Minnesota Senate Legalizes Gay Marriage
After over 4 hours of debate the Minnesota Senate, by a vote of 37 in favor to 30 opposed, has made gay marriage legal in the state of Minnesota.
After over 4 hours of debate the Minnesota Senate, by a vote of 37 in favor to 30 opposed, has made gay marriage legal in the state of Minnesota.
It's a historic day in Minnesota as the Senate takes up the measure that would legalize gay marriage in the state. This is currently being debated and you can watch it live.
It's been 26 years since the last Minnesota tax hike on alcohol, but if state lawmakers have their way there will be another one soon to help make up for the state's budget deficit.
I can't remember the last time I saw the crowd in Minneapolis storm the court following a Gophers basketball game, but that was the scene Tuesday night as the Golden Gophers defeated the #1 ranked Indiana Hoosiers.
While President Obama has won another term, coming out on top in both the electoral college and popular votes, other Northland elections and issues were decided in the wee hours of the morning.
The on again, off again controversial wolf hunt received more opposition when two national wildlife groups said they will sue to protect the animals, while two other groups have also asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to stop the state's first managed wolf that begins November 3, arguing that the lower court was wrong when it ruled last week that the killing of 400 wolves would not cause irreparable harm.
The Minnesota Twins were just awarded the 2014 All Star Game in their new stadium, so why shouldn't the Minnesota Vikings host a future Super Bowl in their new stadium, which will be built over the next few years.
Percy Harvin has requested a trade from the Vikings. The shocking news coming from someone inside the organization who requested to be kept secret. Harvin voiced frustration with the Vikings on Tuesday at the first day of mandatory minicamp.
The 2012 Minnesota fishing opener is upon us! Wisconsin got a head start but now it's game on for everyone. Minnesota sells about 1.3 million fishing licenses each year and a large percentage of those people will be out this weekend (with mom's permission of course).
Registration is now open for northern Minnesota's oldest road race - the Park Point 5-Miler. This years race is the evening of July 20th. If you're already training for Grandmas Marathon weekend, run 5k's or want to make this a first organized run, I think you should totally go for it. It's a nice Friday evening and even though it's been warm and humid the past several years, there are friendly Park Point residents there to cheer you on and spray you with a hose.
I posted a story on this last week and thought that it wasn't a bad idea to require more identification to vote. My point was that government issued ID's are required for the most basic things such as opening a checking account so why not require such identification for something as important as voting?