First, the bad news. CBS: R.I. Gov. Vetoes Same-Sex Funeral Rights Gov. Don Carcieri vetoed legislation Tuesday that would give same-sex couples in Rhode Island the same right to plan the funerals of their late partners as married couples. The socially conservative Republican said the proposed protection represents a "disturbing trend" of the incremental erosion of heterosexual marriage. Rhode Island does not recognize same-sex marriage. "If the General Assembly believes it would like... read more
