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The Minnesota State Capitol Building on Saturday, Jan. 28.

MN Legislature sets fast pace for new policies

by Devlin Epding
Published February 23, 2023
Several bills have been signed into law in the first seven weeks of the legislative session.
The 2023 session is scheduled to end on May 22.

Crisis pregnancy center reform bill introduced in Legislature

by Saniah Bates
Published February 16, 2023
A bill introduced in the Minnesota Legislature would reform reproductive health care services some state-funded clinics offer.
The 2023 session is scheduled to end on May 22.

UMN requests $205M from state

by Maia Irvin
Published February 2, 2023
The request is for the next biennium and includes funding for operations, scholarships and public safety.
The 2023 session is scheduled to end on May 22.

Walz signs abortion rights bill into law

by Olivia Hines
Published February 1, 2023
The PRO Act codifies the right to reproductive health care access in Minnesota.
The empty lot of what used to be a Roof Depot, and the proposed location for the East Philips Urban Farm, stands empty on Monday, Sept. 19, 2020.

Minneapolis City Council approves Roof Depot building demolition plans

by Devlin Epding
Published January 27, 2023
The city’s public works plan for the East Phillips site will move forward despite environmental concerns from dozens of protestors.
Gov. Tim Walz signed the bill into law on Thursday.

Q&A with senators Kari Dziedzic, Mark Johnson

by Devlin Epding
Published December 15, 2022
The new Senate Majority Leader Dziedzic and the Senate Minority Leader Johnson were both elected to lead their parties on Nov. 10. The 2023 legislative session will start in January. 
Gov. Tim Walz signed the bill into law on Thursday.

Senators react positively to Dziedzic as majority leader

by Alex Steil
Published December 14, 2022
The University's senator was elected by her caucus to be the party’s leader for the upcoming session.
The changes come after a settlement between the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR), MPD and the city of Minneapolis was reached on March 31.

O’Hara sworn in police chief; community charts way forward

by Alex Steil
Published November 18, 2022
Community organizations chart plans with new chief who has already held community sessions.
Collaboration between Ojibwe, Cloquet Forestry Center returns fire to landscape

Collaboration between Ojibwe, Cloquet Forestry Center returns fire to landscape

by Lara Boudinot
Published November 18, 2022
The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the Cloquet Forestry Center worked together to ensure fire returned to manage the Cloquet forest ecosystem.
Newly reelected Rep. Ilhan Omar thanked attendees of the DFL party alongside new Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty.

A blue night for Minnesota’s DFL party

by Devlin Epding
Published November 13, 2022
Minnesota’s legislature is now completely controlled by Democrats for the first time since 2014.

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