Gov. John Baldacci issued a lengthy, and somewhat unusual, statement Tuesday in reaction to the news that the Legislature will be taking up a gay marriage bill this session.
Gay activists are laying the groundwork to bring forward a gay marriage bill during the 2009 legislative session, but say they are still mulling their options.
I got a call yesterday from Mark Lawrence, one of the six Democratic candidates for Congress in Maine's 1st District. He was calling about this story in Monday's Press Herald.