Reality Check: The GOP & Gay Marriage
A national anti-gay marriage group has put a bounty on the heads of Minnesota Republicans.
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A national anti-gay marriage group has put a bounty on the heads of Minnesota Republicans.
Minnesotans who want liquor stores to open on Sundays said it's about convenience, but opponents argued at a Senate committee hearing Monday that many liquor stores don't want to increase costs by opening for another day.
Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill Monday calling for a union election. It would give Minnesota child care providers a chance to vote on whether to form a union.
As large crowds lined the State Capitol hallways for gun violence hearings, gun control advocates admit they've been out-organized.
The Minnesota Senate opened controversial hearings on gun violence at the Capitol Thursday, focusing on much tougher background checks.
Animal advocates went to the Capitol looking for some high profile support from Minnesota's official first dog owner.
Minneapolis-based Mortenson Construction is well-known nationally for its sports facilities. It built Target Field and TCF Bank Stadium. Mortenson won the bid with both an aggressive construction schedule, and a hometown discount.
Thursday's rally at the State Capital was organized by the same group that successfully defeated the gay marriage ban in November.
Less than 24 hours after the President Barack Obama proposed raising the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour, Minnesota Democratic lawmakers unveiled a plan of their own to raise state pay for low income workers to $9.50.
After the Sandy Hook shooting, a lot of folks thought gun safety bills might have a good chance of passing in Minnesota.
Minnesota's medical device makers say a new tax to help pay for the federal health care law could cause cutbacks, and even layoffs.
An influential Minnesota House Democrat is proposing a substantial increase in the state's cigarette tax.
In Minneapolis Monday, President Obama made his case for new gun restrictions in the wake of a series of gun massacres, including the deadliest workplace shooting in Minneapolis history last year at Accent Signage.
With his gun proposals dividing Congress, President Barack Obama conceded Monday the challenges he faces in winning support for measures ranging from criminal checks on gun buyers to an assault weapons ban. But, he declared: "We don't have to agree on everything to agree it's time to do something."
Forget the presidential race, the campaigns for Congress or the legislature. The price tag of the marriage amendment campaign topped them all.
Minnesota prosecutors said Thursday that they need more power to charge violent felons with gun crimes.
Even though Minnesota's sales tax is high, it takes in a less money than other states with similar tax rates.
Hundreds of people visit the State Capitol every day. What's impossible to know is how many are carrying a concealed weapon.
Minnesota is among the most lenient states in restoring gun rights to convicted felons, but one state lawmaker says it's too risky.
Like all 50 states, Minnesota gun dealers are required to do a background check on weapons purchases.
Last year was Minnesota's warmest year on record, surpassing 2011 when Moorhead had a heat index of 134 degrees.
Minnesota lawmakers are looking at putting a new tax on something near and dear to many: downloads.
The University of Minnesota is now defending itself against allegations of wasteful spending.
A bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers unveiled preliminary plans on Wednesday for the state health insurance exchange that will be a key piece of carrying out the federal health care overhaul.
Minnesota House and Senate Democrats are laying down a few markers on the upcoming budget debate: Any deal must include spending cuts, a redesigned tax system that draws more from the state's wealthiest and an on-time, no government shutdown guarantee.
