(CNN) — Who in Congress doesn’t want to pass a bill that helps protect women against acts of violence? No one, of course. But the Violence Against Women Act, first passed in 1994 and reauthorized previously without fanfare, hit a snag this time around. The hiccup in the bill involved groups of vulnerable people: Native…
(CNN) — While the demographic composition of the 113th Congress is in some sense historic, many issues it will face – government spending, entitlement reform, and immigration – are nothing new. Will the new Congress continue the reputation of its predecessor as a ‘do-nothing Congress’ or will be productive? Here’s a look – by the…
Democrat Kyrsten Sinema has been declared the winner today of the newly formed Arizona congressional district, becoming the first openly bisexual member of Congress. Sinema will join the largest-ever class of openly lesbian, gay and bisexual lawmakers on Capitol Hill, including the first openly-gay senator, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin. The Associated Press reported Sinema, 36,…
Four months after announcing an historic name change and launching a design competition to create a new face for the organization, the board of directors of San Diego Democrats for Equality (formerly the San Diego Democratic Club) unveiled its new logo Friday during an eventful first meeting of the year, which also included a candidates…
WASHINGTON – The Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (DPBO) has been introduced in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by Reps. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) in the House and Sens. Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) in the Senate, would provide benefits for same-sex domestic partners…
