Civil union bill clears Del. Senate panel

Delmarva Now: Majority Democrats on a state Senate committee agreed Wednesday to release a bill offering legal recognition to same-sex couples in Delaware . . . But Austin Nimocks, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative religious rights organization, said supporters are pursuing the legislation with the ultimate goal of legalizing same-sex marriage. “Nothing in Delaware prevents people living as they want or having intimate relationships with whom they want,” Nimocks said.