Both Sides: The Vote On Gay Marriage Amendment
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A recent poll shows more people are favoring same sex marriage. The Survey USA poll shows 47 percent of those surveyed say they favor same sex marriage. While 39 percent said they...
View ArticleState Sen. Dibble: Gay Marriage Debate Later In Session
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota state senator who will take the lead in that chamber on a bill to legalize gay marriage says backers will wait at least a month or two into the upcoming legislative...
View ArticleLawmakers Want Tighter Database Security
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers say more oversight and stricter punishment is needed to curb repeat misuse of databases. Sen. Scott Dibble, a Minneapolis Democrat, and Rep. Mary Liz Holberg,...
View ArticleMinn. Senate Committee Backs Jury Bias Ban
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota Senate committee has passed a bill to prohibit lawyers from dismissing potential jurors based solely on their sexual orientation or marital status. The Senate...
View ArticleSen. Dibble Plans To Introduce Gay Marriage Bill This Week
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – It appears the battle over same sex marriage in Minnesota may start to heat up earlier than expected. While talking with Esme Murphy on WCCO Sunday Morning, Minnesota Senator...
View ArticleMinn. Headed For Stand-Pat Year On Transportation
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — High hopes of a major infusion of new money for Minnesota road, bridge and mass transit construction gave way Wednesday to the reality that the taxes needed to support those...
View ArticleMinn. Lawmaker Finishes Boston Before Explosion
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota lawmaker had trouble getting word out he was OK after finishing the Boston Marathon, site of a deadly explosion. Democratic state Sen. Scott Dibble of Minneapolis says he...
View ArticleMinn. Senate To Take Up Transportation Plan
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A transportation finance bill that mostly keeps the status quo is rolling toward a vote in the Minnesota Senate. The legislation to be debated Friday is less controversial than...
View ArticleCall For State Aid To Resolve Orchestra Dispute Grows
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – It’s been nearly 13 months since the lockout began at the Minnesota Orchestra, and now some leaders are calling for state aid to settle the dispute. They include former Minnesota...
View ArticleLawmakers: Minn. Needs Stronger Oil Spill Response
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Hoping to avert disaster before it strikes, two state lawmakers introduced plans Wednesday to deal with the growing threat from railroad oil tanker spills. On average, ten oil...
View ArticleBullying Bill Clears Senate Committee
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Revised legislation that protects students against bullies has the support of a key Senate committee in Minnesota. The anti-bullying bill packed a Senate Education Committee...
View ArticleSenate Panel’s Medical Pot Hearing To Be Continued
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Medical marijuana has not yet been snuffed out in Minnesota. Sen. Scott Dibble, a Minneapolis Democrat, took up the gauntlet Gov. Mark Dayton threw down this week when he dared...
View ArticleMinnesota Medical Pot Rift Could Threaten Bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A rift among Minnesota supporters of legalizing medical marijuana could make it harder to get legislation in front of Gov. Mark Dayton this year. Committees in both the House and...
View ArticleMinnesota Medical Pot Bill Goes To Senate Floor
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A bill to legalize medical marijuana is headed to the Senate floor after passage by the Finance Committee. The committee passed the bill 14-7 on Monday after adding a few...
View ArticleTalking Points: Medical Marijuana Bills — House Or Senate?
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — This week, the Minnesota House and Senate will have to hammer out differences between the Senate and House versions of a medical marijuana law. The House version is more...
View ArticleMinnesota Senators Could Act On Medical Marijuana
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The next move in legalization of medical marijuana in Minnesota is up to the state Senate. Senators could vote Monday to adopt a House bill that is more restrictive than theirs....
View ArticleSenate Passes Gas Tax Increase To Fund Road, Bridge Repairs
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – State officials say about half of Minnesota roads and bridges are more than 40 years old, nearing the end of their useful lives. Add a million more residents in the next 15 years,...
View ArticleMPCA Citizens’ Board Holds Last Meeting, Supporters Vow To Fight
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Just two weeks after it was abolished by the Minnesota Legislature, an influential environmental citizen’s board held its last meeting on Tuesday. The end of the Pollution Control...
View ArticleOnly 41 MN Patients Signed Up For Medical Marijuana
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota’s new medical marijuana program opens for business in just five days, but so far only 41 patients are registered and will be able to get their prescriptions. Patients and...
View ArticleRailway Neighbors Call For Heightened Safety
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Community members in northeast Minneapolis are calling for increased rail safety. Their fight falls on the second anniversary of the oil train disaster in Canada that killed 47...
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