“We don’t celebrate 500 years of being dominated, exploited, enslaved and nearly exterminated by Europeans. But we do celebrate our survival,” writes Mark Anthony Rolo Star Tribune.

Commentary:

“Same-sex unions may not affect my marriage specifically, but it will affect my children,” Star Tribune.

Lori Sturdevent isn’t impressed by lawmakers who object to Gov. Dayton’s distribution of bonding funds.

“Legislators who hailed executive branch bonding decisions as ‘reform’ in May were among the chief howlers Thursday. A better reform idea might be for them to do their jobs themselves next time.”

via Star Tribune.

As secretary of state, I hear from many who question my assertion that the voting amendment on the ballot this fall will put an end to Minnesota’s law permitting the updating of voter registration and registering for the first time in the polling place on Election Day – a practice commonly called same-day registration. Since more than 500,000 citizens use this service in big election years, and more than half of all Minnesotans have used same-day registration at some point in their voting history, this obviously would be a major change that goes far beyond the question of presenting an ID to vote. — Sec. of State Mark Ritchie

via Minnesota voting amendment would change much more than you might think | MinnPost.