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GOP senators look at 2013 legislative session

...the straw that breaks the camel's back."DFL claims of lowering overall property taxes were challenged by the Republican lawmakers who cited local government aid formula changes that shifted more money toward the Twin Cities governments.Republicans...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/political/2013-05-23/gop-senators-look-2013-leg
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Obama takes GOP senators to dinner

...in the House and Senate. Now, Democratic and Republican lawmakers are so deeply divided and rigid in their ideology...seems unlikely. On the other hand, at least some Republican lawmakers may have grown weary of appeasing the most vociferous...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/guest-columns/2013-03-12/obama-takes-gop-sen
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DFL chair files complaint against GOP lawmaker

...Dispatch letter to the editor, filed a complaint Thursday with the Office of Administrative Hearings against a Republican lawmaker for making false claims against four DFL House members.DFL Party Chair Ken Martin charged Rep. Greg Davids...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/political/2013-03-21/dfl-chair-files-complaint-
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...denied that he was simply describing a worst-case scenario that would scare the public and put pressure on Republican lawmakers."What I'm trying to do," he said, "is wake up members of the Congress with the idea that they need to...

http://brainerddispatch.com/2013-02-22-2
Thousands rally against stricter gun control in US

...elementary school shooting that killed 20 first-graders and six educators last month. Toth, a first-term Republican lawmaker from The Woodlands outside Houston, has introduced legislation to ban within Texas any future federal limits on...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2013-01-20/thousands-rally-against-stricter-gun
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GOP senator is likely gay marriage backer

...Branden Petersen, a likely co-sponsor of a gay marriage bill to be introduced soon at the Capitol, is the first Republican lawmaker to signal support for allowing same-sex couples to wed. Petersen said his backing hinges on a few conditions...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/political/2013-02-20/gop-senator-likely-gay-mar
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New titles of Minnesota ballot measures stir backlash

...an appropriate title" for each question. But Republican lawmakers and others involved in the ballot efforts contend...Democrats steadfastly oppose. More than a dozen Republican lawmakers joined the pro-amendment group, Minnesota for...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-07-09/new-titles-minnesota-ballot-measures
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Dems step gingerly around Dayton tax plan

...they said they weren't going to do when they came down here," Zellers said. But Charlie Weaver, a former Republican lawmaker who now represents the state's largest businesses as head of the Minnesota Business Partnership, faulted Republicans...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/political/2012-11-07/dems-step-gingerly-around-
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Election clears path for Minnesota health exchange

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Republican lawmakers who refused to help Gov. Mark Dayton develop Minnesota's...the effort. Dayton said Thursday he is re-inviting Republican lawmakers to be part of the exchange development. He said he views...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-11-08/election-clears-path-minnesota-healt
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Cravaack: Nation's financial problems demand action now

...federal regulations. The bill the amendment was a part of passed in the House but was stalled in the Senate.The Republican lawmaker also expressed pride in how he and his staff have reached out to constituents, conducting 29 town halls, 17 teleconferences...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/political/2012-10-21/cravaack-nations-financial
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