Faculty members at Hamline University, which dismissed an art history instructor who showed depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in a course, have overwhelmingly called for the school’s president to resign.
Read More »U.S. imposes 20-year mining ban in watershed near Ely
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signed an order closing over 350 square miles in the Rainy River Watershed around the town of Ely to mineral and geothermal leasing for 20 years.
Read More »The POWER 30: Mergers & Acquisitions 2023
For this edition of POWER 30, we’re focusing on mergers and acquisitions.
Read More »McDonald’s franchisee agrees to overhaul its harassment policy
A Minnesota McDonald’s franchisee has agreed to make sweeping changes to its policies and organization regarding sexual harassment.
Read More »Promoting success, not punishing failure
The Minnesota Justice Research Center says it will use a recently awarded grant to bolster efforts to make community supervision of offenders less punitive and more supportive.
Read More »8th Circuit shuts down Black Lives Matter protesters’ suit
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Jan. 19 issued two opinions related to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Read More »Restaurant faces another lawsuit over salmonella hospitalization
Salmonella is on the menu again at a Minnesota restaurant that has had numerous health code violations, according to a lawsuit filed in Dakota County.
Read More »Minnesota House backs abortion rights after HHS chief visits
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Minnesota on Thursday on a Midwest trip to affirm the Biden administration’s commitment to abortion rights despite the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
Read More »U.S. justices to hear Hennepin tax case
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Jan. 13 to hear the case of 93-year-old Geraldine Tyler, whose condo was seized by Hennepin County in 2015 for failure to pay her taxes.
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court’s term is off to very slow start
For the first time, the justices have gone more than three months without resolving any cases in which they heard arguments since their term began in early October.
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