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Archive of Minnesota on Wednesday July 01, 2009
MN: At last, a second senator for Minnesota
Al Franken, a satirist known for his biting political humor, is headed to the U.S. Senate, the survivor of an epic legal struggle that opponent Norm Coleman finally conceded he couldn't win. Read More
MN: Minn. has lowest rate of overweight kids
Another victory of sorts for Lake Wobegon: Minnesota has the lowest rate of overweight children in the nation, according to a new report on obesity in America. Read More
Financial crisis torments states
(Updated 11:29 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2009) California may begin issuing IOUs this week because of the state’s unresolved budget crisis. But government disruptions were averted at least temporarily in five other states that missed a July 1 deadline for closing billion-dollar budget gaps. Read More
MN: Franken wins Senate battle
The Minnesota Supreme Court yesterday declared comedian-turned-politician Al Franken the winner of the state's U.S. Senate race, ending an eight-month-long election saga and giving Democrats a 60-seat majority that theoretically would allow them to block GOP filibusters. Read More
MN: Some improvement, but Minnesota test scores mostly flat
More than a 500,000 Minnesota students who took the MCA-II standardized tests this spring will soon find out how they did. Read More
US: Colorado the least obese state
WASHINGTON—Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. Read More
WI: Milwaukee edges up in population
When it comes to demographics, a small number can be a very big deal. Read More |
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