U Of M's Board Of Regents Likely To Approve Tuition Freeze
Students at the University of Minnesota are about to experience something that hasn't happened in decades: A tuition freeze.
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Students at the University of Minnesota are about to experience something that hasn't happened in decades: A tuition freeze.
The Republican candidate for governor in 2010 is trying for a political comeback as he joins the race to succeed Michele Bachmann in Congress. Tom Emmer was announcing his campaign Wednesday in his hometown of Delano. Emmer says his narrow 2010 governor's race loss to Mark Dayton will make him a stronger candidate, and that he wants to follow in Bachmann's footsteps fighting what he called "the ever-growing size of government."
A federal lawsuit has been filed over a new Minnesota law that could lead to unionization of certain in-home day care providers. The lawsuit filed Wednesday pairs with another federal case also seeking to overturn the law.
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, known for being his own biggest political benefactor, said Wednesday he doesn't plan to use personal money in his 2014 re-election campaign on quite the scale of his last two campaigns.
The first real high profile entrance in the Republican race to retain the vital 6th Congressional District is anticipated Wednesday as former legislator Tom Emmer is expected to throw his hat into the ring. Even if Jim Graves had stayed in the contest, Republican Party Chairman Keith Downey said he had and has every confidence that the GOP will retain the 6th district.
Gov. Mark Dayton is holding a series of private events where he ceremonially "signs" bills from the recently finished legislative session. Dayton held several ceremonies Tuesday and plans a handful more Wednesday.
Mark Ritchie, the Minnesota secretary of state and elections chief who steered the state through contentious back-to-back recounts including U.S. Sen. Al Franken's slim victory over Republican Norm Coleman, said Tuesday that he will not run for a third term next year.
Another well-known Republican is dropping out of the race to replace Michele Bachmann in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District. Amy Koch, the former state Senate majority leader from Buffalo, says Tuesday she's not running.
A Minnesota Democrat is among 10 members of Congress urging the National Football League and the Washington Redskins to change the team's name.
A congressional approval poll out just last week says only ten percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. Many Americans say they're frustrated with the partisan divide and gridlock in Washington. That was one of the topics discussed at a conference in Minneapolis today by Women Winning - a group dedicated to electing women candidates. Hundreds gathered to hear Senator Amy Klobuchar and former Republican Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine.
Tom Stinson, the Minnesota state economist whose budget forecasts have shaped tax and spending decisions at the state Capitol for nearly three decades, announced Monday he is retiring. With 26 years on the job, Stinson, 70, is the longest-serving state economist since the position was created.
One possible Republican candidate for Michele Bachmann's congressional seat is taking herself out of the running while another gets ready to announce his plans. Bachmann's surprise decision not to seek reelection started a scramble among possible Republican successors.
What a difference a week in the race for Minnesota's 6th Congressional District. A week ago Congresswoman Michele Bachmann was running campaign ads -- a recent poll showed she was in a dead heat with Jim Graves the DFL challenger who almost beat her in 2012.
In the end they both bowed out. Michele Bachmann announced her decision to drop out of the race for Minnesota's 6th District via YouTube, while Jim Graves sent out an email statement.
Members of Minnesota's third major political party are gathering in St. Cloud for a yearly convention. The Independence Party meet-up is on Saturday at St. Cloud State University. Chief on the meeting's agenda is a contested race for party chairman.
