MN SENATE
Marathon Senate session OKs child care union 
Minnesota senators took nearly 17 hours to approve a bill allowing childcare providers and personal care attendants to unionize. The bill passed 35-32 a little after 8 a.m. today after senators debated it continuously since Tuesday afternoon.
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey , May 15, 2013
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
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
- Supporters of gay marriage
- Minnesota governor to sign bill allowing gay marriage
- Gay marriage no given in North Dakota
- As Minnesota Senate prepares to vote, a look at gay marriage bill’s details
- PHOTO GALLERY: Same-sex marriage passes in Minnesota Senate
- LIVE VIDEO: The UpTake's Minnesota Senate Channel
- Grand Forks residents celebrate Minnesota gay marriage vote outcome
- Same-sex marriage vote emotional for couples
As Minnesota Senate prepares to vote, a look at gay marriage bill’s details
Minnesota’s Senate is scheduled to debate and vote today on a bill to add the state to the growing list of those that allow gay marriage. It’s the last step before Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton, who has promised to sign legislation, signs the bill.
By Patrick Condon , May 13, 2013
Minnesota Senate to vote on clothing, income tax hikes
Minnesota's Senate is debating a bill that repeals the state's long-standing sales tax exemption on clothes and increases income taxes on wealthier people.
By Patrick Condon , April 29, 2013
Minnesota Senate moves to fix Capitol with tax dollars
Minnesota senators are moving to pay for renovations of the state Capitol using tax dollars rather than through state borrowing for public construction projects.
By Associated Press , April 24, 2013
Minnesota Senate tax plan starts top-tier rate sooner
More Minnesota taxpayers would be covered by a new top-end income tax rate in a Senate proposal than would feel the sting in competing proposals from the governor and House Democrats.
By Associated Press , April 23, 2013
Minnesota Senate DFL wants HMO, nursing home surcharge
Minnesota Senate Democrats want a new state surcharge on HMOs and nursing facilities to help pay for health and assistance programs.
By Associated Press , April 16, 2013
Minnesota Senate names stretch of highway for slain officer
The Minnesota Legislature has passed a bill to rename 11 miles of State Highway 23 after slain Cold Spring police officer Tom Decker.
By Associated Press , April 11, 2013
Minnesota Senate budget does not include surcharge
Senate Democrats would not go as far as their House colleague in raising taxes in a budget framework they announced this morning.
By Don Davis , March 20, 2013
Minnesota Senate panel to take up guns, background checks
A Senate panel is set to vote on changes to Minnesota's gun laws, including whether to require background checks for all gun purchases.
By Associated Press , March 14, 2013
Bill on subpar teachers gets Minnesota Senate hearing
Minnesota's Senate Education Committee is considering a bill to prohibit schools from placing a student in a classroom led by a teacher deemed unsatisfactory under state standards, if that student had one the previous year.
By Associated Press , March 14, 2013
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
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