Republicans in the Minnesota Senate introduced three bills on Tuesday that aim to put a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage before voters in 2012. Minnesota law already outlaws same-sex marriage. State Democrats say the bill is a distraction from the economic crisis — and a state budget that the GOP has yet to pass.
The Minnesota Family Council and the National Organization for Marriage launched a new television ad this week in support of Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer. It’s the fourth foray into political advertising for the socially conservative groups this cycle…
Paul Koering, Minnesota’s only elected gay Republican, may become Minnesota’s only elected gay independent. Koering told the St. Cloud Times over the weekend that he will run a write-in campaign for the state Senate seat he now holds. Koering…
Two campaign mailers targeting openly gay Republican Sen. Paul Koering raise questions about the National Organization for Marriage’s activities in Minnesota. NOM has been active in its opposition to candidates it perceives as supportive of gay marriage, but it hasn’t registered with the state, a requirement for groups that spend more than $100 to support or oppose political candidates.
Minnesota’s only elected openly gay Republican is calling it quits following a primary loss on Tuesday. Koering was defeated by fellow Republican Paul Gazelka for the Minnesota Senate seat encompassing Brainerd. Koering, who came out in 2005,…
The Republican Party of Minnesota is investigating one of its own, and it has GOP leaders a bit uneasy. The party sent a letter to the Morrison County Sheriff asking for records of 911 calls and law enforcement visits…
Openly gay state Sen. Paul Koering, already facing a tough GOP primary battle, raised eyebrows earlier this week when he confirmed to a gay porn website that he had dinner with a porn actor last weekend. His Republican…
The Republican Party of Minnesota called Sen. Paul Koering’s dinner date with porn actor Brandon Wilde “incredibly poor judgment,” according to the Brainerd Dispatch on Wednesday. Koering, Minnesota’s only elected gay Republican, admitted to gay porn news…
Already locked in a tough primary battle, Minnesota’s only openly gay elected Republican courted controversy this week when he met with a gay porn actor for dinner Sunday evening. The dinner date was revealed on Twitter when porn actor…
Gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer and congressional candidate Allen Quist are among candidates who earned top marks from the anti-immigrant group Minnesotans Seeking Immigration Reform (Minn-SIR). Minn-SIR got its start as the Minnesota Minutemen, a group the Southern Poverty Law…
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