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Report: Minnesota Republicans fined $30,000 for improper contributions, spending
The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board released a damning report (PDF) on Friday that fined the Minnesota Republican Party and its former chair nearly $30,000 for intentionally circumventing campaign finance law in 2010. The report also found the party’s finances are plagued by sloppy bookkeeping and “out of…
Zoo animals perish in severe Minnesota flash flooding
Several animals have died at a zoo in Minnesota after heavy rainfall brought severe flash flooding in the early hours of Wednesday. Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth, around 100 miles north of Minneapolis on the Wisconsin border, was badly hit by the flooding which also closed roads and flooded homes,…
Gay priest defies Pope: Catholics should vote ‘no’ on Minnesota marriage ban
An openly gay priest on Sunday urged Catholics to go against the Pope’s wishes and vote “no” a November ballot measure that would enshrine Minnesota’s same sex marriage ban in the state’s Constitution. Father Bob Pierson argued that Paragraph 1782 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church allows Catholics to…
ACLU files lawsuit over ‘misleading’ Minnesota voter ID ballot question
The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in the Minnesota Supreme Court to challenge a voter ID amendment they claim is misleading to voters. “This ballot proposal is incredibly troubling because it asks voters to put an amendment in the constitution in a manner that is misleading,…
Minnesota seniors cut up AARP cards in support of voter ID laws
Conservative groups in Minnesota have called for a boycott of the American Association of Retired Persons because the organization plans to oppose the Minnesota Voter ID Amendment. “AARP is clearly out-of-step with a majority of its members on this issue,” stated Jeff Davis, president of Minnesota Majority and spokesperson for…
Minnesota GOP gets eviction notice for failing to pay rent
The Republican Party of Minnesota has been served an eviction notice at its headquarters in St. Paul. Minnesota in Politics first reported on Monday that Hub Properties Trust filed the paperwork last week after the party failed to pay rent for the past year. “Tenant remains in default under the…
The GOP Continuing War on Women™; Two Minnesota Bills That Would Limit a Woman’s Right to Choose
I don’t pay as much attention to local politics as I should, much to my chagrin. I am changing that as we go into the silly season, though, because we have some important issues on our ballot – more on that in a future post. One of the local groups…
Waitress sues after police seize $12,000 tip
A struggling waitress in Moorhead, Minnesota is suing after police seized a $12,000 tip because they suspected it was drug money. The Forum of Fargo-Moorehead reported on Wednesday that Stacy Knutson was working at the Moorhead Fryn’ Pan restaurant when she discovered a wad of cash wrapped in rubber bands…
Student: School threatened to arrest porn star prom date
A high school in Oakdale, Minnesota has officially banned a student from bringing a porn star to his senior prom because it is “not in the best interest of students.” Realizing that he was about to graduate without ever having been to a prom, Mike Stone, 18, set out to…
Minnesota House approves voter ID amendment
Minnesota’s House of Representatives has approved a controversial measure to put a referendum on voter photo IDs on the November ballot. After nine hours of debate, the bill was passed along party lines at 2:14 a.m. on Wednesday morning by a vote of 72-62, according to the Star Tribune. If…
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