
State Sen. Mary Ann Handley, D-Manchester, announced Friday she will not run for another term, leaving the Fourth State Senate district open to a potential Republican pickup in 2010.
Handley, 73, who was one of most pro-public sector union legislators at the Capitol, sited a desire to enjoy [...]
State Sen. Mary Ann Handley, D-Manchester, announced Friday that she is retiring from the state Senate effective January 2011 and that she will not seek re-election in November 2010.
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State Sen. Mary Ann Handley, D-Manchester, announced Friday she will not run for another term, leaving the Fourth State Senate district open to a potential Republican pickup in 2010.
Handley, 73, who was one of most pro-public sector union legislators at the Capitol, sited long nights of [...]
In a surprising announcement, state Sen. Mary Ann Handley of Manchester has decided against seeking re-election next year and will retire when her term expires.
"After nearly 50 years in public service - beginning with the Manchester League of Women Voters in 1961 and ending with my seventh term here in" [...]
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – A bill to legalize gay marriage has cleared the New Jersey state Senate Judiciary Committee, paving the way for a full Senate vote Thursday.
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[...]For opponents, the decisive, 38 to 24 vote in the N.Y. state Senate is another big win in a Northeastern state, coming on the heels of last month's referendum in Maine.
For gay rights activists, it's a stinging defeat in a state they had hoped would follow Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont and New [...]