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June 29, 2015

Cochran statement on SCOTUS same sex marriage ruling

RELEASE: COCHRAN STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT RULING ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodgesin that overrode states’ rights to redefine marriage and legalize same-sex marriages in all 50 states: “The Supreme Court decision does not and…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 29, 2015

State Rep. Andy Gipson: Researching options including state removing marriage license requirement

Lawmaker: State could stop marriage licenses altogether State House Judiciary Chairman Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, said he’s still studying the ruling, but that one option might be for Mississippi to get out of the marriage business altogether. “One of the options that other states have looked at is removing the state marriage license requirement,” Gipson said.…