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Pawlenty makes it official in video
Pawlenty announces he's running in a web video.
Republican legislative leaders emerged from Gov. Mark Dayton’s office this afternoon reporting that “nothing big” came from an hour-long meeting. State lawmakers have until midnight Monday to reach a budget agreement that erases a projected $5 billion deficit. But the two sides remain deeply divided over taxes and spending cuts. “Whenever we’re meeting, whenever we’re…
This is a map of how the House voted on a measure that sends a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage to the ballot in 2012. The measure passed 70-62. Green means a yes vote, red for no, and yellow if the representative didn’t vote. Click on an icon to see who the representative is and…
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Same sex marriage ban headed to 2012 election, 70-62 vote
Same sex marriage amendment hits the floor
Dayton says GOP refuses to budge on $34 billion budget plan.
The House is set to take up the measure tonight.