Reality Check: Voter ID, Marriage Amendments And 'Skipping The Vote'
Public opinion polls this week are showing the campaigns for two constitutional amendments are getting very close.
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Public opinion polls this week are showing the campaigns for two constitutional amendments are getting very close.
Republican US Sen. candidate Kurt Bills raised the heat level on incumbent Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, saying she is the kind of politician who "protects their posterior instead of prosperity."
A youth organization claims it was denied a spot in Anoka's Halloween parade because of its support for gay, bisexual and transgender people. Tammy Aaberg founded the group Justin's Gift on behalf of her son who committed suicide in 2010.
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a heavy favorite for re-election, says she would use a second term to try to help steer the Senate out of perpetual gridlock on major issues.
Jim Oberstar spent 34 years representing northeastern Minnesota in Congress, but he says one of his proudest legislative accomplishments took place before he was elected.
Minnesota's Voter ID Amendment got a public airing in Maplewood on Tuesday night.
In last week's presidential debate, Mitt Romney went after PBS -- and Big Bird. Now, the President Barack Obama's campaign is using it in a new TV ad.
After weeks of TV ads focused on Medicare, Republican Chip Cravaack and Democrat Rick Nolan got into it over jobs and other issues in their first debate.
Republicans are crying "foul" over new jobs numbers showing the unemployment rate dropping to 7.8 percent - the lowest rate since President Obama took office.
A Democrat running for Congress in 8th District linked incumbent Republican Congressman Chip Cravaack to the sudden closing of a manufacturing plant in Duluth.
A religious leader from Canada visited the Twin Cities Monday to speak out against gay marriage. The Archbishop of Ottawa spoke at the University of St. Thomas, where the Minnesota Catholic Conference is underway.
The Romney for President campaign has not opened an office in Minnesota.
Gov. Martin O'Malley is scheduled to join Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo for a fundraiser in support of same-sex marriage in Maryland. The two are set to take part in a Monday Night Football watching party at Mother's Federal Hill Grille Monday night.
Republican John Kline hasn't had a tough election in a while. He's campaigning harder now that a new political map took away some of his most reliable supporters and added several Democratic-leaning areas to his southern suburban Twin Cities district.
The fallout from last week's presidential debate continues. Polls overwhelmingly called Mitt Romney the winner. But with two more presidential debates to come, two questions arise: Can Romney sustain the momentum he gained? And can the president rebound?
