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Tevlin: Minnesota minimum wage hike got lost in the politics
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 4 days ago
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Over the past several months, groups that represent the working poor have been fighting to test the adage that a rising tide lifts all boats. After all, these are heady times for those in upper-income brackets...Surely those who work for minimum wage
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Legislature strikes deals. Capitol fix, unionization, budget all in mix
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 6 days ago
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The 2013 Minnesota legislative session is likely to come to a tidy but surprising end. In the wee hours on Monday, the Minnesota Senate unanimously passed a $132 million borrowing bill for Capitol restoration and a capitol area parking facility. The
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The Issue: Minnesota latest state to recognize same-sex marriage
Washington :: DC :: USA | 7 days ago
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Supreme Court as the Court hears arguments on same-sex marriage, on March 26, 2013 in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on Califonia's ban on same-sex marriage. UPI/Kevin Dietsch License photo Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton 's
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Church celebrates gay marriage with rainbow communion bread
New York City :: NY :: USA | 7 days ago
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Stories Minnesota's legalization of gay marriage has one church feeling pretty happy. Revolution Church in Minneapolis served congregants rainbow-colored communion bread during its inaugural service last Sunday...The colorful nod to gay rights was
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Minnesota Senate passes $11.3 billion HHS budget
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 7 days ago
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The Minnesota Senate signed off on a $11.3 billion budget for the state's health and human services programs Saturday. The bill is one of the largest the Legislature will pass in the final days of the 2013 session and it passed on a party-line vote.
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In an about face, DFL leader sounding more confident about minimum wage hike
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 8 days ago
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In an abrupt turnaround, Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk said Friday that leaders may be able to agree yet on a minimum wage hike. "There's some middle ground between where the Senate is and the House is," said Senate Majority Leader Tom
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Record 17-hour debate yields victory for care workers' unionization
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 10 days ago
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An all-night, 17-hour debate prompted by furious GOP opposition ended with a victory for unions seeking to organize care-workers on Wednesday. The Senate, which began debating the unionization bill at 3 p.m...The issue that caused the ruckus was a
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And Another One: Minnesota Becomes 12th State To Legalize Gay Marriage
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 11 days ago
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Joining eleven other states, Minnesota recently became the latest state to legalize gay marriage. via Think Progress After over four hours of debate, the Minnesota Senate voted 37-30 on Monday to pass marriage equality legislation, cementing
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Minnesota Senate Clears Way for Same-Sex Marriage
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 12 days ago
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Jim Mone/Associated Press Hundreds of people gathered in the Minnesota Capitol on Monday, singing, waving signs and shouting loud enough to be heard inside the Senate chamber as the debate went on before the vote on same-sex marriage. The State
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Key moments in the history of same-sex marriage
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 12 days ago
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Minnesotan Jack Baker files a lawsuit after being denied a marriage license for his male partner. The suit is thought to be the first same-sex marriage lawsuit in the U.S. October 1972 Minnesota Supreme Court rejects an appeal of Jack Baker's suit
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