Tammy Aaberg, who lost her son Justin to suicide in July, told WCCO that the climate at Anoka-Hennepin School District needed to change. Aaberg says that anti-gay bullying had a hand in Justin’s suicide. Last month the
Gov. Tim Pawlenty is the first 2012 presidential contender to bring full-time staff in Iowa, the Des Moines Register reported on Tuesday. Pawlenty has brought Ben Foster, who works for his political action committee, to Iowa…
The Minnesota DFL sent a letter to Minnesota television stations alleging that Rep. Michele Bachmann’s latest ad featuring “Jim the Election Guy” violated campaign ad laws by not having a disclaimer at the end of the ad…
While most eyes are focused on Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District and the spectacle that is already Rep. Michele Bachmann vs. Sen. Tarryl Clark, some political watchers see a potential battle in Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District between freshmen Republican Rep. Erik…
Rep. Keith Ellison was a guest on CBS News’ Face the Nation on Sunday to talk about terrorism and the commemoration of the attacks of Sept. 11. Ellison said that in fighting terrorism, it’s vital that the U.S. government…
Rep. John Kline spoke of the need to get back to Judeo-Christian values during a non-partisan forum in Watertown on Thursday evening. The Second District Republican blamed “nameless, faceless people” who he said are trying to “erase God from…
Save the News, a media reform project of Free Press, criticized the Minnesota Associated Press Friday for story submission guidelines that focus on calamities like train wrecks, car accidents and tornadoes — with the more death the better.…
The Human Rights Campaign pledged Friday to donate $150,000 to political causes in Minnesota to offset a donation by retail giant Target to MN Forward, a political group backing GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer. HRC will be donating $100,000 to…
The threat of terrorism in the U.S. today is “less severe” but “more complex and more diverse than at any time over the past nine years,” according to a new report by the Bipartisan Policy Center’s National Security…
Florida’s Terry Jones — alas, not that Terry Jones — has called off the “Burn a Koran” event that propelled him from obscurity in recent days. Tampa Bay Online quotes the Gainsville pastor as saying he
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