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Minn. House schedules Thursday gay marriage vote
Democratic leaders in the state House have scheduled a vote they expect will lead to Minnesota joining a growing list of states to authorize marriage between same-sex couples.
House Speaker Paul Thissen said the 73-member Democratic majority had at least the 68 votes needed to send the bill on to the Senate and that a debate and vote on the bill in the 134-member House would take place Thursday....
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • May 8, 2013
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Same-sex marriage will cost Minnesota $678,000 a year, report finds
Budget officials have determined the state would have to spend $688,000 each year to provide health insurance benefits to same-sex spouses of state employees. Those costs will be slightly offset by thousands of dollars in fees collected from gay couples getting marriage licenses in the state. In another twist, budget officials are banking on 86 same-sex couples getting a divorce in 2015 and collec...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • May 7, 2013
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4 Minnesota political parties call for gay marriage
Legislators appear to be weeks away from a vote on a measure to legalize same-sex marriage, which would make the state the 10th to authorize such unions. It is not clear that its supporters have the necessary votes in the Legislature, so several party leaders were applying an extra bit of pressure as legislators wrestle with the issue.
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Apr 12, 2013
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MN: Same-sex marriage bill advances in Legislature
The debate began early in the morning and ended late in the evening. In the end, both the House and Senate passed the marriage equality bill out of committee, moving it one step closer to a vote by the full Legislature. Gov. Mark Dayton has said he would sign the bill if it passes the Legislature, but the Democratic leadership in both houses say the budget will be their priority in the coming week...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Mar 13, 2013
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Minnesota Poll: A majority doesn't want gay
marriage
Fifty-three percent of Minnesotans say the state statute banning same-sex unions should stand. Only 38 percent say legislators should overturn the law this year, while 9 percent are undecided.
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Mar 6, 2013
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Gay marriage fight begins in Minnesota Legislature
"This is a day that Minnesotans should be very proud of," said Sen. Scott Dibble, a Minneapolis DFLer who is a chief sponsor of a bill introduced Wednesday that would legalize same-sex marriage. "Our challenge in coming weeks is that we really have this discussion with renewed energy, about why marriage matters, why family matters."
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Feb 28, 2013
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Minnesota's marriage showdown takes shape at Capitol
Minnesota's divisive fight over same-sex marriage is moving to a Capitol showdown.
Supporters of legalization are preparing to roll out House and Senate proposals as early as next month. Legislative leaders who shied away from the issue earlier now are not ruling out a vote on the measure this spring....
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Jan 17, 2013
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Gay couples in Md. make plans to wed after voters legalize same-sex marriage in the state
The weddings will take place starting Jan. 1. It wasn't immediately clear how many of the thousands of gay couples in Maryland planned to marry or who might be first, and there'll no doubt be logistical questions, such as clearing up gender-specific language, to resolve before then.
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Nov 7, 2012
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National marriage group gives $1.6 million to amendment fight
The National Organization for Marriage has poured $1.65 million into Minnesota for Marriage, and nearly all of that came this month, new campaign finance records show. The group gave another $225,000 on Wednesday.
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Nov 1, 2012
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Minnesota Poll: Voters deadlocked on marriage question
The race appears to have tightened slightly, with a slim plurality of Minnesotans continuing to favor the amendment. But that support falls shy of the 50 percent needed to change the state Constitution.
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Oct 30, 2012
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Minnesota Poll: Voters deadlocked on marriage question
Among likely Minnesota voters, 48 percent support the amendment, down 1 percentage point from late last month. Another 47 percent of Minnesotans oppose the change, the same as a month ago. Just 5 percent of voters remain undecided. Minnesota law requires any change to the Constitution to capture a majority of all ballots cast. That means a ballot in which the voter skips the question is counted as...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Oct 29, 2012
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Minnesota Poll: Marriage vote splits state in two
Among likely voters, 49 percent would approve constitutional language that defines marriage as only the union of a man and woman. Another 47 percent oppose the measure, while 4 percent are undecided. Minnesota law requires any change to the Constitution to capture a majority of all ballots cast. That means a voter who skips the question is counted as a no vote.
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Sep 24, 2012
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MN pediatricians take stance on gay marriage amendment ...
The Minnesota chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics announced Tuesday that it opposes the gay marriage amendment on the grounds that it "would be harmful to the health and well-being of children and adolescents."
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Aug 30, 2012
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Winning streak on the line for marriage crusader
Traditional marriage advocates so far have an unbroken, 30-state streak of getting marriage defined exclusively as the union of one man and one woman. Schubert has masterminded every campaign since 2008.
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Aug 8, 2012
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Hennepin County court rules same-sex partner can inherit assets
Minnesota's Defense of Marriage Act does not deny the right of same-sex partners to inherit each other's assets, according to a groundbreaking ruling Wednesday. The Hennepin County District Court referee's ruling means that James Morrison of Minneapolis is entitled to about $250,000 in assets he once shared with Thomas Proehl, his partner of 25 years.
It's the first ruling to establish that the a...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Aug 2, 2012
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Minneapolis-area Lutherans oppose marriage amendment
Minneapolis-area Lutherans on Friday went on record against changing the state Constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman.
Their vote made them one of the largest faith groups yet to formally oppose the amendment that will go before voters Nov. 6, which would ban same-sex marriage in Minnesota. Close to 700 Lutherans, representing congregations in the Minneapolis Area Synod ...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Feb 21, 2012
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Rabbis oppose Minnesota marriage amendment
Dozens of Minnesota rabbis have gone on record opposing the proposed marriage amendment, urging "all Minnesotans of conscience and faith" to vote against the change to the state constitution that would define marriage as a union between a man and woman.
