U.S. Census counts 1,300 married same-sex couples in Minnesota
By Andy Birkey |
09.28.11 | 10:18 am
Minnesota has as many married same-sex couples as Iowa, where same-sex marriage has been legal for two years.
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Minneapolis 4th highest for number of same-sex couples
By Andy Birkey |
08.30.11 | 11:24 am
According to a study of 2010 U.S. Census data by UCLA’s Williams Institute, among large U.S. cities, Minneapolis has the fourth highest rate of same-sex couples living within its borders. Neighboring St. Paul ranked 24th and Minnesota ranked 33rd…
Pawlenty misses Census deadline
By Andy Birkey |
04.09.10 | 11:30 am
Gov. Tim Pawlenty told listeners of his weekly WCCO radio show that he hasn’t yet returned either of the Census forms he has received — he got one for the Governor’s Mansion and another for his home in Eagan.…
Minnesota key to national parties’ redistricting hopes
By Chris Steller |
12.28.09 | 11:09 am
The national political parties’ hopes for gains in the 2010 redistricting cycle ride on races for governor in six states, including Minnesota. The Fix calls the state a “major Democratic opportunity.”
Without mentioning Bachmann, Klobuchar urges Minnesotans to fill out Census
By Paul Schmelzer |
07.22.09 | 4:12 pm
Rep. Michele Bachman has said she and her family will only answer one Census question next year — how many people live in her home — and she’s urged others to do the same. While that’s
Worry spreads along with Bachmann’s Census opposition
By Andy Birkey |
07.20.09 | 1:28 pm
Rep. Michele Bachmann’s opposition to the U.S. Census is spreading, according to the Bakersfield Californian. A Bakersfield man is boycotting the Census, and the paper thinks Bachmann’s campaign might be…
Census boycott makes strange bedfellows for Bachmann
By Andy Birkey |
07.14.09 | 6:39 am
Rep. Michele Bachmann is not the only person saying she won’t fill out the full U.S. Census. She’s joined in her boycott by a group she has vociferously spoken out against — undocumented immigrants.
Bachmann Census flap creates stir
By Andy Birkey |
06.29.09 | 12:50 pm
Recent statements by Rep. Michele Bachmann about ACORN and the U.S. Census have the media and watchdog groups piling on. Bachmann has said several times in the last week…
Bachmann links Census to 1940s Japanese internment
By Paul Schmelzer |
06.25.09 | 11:40 am
Rep. Michele Bachmann, who may be redistricted out of a job based on next year’s Census findings, has already stated she won’t respond to certain Census questions…
Bachmann won’t fill out full census, fears ACORN
By Andy Birkey |
06.17.09 | 11:47 am
Rep. Michele Bachmann told the Washington Times on Wednesday that she will not be filling out all the questions on next year’s census because ACORN will be one of the…
