MN SENATE
Same-sex marriage bill moves to full Senate in Minnesota 
A Minnesota Senate committee voted 5-3 today to move forward with a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Minnesota. “This is about family,” bill author Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, said. “We are not redefining anything.”
By Danielle Killey , March 12, 2013
Minnesota Sunday liquor sales stalled, short of a public outcry
The Senate Commerce Committee was expected Monday to discuss the measure, but wasn't planning to take a vote. Sen. Roger Reinert, a Duluth Democrat, introduced the bill earlier this month. The committee will also discuss a host of other alcohol-related bills.
By Don Davis , February 25, 2013
Minnesota Senate backs 3 Dayton appointees
The Minnesota Senate has confirmed three Dayton administration commissioners. The Senate voted Monday to back Edwin Van Petten to lead the Minnesota State Lottery, Susan Haigh as chairwoman of the Metropolitan Council, and Carolyn Parnell as the state's chief information officer.
By Associated Press , February 11, 2013
Minnesota Senate approves raise for state employees
State Senators Thursday approved a new contract that includes a 2 percent pay hike. The House, which is also controlled by Democrats, is expected to vote on the contract sometime next week.
By Associated Press , February 07, 2013
Minnesota Senate confirms 5 more commissioners
Five more members of Gov. Mark Dayton's cabinet have been confirmed, but not without a short fight from Republicans.
By Associated Press , February 07, 2013
Minnesota Senate committee backs jury bias ban
A Minnesota Senate committee has passed a bill to prohibit lawyers from dismissing potential jurors based solely on their sexual orientation or marital status.
By Associated Press , January 29, 2013
Minnesota Senate revisits ex-aide's case as costs rise
Amid mounting public legal costs, Minnesota senators vowed Thursday to keep fighting a lawsuit filed by a veteran aide that was fired for an affair with the Republican majority leader.
By Brian Bakst , December 13, 2012
Minnesota Senate's legal costs top $100,000 in scandal
The tab has topped $100,000 for the Minnesota Senate's legal costs related to a lawsuit from a former aide terminated after an affair with the top Republican leader.
By Associated Press , August 23, 2012
Minnesota Senate wants to move Brodkorb lawsuit
A lawyer for the Minnesota Senate is arguing that a lawsuit over a Republican ex-staffer's firing belongs in federal court instead of before a state judge.
By Associated Press , August 10, 2012
Ex-Minnesota Senate aide sues over firing after affair
A former Minnesota Senate aide who was fired after having an affair with the chamber's top Republican leader filed a lawsuit Monday saying he was treated unfairly and discriminated against because female employees involved in similar relationships didn't lose their jobs.
By Brian Bakst , July 23, 2012
Minnesota Senate leader: Ex-aide's lawsuit lacks merit
The Minnesota Senate's top leader says he's not interested in settling with a former employee who sued on Monday and expects the Senate to win in court.
By Associated Press , July 23, 2012
Senate panel to meet on scandal-related legal bill
A Minnesota Senate panel is meeting next week to go over legal costs stemming from the affair that brought down the GOP majority leader and cost a senior staffer his job.
By Associated Press , June 15, 2012
Minnesota Senate candidate Bills stars in short film (with video)
The film, "Staring at the Future," features Kurt Bills, the endorsed GOP candidate against Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar. It was scheduled to debut Wednesday night as an entry an international competition for short filmmakers, and a 20-second trailer for the film popped up online Wednesday.
By Patrick Condon , June 13, 2012
$46,150 legal tab in Minnesota Senate scandal
The legal tab for the Minnesota Senate in the firing of a high-ranking staffer is $46,150 and counting, according to an invoice released Friday.
The billing detailed $330-an-hour legal services from an outside attorney, Dayle Nolan, retained to defend the Senate over the firing of Michael Brodkorb.
By Martiga Lohn , May 25, 2012
Stadium passes House, on to Senate
The Minnesota Vikings are close to a new stadium after the House early today approved a construction plan 71-60. Representatives debated the stadium bill an hour and 50 minutes after day-long negotiations produced a compromise bill after the House and Senate passed differing versions. Soon after passing the stadium bill, the House adjourned for the year before 4 a.m. today.
By Don Davis , May 10, 2012
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