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Students, Faculty Protest $150K Pay Day For “War Criminal” Condoleezza Rice At U

The University of Minnesota apparently has a short and incomplete memory of Condoleezza Rice’s role as national security advisor and Secretary of State in the Administration of President George W. Bush. The U is paying Rice $150,000 to speak on campus Thursday, but nowhere in the U’s glowing description of Rice and her contributions can one find a hint of what Ms. Rice actually did while in power. Former FBI agent and 9/11 whistle-blower Coleen Rowley tells the UpTake what we should remember about Condi Rice. (More…)

MN Senate Live Channel

Senate Channel Schedule Wednesday April 23

9:00 a.m. Senate floor session
Bills of note:
S.F. 2642 (Pappas) Lawful gambling clarifying, technical and conforming modifications
H.F. 2536 (Pappas) Women’s Economic Security Act

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Minnesota Workers Celebrate As Gov. Dayton Signs $9.50 Wage Law

Governor Mark Dayton signed the new minimum wage bill into law Monday in a jubilant celebration at the State Capitol that brought waves of emotion to the many groups that worked to see the law passed. The bill affects 375,000 minimum-wage workers in Minnesota, who will see their wages raised to $8 an hour starting in August and to $9.50 in 2016. (More…)

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