November 17, 2011 Contact: Ellen Kolb (603) 228-4794 WGIR morning radio host Paul Westcott yesterday blasted a national same-sex marriage front group, responding to a NH Journal report revealing that the state’s same sex marriage lobby is funded by outside special interest lobbyists [...]
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**PRESS RELEASE** November 15, 2011 Contact: Ellen Kolb (603) 321-2703 CONCORD – Today, Cornerstone Action’s Legislative Affairs Director, Ellen Kolb, released the following statement in response to newly released documents showing that New Hampshire’s pro-same-sex marriage effort was scripted and funded by national activists with no ties to the Granite State: “Today’s public release of [...]
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Today, Cornerstone Action Legislative Director, Ellen Kolb, released the following statement upon reports earlier this week that the Executive Director for the local pro-same-sex marriage group had to resign citing a loss in national funding for the position: “It looks like out-of-state interests paid to get NH’s same-sex-marriage law passed. No surprise. The same-sex-marriage lobby in NH now must [...]
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Today, Cornerstone Action legislative director, Ellen Kolb, responded to attacks on the marriage compromise bill, HB437, made at a press conference today by the pro-gay marriage group, Standing Up for NH Families: “Clearly we’re seeing these attacks from the gay marriage lobby today because they know traditional marriage has momentum in the Granite State,” said Kolb. Kolb continued, [...]
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For Immediate Release October 27, 2011 Contact: Ellen Kolb Phone: (603) 321-2703 Email CONCORD, NH – Today, Cornerstone Action legislative director, Ellen Kolb, responded to attacks on the marriage compromise bill, HB437, made at a press conference today by the pro-gay marriage group, Standing Up for NH Families: “Clearly we’re seeing these attacks from the gay marriage [...]
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Today, Cornerstone Action applauded the House Judiciary Committee for its overwhelming vote on a measure to restore the traditional definition of marriage, while allowing the same rights and benefits to be given to both homosexual and heterosexual couples through civil unions. The Committee voted 11 to 6 to recommend passage of HB 437 as amended, which will restore [...]
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WHAT: Cornerstone’s Annual Fundraising Dinner and Awards Gala WHEN: Friday, October 28th, 7pm (Doors Open at 6:15pm) WHERE: The Radisson Hotel, 700 Elm St., Manchester, NH Texas Governor Rick Perry will give the keynote address at Cornerstone’s Annual Dinner. This event is open to the press. Please sign-in at press table at event entrance. Credentials not necessary. Cornerstone-Action [...]
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Today, after three years serving as Executive Director of Cornerstone Action and Cornerstone Policy Research, Kevin Smith announced that he will be resigning from the organization effective November 1, 2011. Both Executive Director, Kevin Smith, and Cornerstone Chairman, Shannon McGinley, released the following statements: Executive Director, Kevin Smith: “For the past three years it has [...]
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Today, Cornerstone Executive Director, Kevin Smith, echoed the recent calls for the Republican Presidential candidates to ‘boycott Nevada’ as it seeks to infringe on New Hampshire’s traditional role as the First-in-the-Nation Primary: “I commend those candidates who have already pledged to skip the Nevada primary in deference to New Hampshire’s traditional role as the First-in-the-Nation Primary,” said Smith. “Likewise, I join the [...]
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Today, by a vote of 3-1, a Judiciary sub-committee voted to recommend passage of HB437, which would repeal same-sex marriage in the state and restore the definition of marriage to one-man and one-woman. The amended bill also provides a civil unions provision for both same-sex and opposite-sex couples, as well as allows any existing same-sex [...]
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