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A little help from their friends, part I
DFL-aligned spending groups marshal their forces.
Same-sex marriage money flows quietly
A relative handful of individuals lead the donor pack.
A lobbyist? That and much more
Cristine Almeida brings a packed quiver of arrows to the Capitol as her firm juggles the needs of a dozen and a half clients during a typical legislative session.
Strom: How to break the law and win
It seems if you are wealthy enough and crafty enough, you can flout the rules and walk away.
NOW criticizes MN United PAC’s ‘Minnesota 15’
In a statement released Tuesday night, MN NOW said MN United PAC was focusing only on the issue of gay marriage and not considering the other positions of candidates it plans to support. The political fund is affiliated with Minnesotans United for All Families, the group that led the successful effort to legalize gay marriage last session.
Minnesota for Marriage to target state House races in 2014
The "Marriage Majority Initiative," launched by the group on Thursday morning, will "work to restore a pro-marriage majority in the Minnesota House in 2014 by supporting legislators who withstood immense political pressure in order to cast a vote in defense of traditional marriage."
Carlbom to join national marriage battle
Richard Carlbom, chief strategist in Minnesota the gay marriage push, will head a state-by-state campaign.
Carlbom to lead national effort to legalize gay marriage in states
Carlbom has been hired by national gay rights advocacy group Freedom to Marry as director of campaigns in 37 states to legalize gay marriage. Freedom to Marry, which donated more than $2 million to Minnesota during its gay marriage battle, is turning its attention to individual states after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) last month.
MN United PAC releases ‘Minnesota 15’ list
On the same day the U.S. Supreme Court struck struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act, the Minnesotans United PAC released the full "Minnesota 15" list of pro-gay marriage legislators who will be made "priorities" in their reelection campaigns. That list includes the five legislative Republicans who voted in favor of the bill and 10 rural Democrats serving in the House who could be vulnera[...]
Gay marriage advocates, business groups spend big on lobbying in 2013
The successful effort to legalize gay marriage in Minnesota this session also turned out to be one of the most expensive lobbying efforts in 2013, with advocates and opponents spending nearly $2 million to try an influence legislators votes on the issue.
MN United PAC pledges support to 15 pro-gay marriage lawmakers
MN United PAC, the political fund formed by pro-gay marriage group Minnesotans United for All Families, announced its "Minnesota 15" initiative on Thursday, a list of lawmakers who supported gay marriage this spring that will be made "priorities" for the fund in their campaigns for reelection. Minnesotans United named the first five lawmakers on the list, which consisted of all rural Democrats se[...]
Dayton signs historic bill to legalize same-sex marriage
The ceremony marked a dramatic shift in Minnesota, where two years ago lawmakers voted to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot to ban gay marriages. Six months ago, voters rejected that amendment by a more than 5 point margin. Come August 1, same-sex couples in the state will be able to apply for wedding licenses and couples married in other states will have their union recognized in Minne[...]
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