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Alaska denied benefits to gay couples despite court rulings by Mark Thiessen, The Associated Press Posted Apr 15, 2021 2:18 pm EDT Last Updated Apr 15, 2021 at 2:28 pm EDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska wrongly denied some same-sex spouses benefits for years by claiming their unions were not recognized even after courts struck down gay marriage bans, court documents obtained by The Associated Press show. The agency that determines eligibility for a yearly oil wealth check paid to nearly all Alaska residents denied a payout for same-sex spouses or dependents of military members stationed in othe...

Print article Alaska wrongly denied some same-sex spouses Permanent Fund dividends for years by claiming their unions were not recognized even after courts struck down gay marriage bans, court documents obtained by The Associated Press show. The agency that determines eligibility for the PFD, which is paid to nearly all Alaska residents, denied a payout for same-sex spouses or dependents of military members stationed in other states for five years after a federal court invalidated Alaska’s ban on same-sex marriage in 2014, the documents show. The practice also persisted after the Supreme ...

Alaska denied benefits to gay couples despite court rulings MARK THIESSEN, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - In this June 26, 2015 file photo, a man holds a U.S. and a rainbow flag outside the Supreme Court in Washington after the court legalized gay marriage nationwide. Court documents show the state of Alaska for years maintains a discriminatory policy that denied some same-sex spouses benefits by wrongly claiming gay marriage was not recognized in Alaska, long after courts ordered they be recognized.Jacquelyn Martin/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3A man sits on a ben...

Feeding others comes naturally to a couple of central Kansas farmers. For more than seven years, a brother and sister team in Wichita has delivered fresh fruits and vegetables to central Kansas seniors and low-income residents. But raising vegetables and feeding others runs in their blood, said Donna McClish and David Pearson. More than 60 years ago, their father sold food from his garden directly to consumers. McClish and Pearson continue to farm on the land their father cultivated. “One day my brother asked me what we should do with the extra produce,” McClish said. “I said, let’s...

TRADE continued at unprecedented levels at Skipton Auction Mart’s weekly prime cattle sale when top gross price of £1,604 (232.5p/kg) fell to a 690kg Limousin-x heifer consigned by Charles Stanton, of Clitheroe, making a welcome return after a lengthy absence to the Skipton cattle ring. It was purchased by Halifax meat wholesalers J&E Medcalf on behalf of A&D Meats in Rossendale. Sheila Mason, who runs the Keasden herd in Clapham, claimed top per kilo call of 267.5p/kg (£1,391) with her 520kg British Blue-x heifer. It was knocked down to Robert Pearson for his Ralph Pearson Wholes...