California legislature passes Harvey Milk Day resolution

Tue, Aug 12th 2008, 11:27

Legislation, authored by openly gay assembly member Mark Leno, will recognize May 22 as Harvey Milk Day. The bill now goes to the governor's desk for final approval.

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Barbour victorious in Rehoboth Beach

Tue, Aug 12th 2008, 09:02

Incumbent city commissioner Dennis Barbour edged out his opponent to keep his seat. Now, he says, it's time to "get back to doing the people’s business."

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Colona wins in Missouri House race

Wed, Aug 6th 2008, 09:35

Michael Colona has won his competitive primary for the Missouri House of Representatives.  He faces no opposition in the general election.

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Yellow Scene endorses Polis in congressional race

Fri, Jul 11th 2008, 16:21

Magazine endorses Victory endorsee amid an extremely competitive race, saying he "won our confidence through personality, devotion to helping others, smarts and savvy that has us believing he’ll make an impact in Washington."

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Inga Taylor campaigns in Kansas

Fri, Jul 11th 2008, 14:52

In anticipation of her Aug. 5 election, Victory endorsee Inga Taylor has been campaigning hard to win a seat in the Kansas House of Representatives. Her election would take Kansas off the list of states with no gay representation in the legislature.

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Florida AFL-CIO Unanimously Endorses Mark LaFontaine

Tue, Jun 24th 2008, 08:32

Florida House candidate and Victory endorsee Mark LaFontaine received the unanimous endorsement of the Florida AFL-CIO for District 92.  The Florida AFL-CIO represents 500,000 workers, retirees and their families. 

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Kraus helps pass Pittsburgh domestic partnership registry

Tue, Jun 17th 2008, 16:22

The Pittsburgh City Council gave final approval today to a domestic partner registry. Openly gay city council member and former Victory Fund endorsee Bruce Kraus wrote the legislation.

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Birmingham school board votes to keep law firms

Thu, Jun 12th 2008, 09:13

Howard Bayless, chair of the finance committee, said it's the board's duty to constituents to pursue the lowest-cost, highest-quality legal services for the system.

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Bliss wins Maine primary

Wed, Jun 11th 2008, 10:27

Larry Bliss won his Democratic primary by a wide margin on Tuesday. Bliss, who seeks a seat in the Maine State Senate, will advance to a general election where he is heavily favored.

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Veiga helps pass Colorado non-discrimination law

Thu, Jun 5th 2008, 12:31

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter signed a bill outlawing discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people when seeking housing. Openly lesbian state Rep. Jennifer Veiga introduced the bill.

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