Mark Dayton

Minnesota becomes 12th state to embrace same-sex marriage

2013-05-14 16:36:00

Crowds cheered on Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday evening after he signed a bill making Minnesota the 12th state in the nation, and the third in three weeks, to allow same-sex marriage. "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness certainly includes the...

Minnesota Senate OKs same-sex marriage; governor to sign bill

2013-05-13 17:07:00

Minnesota is poised to become the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage as the state Senate approved legislation Monday, flooding the Capitol building with cheers from supporters. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton�announced that he would sign the bill...

Minnesota House OKs same-sex marriage; Senate expected to concur

2013-05-09 18:27:00

Minnesota is poised to become the second Midwestern state to legalize same-sex marriage after the state House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that would allow the practice. The House had been considered the measure's toughest hurdle. The...

One dead from tornado in Mississippi as freakish weather hits

2013-04-11 14:40:00

A fierce storm hugged the eastern portion of the nation in an icy, wet grip Thursday, spawning strong winds, tornadoes and the possibility of floods through the region where just days ago spring was beginning to bloom. At least one death related to...

Gay marriage: Prop. 8 ruling cheered, but U.S. impact not clear

2012-02-10 10:59:09

Obama: 'America’s military is the best that it’s ever been'

2011-08-30 16:36:19

Pawlenty's fiscal claims questioned

2011-04-03 00:00:00

In every speech Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty gives these days, he touts his fiscal record during his eight years as governor of Minnesota. "I drew a line in the sand," he likes to say, bragging that he vetoed every tax increase and...

Joe Biden update: The Democratic party is not dead, he reveals

2010-10-05 16:35:40

Credit Card Firms Won as Users Lost

2005-03-04 00:00:00

In the eight years since they began pressing for the tough bankruptcy bill being debated in the Senate, America's big credit card companies have effectively inoculated themselves from many of the problems that sparked their call for the measure. By...

Rumsfeld Offers Apology at Hearing

2004-05-07 15:25:00

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld broadly apologized today for the abuses of Iraqi prisoners in U.S. custody and sent a sharp warning that "many more" images and videos exist depicting violence on the captives. In hearings today on Capitol Hill,...

Gen. Taguba Testifies Before Senate Panel

2004-05-11 12:04:00

Following is testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, as provided by Federal News Service. SEN. JOHN WARNER: The committee meets today for the second of a series of hearings regarding the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners by some elements...

What's next in the fight over same-sex marriage?

2013-05-23 12:35:04

WASHINGTON Momentum in the states to allow gay marriage may be about to stall. Recent victories have given same-sex marriage advocates hope that the tide has turned in their long-running fight for marriage equality, given the number of states approving...

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton (mn.gov)

2013-05-14 06:00:00

Last week, gay marriage sponsors Rep. Karen Clark, right, and Sen. Scott Dibble celebrate after the Minnesota House passed the gay marriage bill. The two openly gay Minnesota state lawmakers, who respectively sponsored the measure in the state House and Senate, prepared to watch Democratic Gov.

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Democrat Jack Markell, governor of Delaware, speaks while Republican Govs. Gary Herbert of Utah, left, Mary Fallin of Oklahoma, second from left, and Scott Walker of Wisconsin, second from right, listen with Democratic Govs. Mark Dayton of Minnesota, third from left, and Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe.

2012-12-04 00:00:00