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2014 Legislature: minimum wage, bonding and fixes expected
There is little doubt the 2013 Minnesota Legislature will be remembered for its historic vote to allow gay marriage and a $2 billion tax increase.
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey , May 21, 2013
Gay couples ready for married rights 
Minnesota gays and their supporters could not contain their enthusiasm during a 45-minute ceremony featuring Gov. Mark Dayton signing the historic legislation. An estimated 6,000 people crowded in front of the Capitol in temperatures topping 90 degrees to cheer Dayton.
By Don Davis , May 14, 2013
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Scaled-back gun bill moves ahead in Minnesota Senate
A significantly scaled-back plan to revise Minnesota's gun laws advanced toward a final Senate vote after receiving the blessing Tuesday of a vocal gun-rights group.
By Brian Bakst , May 14, 2013
Sen. Stumpf says his vote against same-sex marriage was a vote for tradition, religious freedom
Sen. LeRoy Stumpf, DFL-Plummer, one of just three DFLers to vote Monday against legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota, said today the four-hour debate was heartfelt and moving but did not shake his longstanding belief that marriage should be between one man and one woman.
By Chuck Haga , May 14, 2013
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Minnesota senators ‘vote for love’
Love and marriage soon will go together for Minnesota gays like they do for straight couples. “Vote yes for love,” Minnesota Sen. Scott Dibble told his colleagues Monday.
By Don Davis , May 13, 2013
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Paulsen rules our run for US Senate or MN governor
Republican U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen has ruled out a run for the U.S. Senate or for governor of Minnesota, saying he plans to seek a fourth term in the House instead.
By Associated Press , May 13, 2013
Minnesota pushes solar power; mines, mills off the hook
The Minnesota Legislature appears poised to enact landmark state energy policy in coming days requiring, for the first time, that big utilities make electricity from the sun.
By John Myers , May 13, 2013
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