The projected state budget deficit is beginning to show faint signs of recovery, but the state isnâÄôt in the clear yet. The deficit for the current two-year budget cycle âÄî projected...
In an effort to dissuade the Minnesota Legislature against cutting higher education funding, University of Minnesota President Bob Bruininks and Chief Financial Officer Richard Pfutzenreuter met with the...
In an effort to dissuade the Legislature against cutting higher education funding, University President Bob Bruininks and Chief Financial Officer Richard Pfutzenreuter met with the House higher education...
Nearly half of all Minnesota undergraduates take out loans to pay for college, and students may have a harder time getting state aid money to help pay for it if Gov. Tim PawlentyâÄôs budget cuts...
Even before legislators had a chance to vote on a nearly $1 billion bonding bill Monday night, they received an e-mail from Gov. Tim Pawlenty telling them he will veto the bill in its entirety when it...
With the state facing a projected $1.2 billion budget deficit, Gov. Tim Pawlenty let the budget ax fall Monday when he released his plans for cuts to state spending. The steepest cuts were taken from local...
The Minnesota House passed a $1.1 billion bonding bill Monday night with no changes made to its initial $77 million proposal for University of Minnesota bonding projects. The bill maintained that the University...
Talk of job creation and tax cuts filled the House chamber in the state Capitol Thursday when Gov. Tim Pawlenty delivered his eighth and final State of the State address to members of the Legislature....
The bill that will decide which University of Minnesota construction projects will get state funding passed through the Senate Tuesday with the UniversityâÄôs provisions in place. As promised,...
When winter weather sets in and roads get bad, students of all ages cross their fingers in hopes of a snow day. But students at the University of Minnesota know theyâÄôll probably have to tough...
Three different versions of a state bonding bill are now floating around the Capitol. All three proposals allocate at least $75 million for University of Minnesota projects. One has already passed its...
Many techies can only dream of a job working on product development for Apple, Inc . But starting next fall, some University of Minnesota students will get to do the next best thing. A new application...
Three different versions of a state bonding bill are now floating around the Capitol. All three proposals allocate at least $75 million for University of Minnesota projects. One has already passed its...
Campaign finance reports from gubernatorial candidates released Tuesday already hint that this yearâÄôs race will become the most expensive in state history. Former U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton, DFL,...
In the largest debate so far in the 2010 governorâÄôs race, 20 candidates from MinnesotaâÄôs three major parties met Wednesday night to discuss key issues facing the state. From solving...
Gov. Tim Pawlenty wonâÄôt support funding for some of the University of MinnesotaâÄôs top-priority building projects, including the renovation of Folwell Hall, a new Itasca biological research...
The RNC 8 will go to trial together, just as they had hoped. The news, viewed as a victory by the group, came in a recent ruling by Ramsey County Court Judge Teresa Warner. âÄúThis is an affirmation...
Last weekâÄôs gloomy state financial forecast could mean steep cuts to funding for the University of Minnesota. With a projected state deficit of $1.2 billion for the current biennium and a $5.4...
A crowd of about 50 Minnesota Vikings fans gathered on the Capitol steps Thursday afternoon to rally support for a new stadium for the team. Former Vikings players Bob Lurtsema and Matt Blair were among...
Minnesota is on a fast track to a multi-billion dollar deficit if changes arenâÄôt made to bridge the stateâÄôs income and spending gap, according to the latest budget projections. According...
After months of deliberation, President Barack Obama will announce his new course of action for the war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night, and some House Democrats, including a Minnesotan, are proposing...
When Mike Jungbauer entered the gubernatorial race last July, he didnâÄôt know where it would take him. Only four months later, Jungbauer has called it quits with the election still nearly a year...
If youâÄôre sick, stay home. The advice sounds simple, but the combination of the economy and the H1N1 influenza pandemic has made taking unpaid sick leave an investment that some canâÄôt...
The state's second largest employee union, the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees, has endorsed DFL candidate Margaret Anderson Kelliher for governor. In a statement released on Thursday,...
Republican state Sen. Michael Jungbauer is calling it quits on his run for governor of Minnesota.
In an e-mail sent to supporters on Wednesday, Jungbauer said he was dropping out of the race due to a lack...
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak debuted his campaign for governor of Minnesota Monday night, speaking on the stateâÄôs need for progressive leadership and strong fiscal management. Rybak talked about...
When he entered Yale University in the 1960s, Mark Dayton planned to become a doctor. An heir to the DaytonâÄôs department store fortune , the pre-med student and starting goalie for the schoolâÄôs...
Governor candidate Rep. Paul Kohls, R-Victoria, announced Thursday he is suspending his campaign. In an e-mail sent to supporters, Kohls said he made the decision to make way for other Republican candidates....
As the University of Minnesota approaches the end of its first year under a system-wide hiring pause, some worry that the budget cuts have already had a negative effect on studentsâÄô education....
A horde of bicyclists arrived at the state Capitol on Saturday to rally support for global climate change action alongside lawmakers. Hundreds of local students, community members and lawmakers gathered...
As a kid growing up in New Hope, Minn., Paul KohlsâÄô family dinners didnâÄôt include the typical small talk; his family discussed world issues. Those talks inspired Kohls to attend his...
Those lobbying for state funding to renovate one of the oldest buildings on the University of Minnesota campus are seeking student support to bring with them to the Capitol. As part of its 2010 capital...
University of Minnesota Dining Services (UDS) ranks among the nationâÄôs best in food-related sustainability, according to the College Sustainability Report Card that was released earlier this...
When Hoa Nguyen was arrested at her Uptown home on Aug. 14, she had little reason to believe it was anything more than a misunderstanding. An honors student, documented wife of an American citizen and...
A former University of Minnesota graduate student has been detained for missing an immigration hearing earlier this year and could now be deported at any time, according to federal court documents. On...
After being rejected three times by The Juilliard SchoolâÄôs orchestral conducting program and four times by the Tanglewood Music Center , Marin Alsop did what others told her she shouldnâÄôt....
Politician and political activist Ralph Nader spoke to law students at the University of MinnesotaâÄôs Law School on Wednesday about the relationship between personal ethics and corporate law careers....
While 2009 graduates are facing the toughest job market in recent history, graduates from the University of MinnesotaâÄôs Carlson School of Management have reported finding jobs at rates far exceeding...
University of Minnesota students doing research funded by the National Science Foundation will soon be required to undergo formal research ethics training, according to a NSF report. Beginning Jan. 4,...
Sherene Ahrar, a medical engineering student at the University of Minnesota, just started her third year at the UniversityâÄîa feat that doesnâÄôt seem all that unusual in a sea of more...
As the economic recession drags on, a report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Education showed that the number of college graduates unable to pay back their student loans is on the rise. According...
