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Minnesota to become 12th state to legalize same-sex marriages
Minnesota is poised to become the 12th state to legalize marriage for same-sex couples. The state’s Senate on Monday voted 37-30 to legalize same-sex marriage. The state’s House approved the legislation last week and Gov. Mark Dayton (D) has vowed to sign the bill into law. “After last week’s strong…
Watch: ‘Glacier on speed’ nearly swallows Minnesota homes
A glacier-like “ice wave” struck northern Minnesota on Friday, nearly swallowing up homes in an astonishing natural phenomenon that was caught on tape by shocked residents. NBC affiliate WPTV described the bizarre scene as like watching “a glacier on speed” as high winds and crashing waves pushed the mass of…
Minnesota lawmaker and minister: Marriage equality foes always cite the Bible
Minnesota state Rep. Tim Faust (DFL-District 11B) on Thursday said the Bible was no argument against marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples. “Not too long ago, I probably would have voted ‘no’ on this bill, but in the past there have been a couple of things that changed my…
Minnesota on the verge of becoming 12th state to embrace marriage equality
The Minnesota House on Thursday afternoon approved legislation to legalize same-sex marriage, moving the state one step closer to embracing marriage equality. The state House voted 75-59 to extend the freedom to marry to same-sex couples with just two weeks left in the 2012 legislative session. The state Senate is…
Religious group ‘apologizes’ for linking marriage equality supporters to Nazis
A religious group in Minnesota issued a public half-apology on Friday for an online posting that accused supporters of marriage equality of practicing the “Nazi philosophy of propaganda,” Minnesota Public Radio reported. It its statement, Minnesota for Marriage said it “regrets that statements considered by many to be offensive” appeared…
Train derailment spills 30,000 gallons of oil in Minnesota
Crews were working Thursday to clean up as much as 30,000 gallons of oil that spilled onto a Minnesota field after a mile-long train derailed. It was not yet clear whether the Canadian Pacific train was transporting regular crude or oil from the Alberta tar sands, but the spill will…
Bachmann likely to hang on by a thread after tight re-election race
Polls give Tea Party favourite narrow lead over Democratic challenger in Minnesota, Jim Graves The Tea Party darling and failed contender for the Republican nomination Michele Bachmann has said she is “humbled” to have been re-elected to Congress as projections showed her on course to narrowly defeat her Democratic challenger in Minnesota…
Minnesota smacks company for providing free online education
The State of Minnesota made it clear recently that free education over the Internet is not kosher unless the state lawmakers explicitly approve of it. Whether that’s actually the case remains to be seen, but according to The Chronicle of Higher Education, that’s basically what state officials told Cousera, an…
Dog shocks owners by producing milk to nurse abandoned kitten
A 4-year-old Pekingese dog named Mittens shocked her owners after she adopted a kitten and began producing milk to nurse it. Pat Weber of Jordan, Minnesota told the Star Tribune that her grandson found the kitten in a pole barn near their house when it was just a few days…
Minn. Supreme Court rejects challenge to voter ID ballot measure
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Monday in a 4-2 decision rejected a lawsuit that alleged a voter ID ballot measure was misleading and unclear. Residents in Minnesota will decide this November whether voters must show government-issued photographic identification before casting a ballot. However, the ballot question only mentions a “valid…
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