Lisa Keen, Keen News Service

Tuesday Speed Read: Chuck Hagel, Human Rights Charter, North Carolina, Tennessee, Michigan, Boy Scouts

BY LISA KEEN / Keen News Service DOD SIGNS MORE INCLUSIVE CHARTER: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel signed a “Human Goals Charter” Monday. “By … [Read more...] about Tuesday Speed Read: Chuck Hagel, Human Rights Charter, North Carolina, Tennessee, Michigan, Boy Scouts

BY LISA KEEN / Keen News Service ALASKA COURT TAX VICTORY: In a partial victory, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled unanimously Friday that a tax break … [Read more...] about Monday Speed Read: Taxes, Alaska, Texas, Project One America, Boy Scouts, Asian Commission

BY LISA KEEN / Keen News Service ‘I MIGHT HAVE THREE VOTES’: Here’s how much support there is in the Louisiana House for barring discrimination based … [Read more...] about Friday Speed Read: Louisiana, Maine, Texas, Jason Collins, Idaho, Mary Cheney, Health Benefits

BY LISA KEEN / Keen News ServiceIMPEACHABLE OFFENSE? The Republican-led committee of the Missouri legislature discussed a proposal Wednesday to … [Read more...] about Thursday Speed Read: Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, Ohio, Oregon, Michael McShane, NOM, Crystal Moore

BY LISA KEEN / Keen News Service OREGON HEARING TODAY: Openly gay U.S. District Court Judge Michael McShane convenes a hearing today to hear arguments … [Read more...] about Wednesday Speed Read: Oregon, Affirmative Action, Georgia, Jo Becker, Fun Home, Virginia

BY LISA KEEN To say there’s been a flurry of discussion around the release of a new book Tuesday on the legal case that challenged California’s … [Read more...] about Narrative in New Jo Becker Book on Fight for Marriage Equality Called ‘Absurd’, ‘Distorted’, ‘Deceptive’

BY LISA KEEN / Keen News Service HOUSTON’S PARKER GOES LONG: Houston’s openly lesbian Mayor Annise Parker announced Monday that she is introducing a … [Read more...] about Tuesday Speed Read: Houston, Log Cabin Republicans, Harvey Milk, Pennsylvania, David Cicilline, Kyrsten Sinema