I am writing today to announce the closure of the Minnesota Independent. After five years of operation in Minnesota, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The…
The Chicago Federal Reserve has been the lone dissenting voice in favor of stimulating the economy through monetary policy.
The ruling could overturn a California law that sought to prohibit the sale of meat for human consumption from animals unable to walk, and mandated under its penal code that any “downer” livestock be immediately euthanized.
Members of Minnesota and North Dakota’s congressional delegations have warned that the American Crystal Sugar lockout could hurt the chances of maintaining sugar protections in the upcoming Farm Bill by alienating pro-labor lawmakers.
Beck said there are only two candidates, in his opinion, that don’t have “scary policies.” Those two being Santorum and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann.
A spokesman for the EPA said there’s no truth to claims that the EPA wants to regulate methane from cattle or dust from farms.
Last year, Bright spearheaded a contentious non-binding resolution affirming South Carolina’s constitutional sovereignty, telling a reporter, “If at first you don’t secede, try again.”
Super committee members are trying to avoid the “trigger mechanism,” a fail-safe that would result in deep military and across-the-board cuts if the deal isn’t made.
The report that prominent members of Congress have used inside knowledge of companies to know when to buy and sell stock has focused increased attention on Walz’s proposal.
The “No Surprises” campaign promises that Bachmann won’t have any surprises in her policy positions, unlike her competitors for the Republican presidential nomination.
The findings could provide enough evidence for an administrative judge to recommend that June’s vote to reject the union at the New York store be overturned.
Twin Cities Pride is asking the LGBT community for feedback over the decision by Target to stay neutral on an anti–gay marriage amendment that will appear on the ballot in 2012.
In the new 2011 Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign, three Minnesota corporations’ ratings were decreased due to political activity: Target, Best Buy and 3M.
Brandweek, a weekly trade magazine for the marketing industry, notes that Target’s reputation or “buzz” took a serious hit after donations to MN Forward were revealed in early August.
Earlier this year, an eating disorder clinic called the Emily Program was attempting to open a new facility in an affluent part of Orono, a town of 7,500 people west of Minneapolis. But opposition from some neighbors, as well as…
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