SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) âÄî While the Illinois Senate zeros in on Gov. Rod Blagojevich in a historic impeachment trial, other vital state issues are being shoved aside. There will be no discussion...

The Board of Regents will decide Friday whether to ask the Minnesota Legislature to take on a $61.3 million bonding request to fund capital projects at the University of Minnesota. The request is separate...

CHICAGO (AP) âÄî The creditor of a Chicago plant where laid-off employees are conducting a sit-in to demand severance pay said Tuesday it would extend loans to the factory so it could resolve the...

The U.S. Treasury faced criticism from student advocates last week when it released information that $200 billion of the federal bailout bill could be used to prop up lending companies, including those...

The University of Minnesota is organizing trips for the upcoming Gophers bowl game, but history and the economy make the outlook for sales dim. The Gophers accepted a bid on Sunday to play in the Insight...

EditorâÄôs note: This is the first in a two-part series looking at the expansion of private student loans. TomorrowâÄôs will look at student loans and the bailout bill. Viewed as problematic...

Minnesota will become markedly more diverse by 2050, State Demographer Tom Gillaspy said Thursday at Coffman Union. MinnesotaâÄôs changing demographics will be accompanied by increasing disparities...

Minnesota is facing what might be its worst budget deficit ever, Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Thursday at a Capitol news conference, a sign that the financial crisis has continued to tighten its grip on...

State Rep. Paul Kohls , R-Victoria, proposed a statewide budget freeze to curb spending in the face of a projected $5.2 billion deficit . The plan would cap spending from MinnesotaâÄôs General...

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî Barack Obama, soon to be the first black U.S. president, is on the road to making good his pledge to have a Cabinet and White House staff that are among most diverse ever, although...