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Legislature passes bills to cut higher ed funds

by James Nord
Published March 30, 2011
The cuts would roll state funding for the U back to 1998 levels.

Pawlenty names 2012 fundraising team

by Kyle Potter
Published March 29, 2011
Fundraising for his presidential campaign will begin April 1.

McCollum on campus for health care talks

by James Nord
Published March 24, 2011
The congresswoman marked the anniversary of the health care reform bill’s passage.

House’s University cuts total $161.9 million

by Conor Shine
Published March 23, 2011
The House proposed cut falls between those pitched by Senate Republicans and Gov. Dayton.

Pawlenty inches closer to official presidential bid

by Conor Shine
Published March 22, 2011
Pawlenty has spent the past several months making appearances across the country and on television to raise his national profile.

Bill aims to cut cities’ gov’t aid

by Michael Zittlow
Published March 22, 2011
The bill eliminates local government aid to Mpls., St. Paul and Duluth.

Lawmakers battle over corporate tax cut

by Michael Zittlow
Published March 10, 2011
A Senate bill looks to cut corporate income tax in half by 2017.

Leg. Republicans: $411 million cut to higher ed

by James Nord
Published March 10, 2011
The GOP's desired higher education cuts are double what Gov. Dayton proposed.
Water cooling towers operate to enable the plant to meet the surface water appropriations limit within 5 degree Fahrenheit of the river temperature during hot summer days.

Political Fission

by Frank
Published March 3, 2011
In February, the Minnesota Legislature voted to lift a moratorium that prevents building any future nuclear power plants in the state.

Bill would reduce state spending on higher ed administration costs

by Andrew Johnson
Published March 2, 2011
Sen. Jeremy Miller introduced a bill Tuesday that would cut state support to the University's administration spending by 10 percent.

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