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Minnesota gay-marriage opponents weighing new 'counter' strategy
A national momentum toward the acceptance of gay marriage is changing the tactics of Minnesota opponents.With the imminent introduction of bills legalizing gay marriage, some Republicans are saying...
View ArticleGOP Sen. Petersen: 'Freedom' principles support gay marriage
Republicans were active on the gay marriage issue Wednesday, with one GOP senator elaborating on his role as a co-author supporting legalization and a spokesman for the GOP Senate caucus confirming...
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Former Republican State Auditor Pat Anderson supports gay marriage
MinnPost file photo by Jay WeinerPat AndersonAnother prominent Minnesota Republican has endorsed gay marriage, this one a former statewide office-holder.Pat Anderson, former state auditor and...
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Battle over state GOP leadership is a fight to shape the party
Keith DowneyFour months after the November elections, Minnesota Republican activists and leaders are no closer to identifying a strategy to turn around the party’s fortunes, but they are nearer to...
View ArticleMinnesota GOP must learn social media is a two-street street
A friend of mine, an occasional Republican, was amused by laments from Minnesota Republican activists that the GOP lost the November elections because the party failed to connect with voters via social...
View ArticleFarewell party set for state GOP Chair Pat Shortridge
The man who many believe had the most thankless job in the state will have a proper sendoff.Pat Shortridge, chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota, leaves the position April 6. On Monday, March 18,...
View ArticleForum scheduled for GOP party chair candidates
The election of the new chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota has taken on some aspects of a broader campaign, one designed to communicate to voters and not just party activists. The latest...
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Gay-marriage supporters tout freedom to persuade Republican legislators
From their cell phones to their emails to their Capitol hangouts, the men and women who are lobbying Republican legislators to support gay marriage are shouting, “Let freedom ring.”With gay marriage...
View ArticleNorm Coleman’s advice to GOP: Be more than anti-government
Norm Coleman is stepping up his presence in the Twin Cities. Starting next month, the former U.S. senator and chairman of the Minnesota Action Network, a think tank that advocates for conservative...
View ArticleFarewell event for GOP Chair Pat Shortridge is part tribute, part party critique
It was less of a roast than a serving of humble pie Monday night, when guests gathered to honor Pat Shortridge, outgoing chair of the Minnesota Republican Party.There was plenty of agreement, too, with...
View ArticleCandidates for state GOP chair agree the party’s a mess
At a debate Thursday night in Eagan, the four candidates for chair of the Minnesota Republican Party were in solid agreement on one issue: Their party is in a sorry state.To reverse the course, each...
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U of M law professor says justices may avoid taking stand on gay marriage
Dale Carpenter, professor of civil rights and civil liberties law at the University of Minnesota law school, attended today’s oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court challenging California’s Prop. 8,...
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U of M law professor says justices appear willing to strike down DOMA
Dale Carpenter, professor of civil rights and civil liberties law at the University of Minnesota law school, attended today’s U.S. Supreme Court hearing on arguments to overturn the federal Defense of...
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Who will take on Dayton in 2014? Some GOP names surface
State Rep. Kurt Zellers sends out news releases, independent of his caucus, criticizing the DFL’s tax and spending proposals.State Sen. Dave Thompson appears at three congressional district conventions...
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Judge orders new steps in Michael Brodkorb case against the Minnesota Senate
Michael BrodkorbMichael Brodkorb’s wrongful termination case against the Minnesota Senate is heading toward the deposition phase — and potentially awkward moments for some legislators.Federal...
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Group backed by Koch brothers targets GOP, DFL legislators
Residents in Edina received 11-by-6 inch glossy mailers claimimh their legislator wants to raise taxes “even more than Mark Dayton.”A new round of political mailers is arriving in selected mailboxes...
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GOP hopes Keith Downey will stabilize shaky state party
When Keith Downey takes over today as the chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he will be several steps ahead of where his predecessor, Pat Shortridge, started when he volunteered for the job in...
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Michael Henson, MN Orchestra president: It’s time for musicians to negotiate
An hour after the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra announced a tentative contract settlement with its locked-out musicians on Wednesday, Michael Henson, president of the Minnesota Orchestra, expressed...
View ArticleRandy Gilbert gets out early in GOP bid for state auditor
Randy Gilbert is trying again for the office of state auditor. Gilbert is an auditor in his day job at Assurance Consulting in Minneapolis and the former mayor of Long Lake. He has formed a campaign...
View ArticleKeith Downey Q-A: New GOP chair wants to stress 'customer focus'
The chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota, Keith Downey, started his first week on the job with some retooling efforts that he says are meant to turn the party into an organization with a...
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