Good News from Outfront

Outfront Minnesota is keeping tabs on new legislation important to GLBT Minnesotans, and things are looking pretty decent for this legislative session. The bills up for consideration include: one that would reinstate domestic partner benefits for state employees (they were eliminated in 2003); one that would "allow" local governments to offer domestic partner benefits to their employees (currently this is not allowed); and, one that permits domestic partners to visit each other in the hospital. Not too much to ask, right? But I guess we'll have to see if Pawlenty will attach his scribble to any of 'em. My guess: probably not.