http://www.mail.com/people/2764-mark-dayton.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/2764-mark-dayton.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2085716-minnesota-gay-marriage-sponsors-its-personal.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — As a crowd of thousands roared from the lawn of the state Capitol, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed the bill Tuesday that makes gay marriage legal here come Aug. 1. "What a day for Minnesota!" the Democratic governor declared, as American and rainbow flags flapped in a sweltering hot wind. The Minnesota State Patrol estimated about... Wed, 15 May 2013 02:18:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2085716-minnesota-gay-marriage-sponsors-its-personal.html 2013-05-15T02:18:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2083604-minn-governor-to-sign-bill-allowing-gay-marriage.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — With marriages to be available for Minnesota's gay couples starting Aug. 1, Duluth residents Gary Anderson and Gary Boelhower are getting ready to do something that seemed impossible when they started dating three years ago: plan a wedding. "The plan is to do it in August, definitely," Boelhower said Monday, shortly after Minnesota'... Tue, 14 May 2013 11:49:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2083604-minn-governor-to-sign-bill-allowing-gay-marriage.html 2013-05-14T11:49:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2083354-vikings-light-with-design-stadium.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Opening the roof over the new home of the Minnesota Vikings would have forced planners of the $975 million project to eliminate some of the fancy features. So the team, the public agency in charge of the stadium and the architects designing it literally saw the light. The yet-to-be-named multi-purpose facility will have a translucent ro... Tue, 14 May 2013 02:56:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2083354-vikings-light-with-design-stadium.html 2013-05-14T02:56:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2074866-minn-house-approves-gay-marriage-would-12th.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A historic vote Thursday in the Minnesota House positioned that state to become the 12th in the country to allow gay marriages and the first in the Midwest to pass such a law out of its Legislature. Lawmakers approved it 75-59, a critical step for the measure that would allow same-sex weddings beginning this summer. It's a startling... Thu, 09 May 2013 22:08:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2074866-minn-house-approves-gay-marriage-would-12th.html 2013-05-09T22:08:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2072340-gay-marriage-momentum-expands-to-2-midwest.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The national momentum on gay marriage has been limited mostly to the East and West coasts, but it looks like that's about to change. The Minnesota House votes Thursday on legalizing gay marriage, and Gov. Mark Dayton could be signing a bill as early as next week. The Illinois Senate approved it earlier, and supporters think they'll ... Wed, 08 May 2013 20:20:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2072340-gay-marriage-momentum-expands-to-2-midwest.html 2013-05-08T20:20:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069724-minnesota-appears-poised-to-legalize-gay-marriage.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a gay marriage bill endorsed by the governor and likely to pass in the state Senate also now has enough backing in his chamber. The House will vote on the measure Thursday, and if it passes, the Democratic-led Senate cou... Tue, 07 May 2013 23:04:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2069724-minnesota-appears-poised-to-legalize-gay-marriage.html 2013-05-07T23:04:53Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2014008-3-die-spring-storm-packing-ice-snow-tornadoes.html SHUQUALAK, Miss. (AP) — A strong spring storm that socked the Midwest with ice and heavy, wet snow made its way east, raking the South with tornadoes Thursday, with three deaths blamed on the rough weather and thousands of people without power. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman Greg Flynn said Thursday one person died and several people we... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2014008-3-die-spring-storm-packing-ice-snow-tornadoes.html 2013-04-12T03:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2012568-severe-storms-sock-midwest-push-east-1-dead.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — At least one death has been blamed on a strong spring storm system that's brought everything from tornadoes to ice and snow to much of the Midwest and parts of the southeast United States. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman Greg Flynn said Thursday one person died and several people were injured after a reported tornado str... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:54:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2012568-severe-storms-sock-midwest-push-east-1-dead.html 2013-04-11T18:54:31Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2010034-midwest-hit-with-snow-ice-severe-weather.html WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Storms packing snow, ice and dangerous winds knocked out power in communities throughout the Midwest and prompted Minnesota's governor to call out the state National Guard on Wednesday to help residents. Icy weather left thousands of people in Minnesota in the dark, while another storm threatened to dump several inches of wet sno... