The Parents Action League, a group of Anoka-Hennepin School District parents opposed to LGBT safety programs in district schools, shut down its website on Friday following…
Tom Rees,the Republican primary challenger to state Rep. Mark Buesgens, R-Jordan, previously served in the legislature from 1979 to 1986, back when state GOPers still called themselves Independent Republicans. Since 2006, he’s challenged (and sometimes ridiculed) Buesgens, a vocal, almost-libertarian…
The United States Navy Veterans Association, a nonprofit veterans group, has come under fire in a half dozen states for allegedly using donations to fund Republican candidates and committees, including many in Minnesota. But the group has also plagiarized the work of American troops and school children in a supposed attempt to gain legitimacy.
On Wednesday evening, Rochester became the fifth community in Minnesota to approve a domestic partner registry for same-sex couples. By a 6-to-1 vote, the city council approved the measure, adding Rochester to a list of cities — Edina, Minneapolis,…
Using campaign finance and ethics boards to tarnish ideological and electoral opponents is a common practice on both sides of the aisle, but no candidate for governor has used the process more than state Rep. Tom Emmer: Over his six years in the Minnesota Legislature he’s sued, issued formal requests for investigation or filed complaints nearly a dozen times — and each one was dismissed by boards hearing his grievances.
Rochester is considering an ordinance that would allow same-sex partners to register their domestic partnership with the city. Mayor Ardell Brede proposed the measure, which among other things would allow for hospital visitation for same-sex couples in “Med City.” The…
Dave Roeser, a member of the Lino Lakes City Council, says the Anoka County city of 20,000 can save money if it declares English its official language. If approved, the move would likely make Lino Lakes…
“I am not a racist,” says Rev. Dennis Campbell of the response to an ad he placed in the St. Cloud Times in March that stated, “Moslems [sic] seek to influence a nation by immigration, reproduction, education, the…
After sometimes angry and emotional debate Monday, the Moorhead City Council defeated an ordinance that would’ve created a domestic partner registry. Some at the council meeting said the registry of same-sex couples would reflect Moorhead’s inclusive values, while others warned it could lead to the breakdown of traditional marriage. “I don’t like queer relationships,” one man said. “Do you want the city of Moorhead to be known as a queer community?”
The U.S. Department of Education is investigating anti-Muslim activities at public schools in Owatonna and St. Cloud, according to the Minnesota Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Recent…
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