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House bill would cut biomedical building funding

Published April 15, 2009

The House higher education committee passed its higher ed bill Wednesday.

House lays out higher ed omnibus bill

Published April 14, 2009

Provisions in the bill would permit alcohol sales in the new stadium and provide scholarships for middle-income students.

Bill could help U profit from investments

Published April 14, 2009

Critics are worried the bill is too restrictive on public access to University information.

Franken attorney expects state high court to uphold ruling

Published April 14, 2009

A Coleman appeal must come within 10 days.

Marty announces governor candidacy

Published April 13, 2009

The state senator will be running for the third time.

Obama vows to fight piracy after captain’s rescue

Published April 13, 2009

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) âÄî President Barack Obama vowed Monday "to halt the rise of piracy," while shipmates of the rescued American freighter captain called for tough action against Somali bandits...

Judges rule Franken winner

Published April 13, 2009

After a seven-week legal battle, the three-judge panel in the Minnesota Senate recount trial ruled Monday that Al Franken is the rightful winner of the empty Minnesota Senate seat âÄî but the legal...

Pawlenty signs bills distributing stimulus money

Published April 8, 2009

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) âÄî Gov. Tim Pawlenty has signed two bills that will lead to millions of federal stimulus dollars for Minnesota water infrastructure and unemployment aid. Minnesota will get...

Absentees boost Franken; appeal looms

Published April 7, 2009

Franken did better than Republican Norm Coleman by a nearly 2-to-1 margin as the ballots were opened and counted at the Minnesota Judicial Center.

Stevens case closed, case against prosecutors open

Published April 7, 2009

A federal judge dismissed the corruption conviction of former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens on Tuesday and took the rare and serious step of opening a criminal investigation into prosecutors who mishandled the case.