Saturday, May 27, 2006

Secretary of State’s Office to offer Same-Sex domestic partnership benefits

Secretary of State’s Office to offer Same-Sex domestic partnership benefits
Copyright bhy The Chicago Free Press


=The office of Secretary of State Jesse White announced May 15 that beginning July 1 same-sex domestic partners of Secretary of State employees would be eligible for health, dental and vision insurance plans.

The announcement followed a recent statement by Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich (D) extending benefits to same sex partners of his employees. At the same time he offered other constitutional officers the ability to extend the same benefits to their own employees.

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