Ex-GOP MN Chairman Files For Personal Bankruptcy
Former Minnesota Republican Party chairman Tony Sutton has filed for personal bankruptcy.. Sutton stepped down as party chairman in 2011 amid steep criticism of party finances.
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Former Minnesota Republican Party chairman Tony Sutton has filed for personal bankruptcy.. Sutton stepped down as party chairman in 2011 amid steep criticism of party finances.
St. Louis County saw the fourth-highest demand for marriage licenses by gay couples in the first month they were allowed to wed in Minnesota. The county had 69 same-sex couples apply for licenses in August.
President Obama is scheduled to address the nation from the Oval Office Tuesday night in an effort to get the American people to rally behind a military strike against Syria
A special session is expected to get underway today at the Minnesota State Capitol. Lawmakers are expected to deal with disaster relief after last June's storms.
This week, normally accessible members of Congress and their staff have not returned phone calls. Lawmakers usually ready to offer up opinions have hidden behind statements suggesting which way they are leaning but also offering up expressions of understanding for the opposing side.
On Friday, MNsure -- Minnesota's new online health insurance exchange -- will reveal how much consumers will pay for insurance premiums under the program, which is part of the new federal health care law. The top question at the MNsure call center has been, "How much will I pay for insurance?"
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak says he hopes Illinois lawmakers legalize same-sex marriage but in the meantime he wants gay and lesbian couples to get married in his city — and spend lots of money on their weddings.
Another Republican is seeking the party's nod to run against Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Walz in southern Minnesota's 1st District. Jim Hagedorn announced his candidacy on Wednesday at a farm in Good Thunder. He is the son of former GOP Congressman Tom Hagedorn, and a former legislative staffer and federal employee. He is calling for the repeal of Obamacare.
Minnesota's congressional delegation is split over President Barack Obama's proposed military strike against Syria. And the split is not falling along party lines.
The chairwoman of the public authority managing Vikings stadium construction says preliminary results of a financial review shows the team has the financial capability to cover its share.
Former U.S. Sen. Rod Grams has entered hospice care following his April 2012 cancer diagnosis. Grams, 65, is in hospice with Stage 4 colon cancer that has spread to other parts of his body. He's at home in his east-central Minnesota town of Crown and said his cancer is too aggressive for chemotherapy.
The new state run health care exchange is already facing troubles and you can't even buy-in until October. On Tuesday the head of MNsure said its original estimates on premiums was too high. MNsure is the health exchange required under President Obama's health care reform plan.
Minnesota's congressional delegation appears deeply divided by pressure to take military action against Syria. Republican Rep. Erik Paulsen calls the President's request "too broad, too open-ended, too risky" -- so does Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 8th congressional district Rick Nolan is challenging the evidence that's been presented on the reported use of chemical weapons by Syria against its people.
A major Minnesota health plan is kicking off a series of informational meetings intended to help people navigate MNsure, the state's new health insurance marketplace. UCare's first "Marketplace Basics" meeting is Tuesday at Unity Hospital in Fridley.
