Archive for January 2017
5,000 March Against Trump Immigrant Travel Ban In Minneapolis
Downtown Minneapolis was jammed Tuesday night with thousands of people opposed to President Donald Trump's executive orders preventing immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.
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National Popular Vote Is “Mob Democracy” Says MN GOP State Rep Gruenhagen
A move to add Minnesota to the National Popular Vote Interstate compact was blocked in a Republican controlled House committee on a party-line vote after it was called "mob democracy."
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Video Replay: Governor Dayton Delivers His 2017 State Of State Address
Governor Mark Dayton delivered his 2017 State of the State address to Minnesota House and Senate members.
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Video: Gov Dayton Collapses While Delivering State Of State Address
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton Collapses during his State Of The State Speech. He was attended to by EMTs as the joint meeting of the House and Senate was adjourned. He…
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MN Students Walking Out in Protest of Trump Inauguration
Students have organized a walkout on the University of Minnesota campus to show their concerns about new President Trump's agenda
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Groups Outline Road Map To Racial Equality In Minnesota
Community members and nonprofits gathered at the Minnesota Capitol on Thursday to launch Our Mnisota: A Shared Vision for a Racially Equitable State.
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Video Replay: The Myth of Colorblindness: A Conference on Race and Criminal Justice
We live in an era of mass incarceration where the United States has the highest rate of imprisonment in the world. The ACLU has brought together both national and local…
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Black Boys Will Achieve When Teachers Believe In Them
“My job is not to fix black boys," says Michael Walker, the man who is in charge of the relatively new office of Black Male Student Achievement in Minneapolis schools.…
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MN Mobile Food Pantries in Need of More Funding
Minnesota's population is aging, particularly in rural areas, where many seniors don't have easy access to grocery stores. One solution is mobile food pantries. More funding is being sought for…
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