Maine passed a bill last Tuesday legalizing same-sex marriages in the state. The state is the fifth state to allow same-sex marriages, joining Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Rhode Island is now the only remaining New England state that is yet to join its sister states.
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The law is supposed to take effect in September. But a referendum to challenge the bill is very likely and may delay that.
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