Weddings of same-sex couples boosted U.S. economy by $813 million

Friday, November 13, 2015 - 11:30 in Earth & Climate

Marriages by same-sex couples have generated an estimated $813 million boost to state and local economies and $52 million in state and local sales tax revenue since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision extending marriage equality nationwide in June, according to a new study by Christy Mallory, Senior Counsel and Anna M. Curren Fellow at the Williams Institute at UCLA […]

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