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House votes 75-59 in support of gay marriage bill

In what seemed an inevitable outcome, area representatives to the Minnesota House approved the Freedom to Marry measure by a vote of 75-59. The measure now moves on for a Senate vote on Monday.

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2013-05-10/house-votes-75-59-support-gay-mar
Opinion
Disabled citizens

...that there are others like me who will whole-heartedly support you if you say "yes" to higher revenues in future House votes on taxes. Cassandra Robinson Bemidji Co-Executive Director The Arc United

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/open-forum/2013-05-10/disabled-citizens
Open Forum
Red or green button?

With a House vote on the gay marriage bill scheduled for Thursday and the DFL House speaker confident he has enough votes for passage, Rep. John...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/political/2013-05-07/red-or-green-button
Political
US Army pulling out of NASCAR at end of season

...Jackson Kingston of Georgia are pushing an amendment that would prohibit military sponsorship of sports. McCollum lost a House vote a year ago to end military sponsorships of NASCAR, professional wrestling and fishing, but is trying again to have...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-07-10/us-army-pulling-out-nascar-end-seaso
News | Auto Racing
Minnesota lawmaker in rest stop scandal won't drop bid for re-election

...his signed agreement for the special session with top Republican and Democratic legislative leaders would preclude a House vote on Gauthier's conduct because it limits the scope of the special session. A spokeswoman for the GOP House caucus had...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-08-22/minnesota-lawmaker-rest-stop-scandal
News | Political
House holds AG Holder in contempt of Congress in a bi-partisan vote

...Congress. GOP Rep. Dan Lipinski voted not present and 65 Democrats left the House floor before the vote was taken.The House vote followed a 16-month investigations by the chamber's House Oversight and Government Reform Committee into the Fast...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/2012-06-29/house-holds-ag-holder-contempt-co
Opinion
NASCAR: Earnhardt upbeat about National Guard sponsorship

...Jack Kingston of Georgia are backing an amendment that would prohibit military sponsorship of sports. McCollum lost a House vote a year ago to end military sponsorships of NASCAR, professional wrestling and fishing, but is trying again to have...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-07-13/nascar-earnhardt-upbeat-about-nation
News | Auto Racing
Mille Lacs Freedom to Fish Act OK'd for House vote

The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Thursday unanimously agreed to report H.R. 5797, the Mille Lacs Lake Freedom to Fish Act of 2012, to the House for consideration. Authored by Rep. Chip Cravaack, R-Minn.

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/political/2012-07-26/mille-lacs-freedom-fish-ac
Political | Outdoors
Vikings players make plea for stadium at capitol

...Greenway and center John Sullivan lent aid to a franchise lobbying team of nine, which is counting heads for an expected House vote as soon as Thursday and guiding the bid for a nearly $1 billion stadium through its final Senate committees.In a barely...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-04-25/vikings-players-make-plea-stadium-ca
News | Sports
Vikings fans hit Capitol, but no stadium vote

...Minnesota's Capitol on Saturday hoping to see the state House vote on a $1 billion stadium bill, but it was delayed even...supporters have expressed confidence about rounding up the 68 House votes and 34 Senate votes needed for passage, but the bill...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-04-29/vikings-fans-hit-capitol-no-stadium-
News | Political | Sports

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