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Source: Deseret News , Salt Lake Tribune The Salt Lake City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to change the name of its domestic partner registry to "Mutual Commitment Registry." Several council members thanked Becker for fighting for the ordinance, saying it was the right thing to do. "It...

Source: Salt Lake Tribune , Deseret News Salt Lake City -- Ralph Becker's nice-guy approach paid off. After surviving an eleventh-hour threat, the domestic-partnership registry finessed by Salt Lake City's new mayor survived the buttoned-down Legislature. Related: The debate over Salt Lake City's...

Source: Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City may have a formidable friend when it comes to preserving its domestic-partnership registry: the governor. While the Senate crafts a new bill targeting the registry, Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. argues such a legislative move is inappropriate. "I'm not sure that...

Source: Salt Lake Tribune A controversial bill that would kill Salt Lake City's newly minted domestic-partnership registry stalled Friday, but could return after a tuneup. Senate President John Valentine, R-Orem, suggested the measure could be tweaked to avoid making a broad philosophical statement...

Source: Salt Lake Tribune Utah's capital already allows domestic-partner benefits for city employees, but new Mayor Ralph Becker wants to provide a mechanism to recognize such relationships citywide. On Thursday, Becker submitted a proposed ordinance to the Salt Lake City Council to create a citywide...