ELECTIONS
Legislative notebook: Voters to decide if council should set lawmaker pay
By Don Davis Minnesota voters will decide in 2016 whether decisions about how much legislators are paid should be handed to an independent group. The House and Senate passed the proposed constitution...
Posted on 5/22/13 at 12:57 PM
House District 54B: Denny McNamara Q-and-A
A Q-and-A with Rep. Denny McNamara, Republican incumbent candidate for House District 54B.November 05, 2012
Read about the candidates for Senate District 54
November 05, 2012
Senate District 54 profile: Republican Janis Quinlan
Janis Quinlan said she was a political junkie but never thought she was on a path toward running for office. Then a map changed her direction.By Scott Wente , November 05, 2012
Senate District 54 profile: DFLer Katie Sieben
Katie Sieben said jobs and the economy are concerns among voters she’s encountered while campaigning, but there is a louder message. Sieben, a DFL senator seeking re-election in District 54, she is hearing “a lot more about how people want us to get along with the other side.”By Scott Wente , November 05, 2012
Bills tries to add sparks to Minnesota U.S. Senate campaign
By Don Davis , November 04, 2012
Senate GOP fires staffer after profane Twitter comments about Rep. Kriesel of Cottage Grove
A Minnesota Senate Republican staffer was fired Friday, hours after he used profanity on Twitter to publicly criticize Cottage Grove Republican John Kriesel’s opposition to the proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.By Scott Wente , November 02, 2012
UPDATED: Senate GOP staffer fired after profane Twitter comments about Rep. Kriesel
By Scott Wente , November 02, 2012
Deep marriage amendment divisions evident in pre-election debate
By Don Davis , November 01, 2012
Candidate funding tightens in south Washington County's House 54A race; Sieben, McNamara far outpace challengers
An early DFL fundraising advantage in a closely watched south Washington County legislative race has narrowed as the election nears. Meanwhile, incumbents in two other races far outpace their opponents.By Scott Wente , November 01, 2012
Coverage of the constitutional amendment on marriage
A collection of stories on the proposed constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman.November 01, 2012
Washington County marriage amendment supporter sees quiet support for ballot measure on campaign trail, strong support in church
As Larry Putnam is out campaigning for conservative political candidates in the east metro area, he said he has encountered many people who quietly support the proposed constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman. Putnam said support for the amendment is obvious and overwhelming at his church, New Life, in Woodbury.By Scott Wente , November 01, 2012
Marriage amendment battle 'hits home' for St. Paul Park pastor
Community United Church of Christ Pastor Oby Ballinger brings personal perspective to his work against the Nov. 6 ballot measure. He is a pastor at Community United Church of Christ in St. Paul Park. He is openly gay, and in 2009 he married his partner, Javen Swanson, in Connecticut, where same-sex marriage is legal. Both are working to defeat the constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage.By Scott Wente , November 01, 2012
A look at issues surrounding marriage amendment
Minnesota voters will be asked in the Nov. 6 election whether they want to amend the state Constitution to define a marriage as between a man and a woman, effectively outlawing gay marriages. Here is a look at the issues:By Don Davis , November 01, 2012
Arguments similar in states that allow gay-marriage
Gay marriage remains divisive in states that allow it, with arguments that sound a lot like what Minnesotans are hearing as they consider a proposed constitutional amendment on the subject.By Don Davis , November 01, 2012
Cottage Grove City Hall project a hot-button issue in mayor's race
November 01, 2012
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