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Poppe, Sparks watch as state nearing plan to raise taxes on top 2 percent

Many of the measures that Rep. Jeanne Poppe and Sen. Dan Sparks, both DFL-Austin, have previously touted will remain in the bill set to come ... Read more | Add your comment supplement

Minimum wage bill looking unlikely

A minimum wage increase in Minnesota is looking less likely. Local legislators and business officials will wait to see whether the state’s representatives and senators ... Read more | Add your comment

Riverland instructor plans same-sex wedding for August

Five years ago, Riverland Community College instructor Kirsten Lindbloom and her partner, Ginny Larsen, declared their love for each other surrounded by friends and family. ... Read more | Add your comment

Poll: Did lawmakers make the right decision in legalizing gay marriage?

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Heated debate on child-care unions moves to Minnesota Senate

The fight over unionizing in-home child-care providers has landed in the Minnesota Senate, where supporters and opponents continue to debate whether the small, private businesses ... Read more | Add your comment

Election 2012

Term II: US must help poor, elderly, Obama says

Declaring "our journey is not complete," President Barack Obama took the oath of office for his second term before a crowd of hundreds of thousands ... Read more | Add your comment

  1. Romney’s ’47 percent’ chosen as year’s best quote  | Add your comment
  2. Update: No change after recount  | Add your comment

More Articles

  1. Another hole opens in Vikings stadium funding plan  | Add your comment
  2. Locals react with joy, disappointment as Dayton signs gay marriage bill  | Add your comment
  3. Poppe: Budget deal makes good on promises to voters  | Add your comment
  4. For Minnesota gay marriage sponsors, it’s personal  | Add your comment
  5. Council to hold next talk Saturday  | Add your comment
  6. Update: Senate legalizes gay marriage, Sparks votes against bill  | Add your comment
  7. Same-sex marriage bill faces last step  | Add your comment
  8. Dayton, Democrats reach deal on budget  | Add your comment
  9. Gay marriage closer to law: Local leaders split over House vote  | Add your comment
  10. Poppe: Gay marriage vote is right thing to do  | Add your comment
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