I was born in 2007 and originally adopted from the shelter, but then returned ...more »
Iowa View: Grassley's position on violence against women law is disappointing
DesMoinesRegister.comMarch 31, 2012
Weich stated that most reports on grants show that many are not about waste, fraud, nor abuse. Most findings are remedied by updating accounting procedures and improved documentation. This is far from an issue of “malfeasance” and should not have ...more »
St. Pete moves to adopt DP registry; Orange hits “problems”
Orlando Sentinel (blog)March 30, 2012
Elected leaders in the cities of St. Petersburg and Gulfport are moving to adopt domestic partner registries, according to this report from the Tampa Bay Times, but Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs said Friday she's still researching how to make it ...more »
Iowa View: Grassley's position on violence against women law is disappointing
DesMoinesRegister.comMarch 30, 2012
Weich stated that most reports on grants show that many are not about waste, fraud, nor abuse. Most findings are remedied by updating accounting procedures and improved documentation. This is far from an issue of “malfeasance” and should not have ...more »
Macon woman charged with shooting domestic partner
Macon Telegraph (blog)March 30, 2012
By AMY LEIGH WOMACK — awomack@macon.com A 26-year-old Macon woman has been charged with family-violence-related aggravated assault and battery in connection with the Friday morning shooting of her domestic partner. Macon police went to the 3300 block ...more »
Thursday's letters: Marriage, insurance
BlueRidgeNow.comMarch 30, 2012
Skipping down, I found "*Spouse includes Registered Domestic Partner, Civil Union Partner, or party to a domestic partnership between two adults, as recognized by state law." Curious, I called the corporate office in Livonia, Mich., ...more »
On Being Gay In Medicine: A Leading Harvard Pediatrician's Story
WBURMarch 30, 2012
I asked on the phone whether there were domestic partner benefits. It was a perfunctory question, because given the city, I assumed the answer would be yes. By that point, most Fortune 100 companies had them. Turns out they didn't, but they said they'd ...more »
Montclair Resident Named NJ Hero by Mary Pat Christie
Patch.comMarch 30, 2012
Since 2002, Partners for Women and Justice has offered quality legal assistance in domestic violence and family law matters to low-income, abused women in Essex, Morris and Union counties. The organization also provides guidance to promote financial ...more »
Postpartum depression tied to domestic violence
Fox NewsMarch 30, 2012
Previous research on the overlap between postpartum depression and domestic violence has typically come from researchers that focus on the mothers' health. But in recent years, pediatricians have increasingly adopted the practice of screening mothers ...more »
Iowa View: Don't cut support for victims of violence
DesMoinesRegister.comMarch 30, 2012
Chuck Grassley, R-Ia., who has been historically supportive, has not signed on to support reauthorization of the law. The Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault ask the senator to support reauthorization ...more »
City council to address gay marriage
The Spokesman ReviewMarch 30, 2012
The state's domestic partnership law, approved since then, extended domestic partnership benefit rights to the full workforce. Human Resources Director Heather Lowe said of the city's nearly 2000 workers, 23 have received benefits based on the city or ...more »
Guest commentary: Death highlights tragedy of teen violence
STLtoday.comMarch 30, 2012
Intimate partner violence — often called domestic violence — is a complex pattern of physical, sexual, psychological and other behaviors used to control the victim. It is not limited to "domestic" situations. One in five high school girls reports ...more »
Filner: Marriage Stinks
Voice of San DiegoMarch 29, 2012
But you took that vote with the knowledge that not only were you voting to deny people the right to marry, but that they would also be denied tax and other benefits. I guess I bought the notion that domestic partnership laws would or could take care of ...more »
