Marriage Equality Brings Economic Boost to New York

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Marriage Equality Brings Economic Boost to New York
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          Oct 21, 2011
          
        
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The bottom line: Legalized gay marriage could add $100 million a year to New York's economy. Small businesses will get much of that windfall.

        
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In a shocking move, the state’s Department of Health utilized its “11th hour” emergency rule just one day ahead of a lawsuit hearing.

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The former host of The Bachelor is set to helm a new dating show about "traditional marriage."

Reggie Dunbar II, diagnosed with HIV in 1985, says a federal court’s decision to uphold the military’s enlistment ban reflects outdated assumptions about people living with the virus.

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Most Popular

“These and other changes that scouting America’s leadership committed to,” the Defense Secretary said in a grievance-filled video.

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