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Suffolk extends spousal benefits to same-sex partners

Suffolk County will extend spousal privileges including leave time for bereavement, child care and family illness to same-sex domestic partners of county employees, a spokesman for County Executive Steve Levy said Monday.

The move comes as Legis. Jon Cooper (D-Lloyd Harbor), the county's lone openly gay elected official, was preparing to push this week for legislation that would have extended...

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