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Minnesota House panel advances school anti-bullying bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota House committee has given its initial backing to a bill meant to crack down on bullying in schools.
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Minn. GOP lawmakers denounce effort to legalize same-sex marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Just hours after a marriage equality bill was unveiled at the Minnesota state capitol, a group of Republican lawmakers are calling for its defeat.
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BREAKING: Marriage equality bill unveiled at Minnesota state capitol
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Lawmakers formally launched a long-anticipated effort Wednesday to legalize gay marriage in Minnesota by summer, and gay couples and their small children crowded the kickoff news conference – an image meant to show family diversity already exists in the state.
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NOM threatens GOP lawmakers in Minn. who vote for same-sex marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The National Organization for Marriage on Monday said it will spend $500,000 to defeat Republican lawmakers in Minnesota who vote to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Minn. GOP senator hopes to convince colleagues to support same-sex marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Republican state senator who supports legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota said Wednesday that he hopes to convince GOP colleagues to join him in abandoning the party’s traditional stand on the issue.
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GOP lawmakers fear consequences over support for same-sex marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — As more state legislatures around the country consider whether to legalize same-sex weddings, an analysis of gay marriage votes in eight states shows that Republican lawmakers who backed it often faced consequences — including loss of their seats.
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Same-sex marriage supporters launch push in Minn. with rally at state capitol
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Hundreds of gay marriage supporters packed Minnesota’s Capitol rotunda on Thursday as they start a push for its legalization by the Legislature.
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Minnesota marriage equality supporters to rally at state capitol
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Supporters of gay marriage in Minnesota are holding a Valentine’s Day rally at the Capitol as they start a push for its legalization by the Legislature.
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Minnesota governor calls for marriage equality legislation this year
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — In his annual State of the State address, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton on Wednesday called on state lawmakers to put forward legislation this year that would legalize same-sex marriage.
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Marriage amendment battle in Minnesota topped $18 million in 2012
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Last year’s emotional campaign over a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in Minnesota cost the two main competing groups a combined $18 million, according to campaign finance reports released Friday.