Monthly Archives: May 2017
Legislators Go Missing, Others Protest Governor During Special Session
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Session ended constitutionally on Monday at midnight, yet, lawmakers are still hunkered down for a special session at the Capitol...
UMN Giving Scholarships to Video Gamers
MINNEAPOLIS- The University of Minnesota has recently begun giving out new sports scholarships, eSports scholarships.
It should be noted that eSports are separate from the...
Hodges Calls For More Resistance in State of the City
MINNEAPOLIS -- “This is our city,” Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges told a small crowd who came to listen to her annual State of the...
Half of MN’s Congressional District Silent on Manchester Attacks
WASHINGTON - Last night 22 people were killed and many more injured in a terrorist attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, the...
The Clock Strikes Twelve For a Special Session
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The clock struck midnight and Minnesota legislators found themselves in a similar predicament as they face a special session.
The...
St. Francis School District Faces $100 Million Referendum
OAK GROVE, Minn. - Independent School District 15’s has proposed to voters a plan which would see the district borrow $107.8 million for new...
Public Defenders Might Strike if More Funding Is Not Secured
MINNEAPOLIS - Public defenders in Minnesota face staffing shortages and believe themselves underpaid. With the legislature finding itself at an impasse regarding the budget,...
Minnesota Senate Says “No” to FGM Legislation
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The republican-held senate will not cast a vote on enhancing the criminal penalties for female genital mutilation before midnight Monday....
DFLer Asks Trump to Remove Obama Era Environmental Rules
WASHINGTON- U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan (DFL-MN 8) reached out to the Trump administration last week to ask for the removal of environmental protections within...
MN’s McCollum Says Fewer Abortions Will Lead to More Deaths
WASHINGTON - Last week, President Donald Trump reaffirmed his pro-life stance by expanding the existing Mexico City Policy protections.
The Mexico City Policy protects U.S....