SUMMARY: Terry Caster, owner of A-1 Self Storage Company of San Diego, and his family gave a combined total of $293,000 to end same-sex marriage in California.

In 2009, the Iowa Supreme Court is expected to rule on the issued of same sex marriage when deliberations begin in Varnum v. Brien.

SUMMARY: Terry Caster, owner of A-1 Self Storage Company of San Diego, and his family gave a combined total of $293,000 to end same-sex marriage in California.

The following marriage license applications are part of the public record at Franklin County Courthouse. They are published by Public Opinion as a service to readers.

Clearing the way for out-of-state same-sex couples to marry in Massachusetts, state legislators on Tuesday voted to repeal a 1913 law that bans the state from marrying couples if their marriage would not be valid in their home state.

As it now stands, California’s November ballot will introduce Proposition 8 with these words: “Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry. Same-sex marriage page | Widget | RSS

In a major victory for advocates of same-sex marriage rights, the House voted by a wide margin yesterday to repeal a 95-year-old law that prevents gay and lesbian couples from most other states from marrying here, setting the stage for Massachusetts to join just one other state, California, in allowing same-sex couples to marry regardless of residence.

Clearing the way for out-of-state same-sex couples to marry in Massachusetts, state legislators on Tuesday voted to repeal a 1913 law that bans the state from marrying couples if their marriage would not be valid in their home state.

The utility also says its will help form a council to get other businesses in the state to work to defeat Proposition 8. Giving a financial and public relations boost to gay marriage proponents, PG&E announced today that it is giving $250,000 to the No on Proposition 8 campaign.

Most people today reject the notion that couples who live together before marriage are more likely to get divorced, finds a weekend USA TODAY/Gallup Poll of 1,007 adults.