Florists, bakeries, restaurants and others could see gains, but some expect the impact to build over time.
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Gay marriage brings love … bureaucracy
The state expects to have marriage licenses and joint-filing tax rules set for same-sex couples well before Dec. 29.
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Both sides in Maine look forward to Supreme Court action
The justices’ move to take up gay marriage could have a major impact in other states like Maine.
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Supreme Court will hear gay marriage cases
By taking up California’s ban on same-sex unions, the justices could decide whether gay Americans have the same constitutional right to marry as heterosexuals.
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Supreme Court may take up gay-marriage issue
Three weeks after voters backed gay marriage for the first time, the Supreme Court meets Friday to decide whether to look at the constitutionality of gay marriage.
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Pro-gay-marriage ad targets decision makers
The TV spot, produced by a Portland firm, will air Sunday in New York, Los Angeles and Washington.
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For same-sex couples, marriage is vindication
They have always seen their committed relationships as legitimate — now society has endorsed them as well.
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Gay-marriage backers end losing streak, look ahead
For the first-time ever, voters in three states approved same-sex marriage Tuesday. Can supporters now make in-roads elsewhere in the country?
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Gay marriage supporters declare victory in Washington
As election results continued to trickle in, a spokesman for Washington United for Marriage said he was confident Washington state would join Maryland and Maine, which both approved gay marriage measures Tuesday night.
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Bishop Malone ‘deeply disappointed’ in Question 1 results
Maine, Maryland and Washington became the first three states in history to approve gay-marriage at the ballot box Tuesday.