Wis. same-sex couples sign up as domestic partners
(Madison, Wis.) Same-sex couples in Wisconsin have started signing up for the state’s new domestic partnership registry.
Monday was their first chance to sign up and obtain dozens of the same legal protections as spouses.
Fifty-six-year-old Janice Czyscon (SIZE’-kon) and her partner of 29 years, 57-year-old Crystal Hyslop, arrived at the Dane …
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(Madison, Wisconsin) Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle’s proposed domestic partner registry for same-sex couples is likely to lead to a lawsuit if approved by the legislature, a conservative group is warning.
Doyle, a Democrat, included the registry in the state budget presented to lawmakers last week. The measure also would provide health …
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