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Franken to introduce bill addressing anti-gay bullying

By Andy Birkey | 04.27.10 | 8:15 am

Al Franken asked testifiers at the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee how the nation’s public education system can address bullying targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. And the Minnesota senator announced he’ll be introducing a bill…

Kline wants answers on mine safety but skipped mine safety hearing

By Andy Birkey | 04.21.10 | 8:00 am

Following the deaths of 29 West Virginia miners, Rep. John Kline, the ranking Republican on the House Education and Labor committee, asked whether the federal government did enough to enforce laws that could have prevented the disaster and said Congress…

McCollum grills Lehman CEO

By Chris Steller | 10.07.08 | 6:50 am


Some Minnesotans still haven’t put away their grills — and one of them is U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum. She took advantage of her seat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s hearing Monday to grill Lehman Bros. CEO…