Monthly Archives: March 2017
UMN Opposes Efforts to Ease Financial Burden on Students
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges testified against two bills aimed at reducing costs for students.
Introduced by UMN...
Franken On The Attack Again, Dishing Out Harsh Criticism During Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. - While most of the discourse stayed civil during Tuesday’s confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, some senators were far...
Justice Department Targets Twin Cities As Illegal Immigration Priority
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - The U.S. Justice Department may assign additional judges to work on a massive backload of immigration cases at Bloomington’s immigration court.
MPR...
St. Thomas University President Denounces Student Leader for Hate Speech
ST. PAUL, Minn - St. Thomas University's president Julie Sullivan issued a statement last week denouncing anti-Semitic tweets that were made by the school’s...
Three Gophers Cleared in Final UMN Decision on Sexual Assault Case
MINNEAPOLIS - Three football players at the University of Minnesota won appeals Monday regarding punishments related to a sexual assault case last September.
The Pioneer...
Minnesota Lobbying Groups Spent $67 Million in 2016
ST. PAUL, Minn. - More than $67 million was spent by hundreds of different groups in the course of lobbying government officials in 2016.
Two...
Minnesota Loses $1.5 Billion in President Donald Trump’s Proposed Budget
WASHINGTON -- Republicans and Democrats in Minnesota looking to spend federal dollars on transportation promised by the Obama administration may have to find a...
MN House Republicans Budget Creates Some Head Scratching
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota House Republicans announced their budget plan Monday morning at a press conference, calling for $1.35 billion in tax cuts.
The budget...
Can the Public Protect Their Privacy After Edina Google Search Case?
EDINA, Minn. - Cyber security experts and attorneys across the country are weighing-in on a privacy case emerging out of Minnesota.
Public records researcher Tony...
House Republicans Pass Legislation To Give Local Schools More Control Over Teacher Layoffs
ST. PAUL, Minn - The Minnesota House of Representatives passed legislation last week giving local schools more control over policies regarding teacher layoffs.
HF 1478, which...