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September 24, 2007

Groups to press for special legislative session

Several activist groups plan to gather outside the State House this afternoon to urge legislators to set a date for a special session to override a number of bills vetoed by Gov. Carcieri, including a bill that would eliminate mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses and one that would legally recognize domestic partnerships.

In a press release, the American Civil Liberties Union, Direct Action for Rights and Equality, Marriage Equality RI, Ocean State Action, SEIU Local 1199 and United Nurses and Allied Professionals say they are pushing for the General Assembly to override Carcieri vetoes of "civil rights, worker rights and health care legislation.”

“These pieces of legislation are too important to the community to let die or to make us wait any longer,” John Prince, chairman at DARE said in the release.

The rally begins at 4 p.m. on the Smith Street side of the State House.

Click below for links to the texts of the bills.

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson

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