Hawaii overturns nursing care law that kept couple married 63 years from living togetherHONOLULU — A couple forced to live apart after more than 60 years of marriage will soon be reunited thanks to a new law changing Hawaii’s rules for residential nursing care. Decade-long battle to allow gay marriage in Conn. will end with governor’s expected signatureHARTFORD, Conn. — A decade-long battle for marriage equality in Connecticut ended when the General Assembly voted to update the state’s marriage laws to conform with a landmark court ruling allowing gay and lesbian couples to tie the knot. Decade-long battle to allow gay marriage in Conn. will end with governor’s expected signatureHARTFORD, Conn. — A decade-long battle for marriage equality in Connecticut ended when the General Assembly voted to update the state’s marriage laws to conform with a landmark court ruling allowing gay and lesbian couples to tie the knot. Conn. lawmakers vote to update law for same-sex marriages; gov. says she’ll signHARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut lawmakers voted late Wednesday to update the state’s marriage laws to conform with last fall’s landmark state Supreme Court ruling allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry. As gay-marriage dominoes fall throughout New England, Maine gets its turnAUGUSTA, Maine — A legislative hearing to extend gay marriage to Maine took on the atmosphere of a religious revival Wednesday as ministers made impassioned speeches for and against the bill before thousands of cheering spectators packed into a civic arena. |