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Politics
Feb. 04, 2004
Minnesotans have less than a month before they will vote on their favorite Democratic presidential candidate.
Feb. 03, 2004
Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer is initiating a program and releasing a recruitment video to attract a new generation of Election Day judges to understaffed precincts across the state.
Jan. 28, 2004
Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced plans Tuesday to push for a constitutional amendment that would reinstate the death penalty for first-degree murder in Minnesota.
Jan. 22, 2004
As college costs escalate nationwide, President George W. Bush and the Democratic presidential candidates are mapping plans to solve the problems universities face.
Nov. 14, 2003
Lowering the legal blood alcohol limit for drivers has failed several times in Minnesota, but this year members of congress and University students said Gov. Tim Pawlenty's push to lower the limit sounds like a good idea.
"Drinking is fine," junior Sarah Mollet said. "Drinking and driving is not. If lowering the limit will mean the difference between people having one more drink, then that could make a difference."
Oct. 03, 2003
Minnesota DFL leaders met at the State Capitol on Thursday to personally endorse former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean to be the Democratic candidate for the 2004 presidential race.
Dean supporters, including Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and state DFL leaders, gathered behind a podium with "The doctor is in" written across the front - a reference to Dean's days as a practicing physician.
Jun. 23, 2003
Six Democratic presidential candidates rallied Friday in St. Paul, a stop on a road they hope leads to Washington, D.C.
The challengers criticized several of President George W. Bush's policies on an array of topics - including the economy, national security, foreign policy, health care and education - hoping to raise enough support to help the party reclaim the White House next year.
May. 02, 2003
The days are getting warmer and the pressure is rising even higher inside the chamber of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
With demands to balance the state budget, pass controversial bills and avoid going into special session, tensions have been running high.
Apr. 30, 2003
Moving one step closer to making tuition hikes and massive higher education budget cuts a reality, the House passed its higher education bill Tuesday with 81-51 approval.
Apr. 29, 2003
A bill proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives would repeal a law preventing students convicted of drug offenses from receiving federal financial aid.
Current law provides that any student older than age 18 who is convicted of the possession or sale of a controlled substance is not eligible to receive federal grants, loans or work-study awards.
Apr. 25, 2003
Although speaking their minds can get legislators voted out of office and make them unpopular with other representatives, the state House ethics committee decided Thursday it cannot get them censured.
Apr. 24, 2003
University College Republicans received encouragement from a former senator Wednesday, who assured them they were on the "right" side.
Former Minnesota Sen. Rudy Boschwitz - in office from 1978 until Paul Wellstone defeated him in 1991 - spoke to the students on issues ranging from fund raising to conservative politics to Iraq.
Apr. 16, 2003
The Senate's Capital Investment Committee passed a bill Monday to provide more than $48 million in bond funding for University projects. The omnibus bonding bill would restore state money former Gov. Jesse Ventura vetoed after the Legislature allocated it last session.
Apr. 16, 2003
The number of free Minnesota T-shirts and credit card offers in the mail for University students will soon be reduced if a bill in the Senate Higher Education Budget Division passes the Legislature.
Apr. 15, 2003
Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed a controversial abortion bill into law Monday, hours after the Senate passed it, and nine years after its proponents first introduced it in the Legislature.
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