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Minnesotans for and against same-sex marriage stand side-by-side on May 19, 2011, while state representatives debate whether to amend the state Constitution to ban gay marriage. Don Davis | Forum News Service

Gay marriage talk includes money as historic vote nears

ST. PAUL — Most debate about today’s historic Minnesota House vote to allow same-sex marriage centers on religious and moral issues, but money also slips into the discussion. A UCLA...

news Thu, May 09, 2013 - 12:15am

Rep. Tom Anzelc of Balsam Township listens to debate on the House tax plan Wednesday. Danielle Killey | Forum News Service

Minnesota House approves tax plan

ST. PAUL – Minnesota Democrats and Republicans agree on at least one thing: The House tax plan raises a lot of money. “It’s a large increase, but it has to...

news Thu, Apr 25, 2013 - 12:23am

House education bill about more than education

ST. PAUL — A debate about education funding goes beyond helping individual students: There is widespread agreement that a better education system would help the economy. However, there is less...

news Tue, Apr 23, 2013 - 11:32pm

Rep. Paul Marquart of Dilwoth announces Tuesday his bill to fund Minnesota public school education. It includes a boost for early childhood education. Don Davis | Forum News Service

House DFL legislation wants to set school goals

ST. PAUL — Goals of 100 percent high school graduation, every third-grader being able to read, ending an achievement gap and all students being ready for careers or college after...

news Wed, Apr 10, 2013 - 12:07am

Dakota County Attorney Jim Backstrom looks over his testimony before talking to a House committee Tuesday in support of a bill increasing penalties on people who attack prosecutors. Don Davis | Forum News Service

Lawmakers consider stricter penalties on prosecutor attacks

ST. PAUL – Prosecutors should not be threatened, Dakota County Attorney Jim Backstromsaid, and a bill Minnesota lawmakers are considering could help prevent that. Telling a House committee his own...

news Tue, Mar 12, 2013 - 11:48pm

Votes, interactions will do the talking

Last week I began my first term as State Representative (District 2A), and I’m excited to get to work right away. I’ll have a great opportunity to work on issues...

opinion / letters Tue, Jan 15, 2013 - 11:22pm

Let’s keep partisanship out of this debate

Every two years voters go to the polls to elect 134 members to the Minnesota House of Representatives. The outcome of each election cycle determines which party has the majority...

opinion / letters Tue, Jan 15, 2013 - 11:19pm

Erickson’s vote bad for rural Minnesota

As a representative from rural Minnesota, you’d think Rep. Roger Erickson might actually vote with rural Minnesota’s best interests in mind. Think again. On the first day of the 2013...

opinion / letters Fri, Jan 11, 2013 - 11:56pm

House Speaker-designate releases committees, chairmen

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota House released a list of committee chairmen Friday dominated by Minneapolis and St. Paul lawmakers. House Speaker-designate Paul Thissen, DFL-Minneapolis, announced that urban representatives will...

news Sat, Nov 17, 2012 - 1:30am