Niners Wire15d
Should schools ban phones? St. Cloud serves as example as Minnesota considers new law
Not everyone who spoke in Monday's Minnesota Senate hearing was in favor of Mann's proposed bill. Those opposed suggested local school districts should have the authority to make decisions on ...
KARE 1125d
Minnesota Senate considers bill requiring districts to develop response plans for cardiac emergencies
A Senate committee heard testimony Monday about a proposal to require schools across Minnesota to implement ... more flexibility in the bill for school districts, in terms of how to adopt their ...
The New York Times3d
Minnesota Lawmaker Tried to Meet With Underage Prostitute, Police Say
The arrest of Justin Eichorn, a Republican senator, leaves both parties in the closely divided State Senate with a lawmaker ... enclaves known as red-light districts. “As a 40-year-old man ...
Rasmussen Reports1d
Notes on the State of Politics: New Hampshire Senate and Change in Virginia
In terms of its “surprise factor,” Shaheen’s announcement fell somewhere in between those of her two aforementioned Democratic colleagues, neither of whom could be considered old by Senate standards, ...
Detroit Lakes Tribune1d
Detroit Lakes High School principal testifies in support of funding BARR model for more Minnesota schools
Minnesota's Senate Education Finance Committee heard testimonies, including from Principal Josh Omang, for a bill allocating $20 million over three years to implement BARR on Wednesday, March 19.
inforum23d
Port: Minnesota is considering apportioning its state Senate by county. Should North Dakota do the same?
MINOT — In Minnesota, lawmakers are considering an amendment to that state's constitution which would apportion state senators along county lines instead of legislative districts. SF696 ...
Emerging from 2024 loss, Tim Walz begins town hall tour in Republican districts
DES MOINES, Iowa — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz stood before hundreds of Iowans on Friday and admitted he doesn’t have all the ...
Duluth News Tribune7dOpinion
Local Lawmaker's View: Despite budget forecast, positives happening at Legislature
From the column: "This mandate-without-funding pattern is all too common. School districts across the state, including in ...
Bill banning cellphones in grades K-8 passes committee
Creation of cellphone bans for Georgia students in kindergarten through eighth grade was recommended Tuesday through ...
KSTP-TV5d
At Issue: March 16 — Sen. Mitchell ethics hearing, tie restored to Minnesota House
Nicole Mitchell spoke publicly at a Senate Subcommittee on Ethical ... in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Some Minnesota school districts are scrambling after finding out they could ...
The Hill21d
Thune says Senate will consider bill to restrict trans athletes ‘early next week’
Attorney General Pam Bondi warned officials in Maine, California and Minnesota ... districts and athletic associations that have refused to enforce the restrictions. The bill before the Senate ...
MinnPost22d
Budget bill’s potential cuts to Medicaid threaten Minnesota’s budget and hospitals, health care for thousands
Percentages for each Minnesota district can be found by accessing the dashboard and clicking on the districts ... The U.S. Senate, which like the U.S. House is under GOP control, has rejected ...