MN: Lesbian Representative Urged No Vote on Gay Marriage Ban

05/22/11 Minnesota Representative Karen Clark, one of two openly gay lawmakers serving in the Minnesota House, on Saturday pleaded with lawmakers considering a gay marriage ban to let her marry in Minnesota.

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What are the New Minnesota Laws Going into Affect Tomorrow?

06/30/11 Despite the number of vetoes there are some laws that start July first. From the Minnesota House Research Service: AGRICULTURE Agriculture funding law includes final ethanol payments More than $13.7 million in expected final ethanol producer payments will be distributed over the next year, ending a 1980s program to incentives farmers to grow corn for bio fuel, according to a new law. The new law ...

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Season of Hate Overtakes Minnesota Nice

07/03/11 In a 70-62 vote late in the night on Saturday, May 21, the Minnesota House of Representatives approved putting a constitutional amendment barring marriage by same-sex couples on the election ballot in 2012. The Senate had earlier approved the ballot question, so despite opposition from Democratic Governor Mark Dayton, who campaigned and won last year on a pro-marriage equality platform, the ...

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