EAGLE-TRIBUNE: N.H. House vetoes proposed ban on gay marriage ..more..

THE BROADCASTER: Is it bye-bye for the Balboni bill? Constitutional amendment to bar legalization of gay marriage in N.H. likely to resurface next year... ..more..

CONCORD MONITOR: House votes 207 to 125 against amendment... ..more..

NASHUA TELEGRAPH: State ban on gay marriage rejected...  ..more..

FOSTERS DAILY DEMOCRAT: Lawmakers reject same-sex union ban...  ..more..

CONCORD MONITOR: TESTIMONY SUPPORTING GAY MARRIAGE HEARD:  With testimony that ranged from early Colonial history to last week's political debates, members of a state panel examining the pros and cons of gay marriage heard from a stream of witnesses yesterday.   ..more..

UPDATE ON NH MARRIAGE COMMISSION:   The Commission has completed its public hearings and is now hearing testimony from experts in many fields.   ..more..

CIVIL UNIONS STRONGLY SUPPORTED AT HEARING: LITTLETON - Gay marriage commissioners made their first group foray outside the state capital Tuesday to ask the public whether and how same-sex couples should be recognized in New Hampshire; the answers they received tilted overwhelmingly in favor of allowing same-sex civil unions and marriage. ..more..

MARRIAGE COMISSION HEARING MAY 31 IN LITTLETON: The NH House of Representatives and Senate created a Marriage Commission during the last legislative session. The Commission is charged with studying 'same-sex marriage and all its legal equivalents' and the impact on existing state law. It will report its findings to the legislature in December of this year. The commission has decided that one of the ways it will gather information and determine of the will of NH citizens is to hold four public hearings around the state.  ..more..

A LOST COMMITTEE: Given the makeup of the commission created to determine how New Hampshire's laws would be affected by the approval of same-sex civil unions, it is not surprising the panel wound up lost in an X-rated funhouse. The committee contains so many members appointed for their strong opposition to same-sex unions that problems were inevitable. ..more..

GAY MARRIAGE HITS A NERVE: A judge will likely decide who should represent the governor's office on a commission studying gay marriage and civil unions in New Hampshire. Raymond Buckley, whom Gov. John Lynch appointed to the commission this winter, plans to sue its chairman, Rep. Tony Soltani, because Soltani refuses to accept Buckley as a commissioner. ..more..

GOULD QUITS GAY MARRIAGE COMMISSION: A disagreement over who should represent the governor's office on a commission studying same-sex marriages and civil unions was resolved yesterday with the resignation of Concord attorney Bryan Gould  ..more..