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Feb 10, 2012
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Minnesota foes of gay marriage raise $830K
The lead group pushing to ban same-sex marriage in Minnesota raised $830,000 in 2011 in the latest signal that a fierce, high-dollar contest is taking shape over the proposed constitutional amendment.
Minnesota for Marriage, a coalition of groups formed in an effort to get the marriage amendment approved this November, said that in addition to its fundraising, it also recruited more than 10,000 v...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Feb 1, 2012
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Foes of marriage amendment raise $1.2 million
A group leading the effort to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage has raised $1.2 million, mostly in the closing months of 2011, according a new campaign finance report.
Minnesotans United for All Families raised the funds last year from more than 5,100 people, with some larger donations coming from wealthy and prominent Minnesotans, including James Pohlad, owner ...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Jan 30, 2012
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St. Paul City Council opposes marriage amendment
The St. Paul City Council overwhelmingly approved a resolution Wednesday opposing an amendment on the Nov. 6 ballot that would ban same-sex marriage.
Six of the seven City Council members sponsored the resolution so it passed easily. Only Council Member Don Bostrom didn't sign on to the proposal....
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Jan 26, 2012
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MN: Appeals court: Gay marriage case must return to district court
In a win for gay rights advocates, a state appeals court on Monday overturned the dismissal of a lawsuit that sought to remove legal barriers to gay marriage in Minnesota.
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of three same-sex couples, will now return to Hennepin County District Court, where it will likely proceed to trial as debate heats up over a statewide vote next fall to ban gay marriage in Minnesot...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Jan 23, 2012
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Gay marriage debate: Brace for a 15-month brawl
A full 15 months before Minnesota voters decide whether to cement a ban against same-sex marriage into the state Constitution, the campaign over the amendment is already heating from a simmer to a full boil.
Groups on both sides of the proposed amendment have ramped up their fundraising machinery -- amid suggestions the campaign could top $10 million -- and have boosted their efforts to enlist ar...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Aug 19, 2011
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Minnesota: Next week: Activity surrounding gay marriage amendment
Three weeks after the Legislature voted to put the gay marriage amendment on the ballot in 2012, things are beginning to pick up steam.
Most notably, the state's campaign finance board plans next Tuesday to revisit a 14-year-old advisory opinion which said corporations -- both businesses and non-profits -- do not have disclose their own donors when giving to ballot question committees.
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Jun 13, 2011
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Minnesota: 40 Methodist clergy members support gay marriage
Dozens of clergy members of the United Methodist Church in Minnesota have pledged to marry any couple who come to them, including same-sex couples.
During the Methodists' annual conference in St. Cloud this week, about 40 clergy members signed a statement saying they would "offer the grace of the Church's blessing to any prepared couple desiring Christian marriage."...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Jun 3, 2011
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Minnesota Poll: Support falls for ban on gay marriage
A majority of Minnesotans oppose amending the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage, according to a new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll.
Fifty-five percent of respondents said they oppose adding such an amendment while 39 percent favor a constitutional ban -- views that appear to be a sharp reversal of poll results seven years ago....
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • May 14, 2011
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Don't put bigotry up for a vote
In the less enlightened days of America's past, it was illegal in some places for blacks to marry whites, for women to vote and for people of color to occupy the same public spaces as whites.
The laws were racist, sexist and discriminatory -- and the nation came to understand the human toll. Unfortunately, we're still struggling to get it right when it comes to same-sex marriage.
A proposal sail...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • May 7, 2011
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With GOP in control of Legislature, gay marriage ban approved by Minn. Senate committee
A state Senate committee passed a bill Friday setting a statewide vote next year on banning gay marriage in the Minnesota Constitution, a goal that eluded conservative activists for years but got sudden new life this week with Republicans now in control of the Legislature.
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill 8-4, with all Republicans in favor and all Democrats opposed. Passage by the...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Apr 30, 2011
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Madeline Koch: Wanted: GOP for the next generation
First: We want equal marriage. Though we may not all be willing to march in the Pride parades or even send fiery letters to our congressmen about it, most of us believe that gay couples deserve the right to be legally wed. I can guarantee you this: The issue of equal marriage is not going to go away, and unless you start shifting within the Republican Party, you will not gain our support....
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Aug 1, 2009
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Gay marriage in Iowa is stirring Minnesota
Advocates are hoping the momentum from Iowa will spill over into a number of marriage debates on the East Coast. In the weeks following the Iowa ruling, New York Gov. David Paterson introduced a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. In Vermont, the Legislature overruled Gov. Jim Douglas' veto of a bill that recognizes same-sex marriage. And the Washington, D.C., City Council unanimously voted to rec...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Apr 29, 2009
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Same-sex marriage back at the Legislature
A bill that would define marriage as a civil contract between "two persons," rather than a man and a woman, was introduced in the state Senate, sponsored by five DFL members.
It has been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, but no hearings have been scheduled....
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Mar 6, 2009
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Big push for same-sex marriage coming in '09
OutFront Minnesota, the state's largest group pressing gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality, says same-sex marriage will become its top priority next year....
Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Dec 19, 2008
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Minneapolis rally protests gay marriage bans
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune • Nov 15, 2008
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