Nevada gov. vetoes partner bill

(Carson City, Nevada) Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons has carried through on his threat and vetoed a bill that would allow same- and opposite-sex couples to register as domestic partners and receive many of same rights as married couples have in the state.

The bill was passed by the Legislature earlier this …

Showdown expected in Nevada over partner bill

(Carson City, Nevada) Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons is warning the legislature not to bother sending him a bill that would allow same and opposite-sex couples to register as domestic partners and receive many of same rights as married couples have in the state.

The bill, working its way through the legislature, …

(Carson City, Nevada) The Nevada Senate has approved a legislation that would allow same-sex couples to register as domestic partners and receive many of same rights as married couples have in the state.

The bill also would include opposite-sex couples who do not wish to marry.

The measure still needs approval by …

(Carson City, Nevada) Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons (R) has thrown down the gauntlet on domestic partner legislation currently before the state Senate, saying that if the bill reaches his desk he will veto it.

“I just don’t believe in it,” he told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Gibbons said he did not think …