July 7, 2010

Last year, civil unions easily

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Last year, civil unions easily passed the House but stalled in the state Senate. When legislators reconvened in January, it was passed in the Senate but shelved by House leaders until the final day of the legislative session.Lingle blasted Democrats for reviving the bill and manipulating the legislative process when it suits them.The legislative maneuvering that brought House Bill 444 to an 11th-hour vote on the final day of the session after the legislators led the public to believe that the bill was dead, was wrong and unfair, she said.