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Yesterday, The Big E went over the results of the State Fair poll on the Anti-Family Amendment as it pertains to the task ahead.
Today, I will use the same poll to point out the uncertain nature of the outcome of that task and why organizing will be the key to winning.
Minnesotans do not appear willing to change the states constitution to define marriage.Of the record 12,549 people participating in the 2011 House of Representatives State Fair Poll, 66.5 percent said the state constitution should not be amended to define marriage as only a union of one man and one woman, while 29.8 percent believe the constitution should be changed. The question will be asked on the November 2012 ballot.Conducted by nonpartisan House Public Information Services, the poll is an informal, unscientific survey of issues discussed in prior legislative sessions and may again be topics of discussion in 2012. Last year, a then-record 9,926 fairgoers cast ballots.A bill vetoed by Gov. Mark Dayton in the 2011 session would have required voters to show a current, government-issued picture ID before casting their ballot. Of the people taking part in our poll, 50.8 percent believe showing identification should be a requirement to vote, while 46.4 percent do not. The numbers are a considerable drop from previous years results. Continue Reading
When St. Paul resident Edward Kline popped two balloons at the game booth, he expected to be given a large Scooby Doo stuffed animal—the one his daughter had been asking him to win. Instead, the game booth attendant pulled out a box of smaller toys, squirt guns mostly, from underneath the counter, offering them to Kline.
Rivers Cuomo and company were in St. Paul for a concert at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Saturday night.
The Great Minnesota Get Together showcases some of the finest products made in Minnesota. If you take a look around the Agricultural-Horticultural building at the State Fair, you’ll see local farmers and growers striving to develop industries like winemaking and honey harvesting, which keeps local economic development strong across the state.Here’s our guide to buying local at the fair. Continue Reading
A poll by the Minnesota House of Representatives at the Minnesota State Fair has become a rally point for both supporters and opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in the state nearly 17 months before the vote in Nov. 2012.The Minnesota House of Representatives State Fair poll is an annual event where fair-goers can stop by the booth and weigh in on issues facing the state. This year, the unscientific poll will feature a question about the amendment.“The Minnesota House of Representatives has a booth at this year’s state fair, which is featuring their annual State Fair Poll where people can vote yes on the Minnesota Marriage Amendment,” Minnesota for Marriage said in a press release. “By visiting the booth inside the fairgrounds, fair-goers will also receive the chance to weigh in on other high profile issues that will be on the November 2012 statewide ballot in Minnesota. Hurry! Continue Reading
This weekend brings the final days of the 2011 Minnesota State Fair. The familiar and time-honored features are there for just a few more days: the animal barns, Big Fat Bacon, Sweet Martha’s Cookies, Ye Olde Mill and people watching of course.
They’ll all be back next year. But this year marks the first appearance of what is both a new AND old attraction.
Lass enjoys her working class status and wouldn’t have it any other way. A purebred, tri-color, smooth coat border collie, she was at the Minnesota State Fair stock dog trials August 28 to show the judge she knew how to round up sheep and put them in their place.
Minnesota State Senator Scott Dibble, Winning Marriage Equality Executive Director Denny Smith, Project 515 Executive Director Ann Kaner-Roth and OutFront Minnesota Executive Director Monica Meyer spoke on a panel in support of marriage equality at the DFL Party booth at the Minnesota State Fair on Aug. 29. A coalition of 60 progressive groups are ramping up a huge campaign to oppose a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, which state Republicans put on the 2012 ballot. Continue Reading
Our great Minnesota Get Together is full of stickless moments that are both poignant and peculiar, iconic and ironic. Those moments are my favorites. Here are a few new twists.Swiney, How I Love YaHot ChixSh– Kickin’ BootsBuilding the Crazy MouseCross BeamsBig AirBlue Ribbon BovineLike Father, Like Daughter Waiting For Daddy Continue Reading