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Maine gov. signs same-sex marriage bill
Published Thursday, 07-May-2009 in issue 1115
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) –Maine’s governor has signed a bill making the state the fifth to allow same-sex marriage. Gov. John Baldacci signed the legislation shortly after the Maine Legislature passed it Wednesday. New Hampshire legislators are also poised to send a same-sex marriage bill to their governor. He has not indicated whether he’ll sign it. If same-sex marriage becomes law in New Hampshire, Rhode Island would be the sole holdout in New England. Iowa is the only state outside the region to allow the practice. Four states currently allow same-sex marriages. Connecticut, Massachusetts and Iowa have been ordered by the courts to do so, and Connecticut has enacted a law codifying a court ruling. Vermont passed a same-sex marriage law in April over the governor’s objection.
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