Richard Carlbom

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• Gay Marriage - The look back at the biggest political story of the decade in Minnesota

  MPR’s Briana Bierschbach presents a sound montage summary of the biggest polictical story of the decade in Minnesota…the fight for passage of a same-sex marriage bill. Report includes numerous clips of the debate and outcome.

  Dec. 31, 20194 minSave
• Richard Carlbom: The general behind Minnesota's same-sex marriage law

  MPR’s Sasha Aslanian profiles Richard Carlbom, campaign manager for Minnesotans United for All Families. Carlbom led organization to two historic victories: the defeat of a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage last November, and the recent passage of the same-sex marriage bill.

  May. 22, 20138 minSave
• Minnesota sees a big change on same-sex marriage in a short amount of time

  MPR’s Tom Scheck looks at the quick turnaround in political efforts on same-sex marriage. Just two years prior, Republicans, who then controlled the Legislature, thought it would help them politically to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot that would ban same-sex marriage. That failed on the ballot, and now with a push from Democrat legislators, an amendment allowing same-sex marriage is poised to become law.

  May. 10, 20134 minSave
• Eighteen Months to History: How the Minnesota marriage amendment was defeated

  All Things Considered presents MPR’s Sasha Aslanian report on how the Minnesotans United for All Families campaign brought down a seemingly unbeatable amendment that would have added a definition to the state constitution that marriage is only between a man and a woman (which is already state law). The defeat of the marriage amendment was a victory that was surprising, historic, and extremely calculated by gay rights supporters.

  Nov. 9, 201223 minSave
• Marriage amendment defeat 'historic' in Minnesota

  MPR’s Laura Yuen reports on Minnesotans rejection of a proposed constitutional amendment that would have made marriage only between a man and a woman. It also made the state the only one in the nation to defeat a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

  Nov. 7, 20125 minSave