Minnesota Senate Passes Gay Marriage, Governor to Sign
Patrick Condon and Brian Bakst of AP report, “Minnesota is set to become the 12th U.S. state where gay couples can get married after a final legislative vote Monday that will let the weddings start on Aug. 1.” They write, “Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton has pledged to sign the bill, and scheduled a ceremony at 5 p.m. Tuesday on the front steps of the Capitol in St. Paul to do so.” Minnesota joins Rhode Island and Delaware as the third state to legalize gay marriage in the past 10 days.