New York's top politicos ready marriage push

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., said last week he wants the Legislature to bring up and pass a marriage equality bill before the end of its session in June.

Separately, New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a Republican, said he would let that chamber's only openly gay member, Sen. Tom Duane, manage such a bill, an unusual step since Duane is now a member of the minority party. Duane's office welcomed Skelos' comments and reiterated it would take strong support from Cuomo to get the bill passed.