(Juneau, USA) - A key Alaska Senate committee has ratified two bills passed Friday by the House that could result in a constitutional showdown between the legislature and the state Supreme Court over same-sex benefits. The first bill prohibits Gov. Frank Murkowski's administration from granting any court-ordered health and retirement benefits for same-sex partners of state employees. The second would explore the possibility of a constitutional amendment barring gay benefits that could go on the 2008 ballot.
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