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.
Thousands of Minnesota's personal care attendants are asking state lawmakers to allow them to vote on a union.
A Republican state senator who supports legalizing gay marriage in Minnesota says he hopes to convince GOP colleagues to join him in abandoning the party's traditional stand on the issue.
As more state legislatures around the country vote to legalize same-sex weddings, an analysis of gay marriage votes in eight other states shows that the few GOP lawmakers who backed it often faced heavy consequences.
After last fall's defeat of a GOP-driven effort to ban gay marriage in Minnesota, some Republican lawmakers are leaving open the possibility they might vote to legalize same-sex marriage.
A trio of Republican state senators is pushing to bar law enforcers from using remotely piloted drones in Minnesota for evidence gathering except in rare circumstances.
Republican lawmakers are introducing legislation that would outlaw abortion and allow prosecution of doctors in Iowa.
Some Republicans are pining for a repeat campaign for Minnesota governor by former state Rep. Tom Emmer.
Five noteworthy events celebrate African Americans' contributions to the history and culture of Minnesota.
House Democratic and Republican leaders have come to early agreement on the state budget: Both want the final product to repay IOUs to Minnesota schools faster than Gov. Mark Dayton has proposed.
Republicans who control the state Senate have proposed stricter rules for spectators. The GOP released a resolution Monday that calls for anyone who violates chamber rules or policies to be removed for 24 hours.
A former state representative says he wants to be the next head of the Minnesota Republican Party. Edina's Keith Downey told fellow Republicans on Wednesday that he'll vie for the party chairmanship in early April.
Gov. Mark Dayton and the Legislature's new Democratic majorities have made it clear: The session that starts Tuesday will be all about the state budget.
Two Republican legislators say they'll try again this session to overhaul Wisconsin's drunken driving laws.
It's round two of Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton's culinary diplomacy. The Democratic governor had a lunch date Friday with state Sen. David Hann.
A Minnesota Senate aide's firing a year ago is reverberating anew as lawmakers meet to discuss mounting legal bills from fighting his lawsuit.
Legal costs associated with a Minnesota Senate scandal involving a former Republican leader and her senior aide have nearly doubled, a new invoice made public Tuesday showed.
hile there's a lot on the agenda when Minnesota lawmakers return to St. Paul next month, the Capitol's leaders gave no strong indication Monday that bipartisanship will be the new standard.
Paul Ryan is getting his groove back. A month after the GOP's presidential ticket lost an election, the party's vice presidential nominee finds himself comfortably back in his political wheelhouse on Capitol Hill.
Ah, Thanksgiving. A little turkey, some cranberry mold, maybe apple pie with ice cream, some football on TV. Getting together with the cousins. Catching up beside the fire. Togetherness.
Minnesota's closest legislative race is headed for court before it reaches a probable recount.
Minnesota Republicans had a rough election night. Two constitutional amendments they had counted on to help drive Conservative voter turnout not only failed but appeared to have the opposite effect.
The Republican leaders in the Minnesota Legislature believed putting the Voter ID and Marriage Amendments on the ballot would increase voter turnout, help Republican candidates statewide, and boost their majorities in both houses of the legislature.
One of the biggest election night, surprises came at the State Capitol where Minnesota Republicans lost their majorities in the House and Senate.
Wisconsin Republicans have retaken full control of state government, winning majorities in both the Senate and Assembly and erasing Democrats' gains in last summer's recalls.