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:04:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2010034-midwest-hit-with-snow-ice-severe-weather.html 2013-04-11T04:04:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1964150-colo-victories-gun-control-backers.html DENVER (AP) — After a no-holds-barred White House push for sweeping gun control legislation across the country, Democrats have racked up only one victory outside the ideologically friendly confines of the northeast. It is a big one: Colorado's moderate Democratic governor Wednesday will sign landmark bills to require universal background checks and limit ... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:38:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1964150-colo-victories-gun-control-backers.html 2013-03-19T21:38:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1893902-gay-marriage-support-risks-gop-lawmakers.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — As more state legislatures around the country consider whether to legalize same-sex weddings, an analysis of gay marriage votes in eight states shows that Republican lawmakers who backed it often faced consequences — including loss of their seats. According to roll call votes analyzed by The Associated Press, in the eight times nati... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:09:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1893902-gay-marriage-support-risks-gop-lawmakers.html 2013-02-15T08:09:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1889796-tax-increases-kill-jobs-minn-to-find.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dik Bolger is a lifelong Minnesota Democrat, a gray-bearded baby boomer with a braid down his back whose Minneapolis printing company's plant displays work by local artists and sculptors. He backed Mark Dayton for governor, but his take on the Democratic chief executive's plan for new business taxes could be the voice-over for a Republican campaign commerc... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:46:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1889796-tax-increases-kill-jobs-minn-to-find.html 2013-02-13T20:46:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1787654-memorial-to-38-hanged-dakota-men-unveiled-minn.html MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday for the unveiling of a memorial to 38 Dakota men who were hanged 150 years ago to the day in what is the largest mass execution in U.S. history. About 60 horse riders, including some tribe members who rode for 16 days from South Dakota, were among the roughly 500 people on hand for the dedication... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1787654-memorial-to-38-hanged-dakota-men-unveiled-minn.html 2012-12-26T22:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1782214-lutefisk-minn-dish-lives-despite-taste.html LITCHFIELD, Minn. (AP) — Dozens of Minnesota Scandinavians and the people who love them flock to the VFW Club in Litchfield every Thursday from November through January, where a $20 bill will get you a big steaming hunk of the frequently mocked fish dish known as lutefisk. It comes with meatballs, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and the potato flatbread known as lefse — all... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1782214-lutefisk-minn-dish-lives-despite-taste.html 2012-12-21T22:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1781128-gun-control-debate-heating-up-statehouses.html ATLANTA (AP) — As President Barack Obama urges tighter federal gun laws, state legislators around the country have responded to the Connecticut school shooting with a flurry of their own ideas that are likely to produce fights over gun control in their upcoming sessions. There is momentum in two strongly Democratic states to tighten already-strict gun law... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1781128-gun-control-debate-heating-up-statehouses.html 2012-12-21T20:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1749286-minn-gov-plan-to-redo-vikings-stadium-plan.html ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday downplayed the sluggish start of a statewide gambling initiative being counted on to help fund the new Minnesota Vikings stadium, saying doesn't plan to redo the financing package during the upcoming legislative session. Dayton told reporters the early revenue projections are worth watching but shouldn't... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1749286-minn-gov-plan-to-redo-vikings-stadium-plan.html 2012-12-06T19:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1734418-minn-police-officer-fatally-shot-ambush.html COLD SPRING, Minn. (AP) — Even for those who didn't know him, the fatal ambush of a local police officer provoked tears Friday for residents of the small central Minnesota community where he was killed while trying to help a man believed to be suicidal. Officer Tom Decker, a six-year veteran and father of four, had gone to check on a man's welfare when he... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1734418-minn-police-officer-fatally-shot-ambush.html 2012-12-01T01:59:00Z