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Report: BP winding down oil spill cleanup

By | 11.09.11 | 5:13 pm | More from The Florida Independent

According to a plan approved by the Coast Guard and obtained by the Associated Press, BP will no longer be responsible for the cleanup of any oil washing up on Gulf of Mexico shores, unless officials can prove it came from the BP well that blew out in 2010,

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Architect of Arizona’s S.B. 1070 immigration law loses recall election

By | 11.09.11 | 2:30 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Arizona Sen. Russell Pearce, one of the most recognized architects of Arizona’s immigration enforcement law, better known as S.B. 1070, lost a recall election Tuesday.

School Board members in Minnesota re-elected despite furor over district’s ‘neutrality policy’

By | 11.09.11 | 1:04 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

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All three incumbent members of the Anoka-Hennepin School Board were re-elected on Tuesday night amid controversy surrounding the school district’s controversial policy limiting discussions of LGBT issues in the district’s school.

Minn. and Wis. legislators urge Congress to vote against St. Croix bridge

By | 11.09.11 | 1:01 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

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Thirty Minnesota and Wisconsin state legislators signed a letter urging their congressional delegations to vote against construction of a nearly $700 million bridge across the St. Croix River near Stillwater.

Board of Governors to take up USF Polytechnic issue tomorrow

By | 11.08.11 | 6:26 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The State University System of Florida’s Board of Governors will meet tomorrow at Florida Atlantic University to vote on USF Polytechnic’s request to split off from USF Main, and become an independent campus. In a letter sent to State University System Chancellor Frank Brogan, state Sen. Mike Fasano has More…

Huntsman says Personhood amendment ‘goes too far’

By | 11.08.11 | 11:37 am | More from The Florida Independent

Speaking on Meet the Press on Sunday, former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman became the first potential GOP presidential nominee to publicly express concerns with the “fetal personhood” amendment that appears on Mississippi’s ballot today.

House members challenge constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act

By | 11.08.11 | 9:43 am | More from The Minnesota Independent

Reps. Keith Ellison, Betty McCollum and Tim Walz joined 130 other members of Congress in filing a brief in a court case challenging part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

Election day tomorrow; St. Paul, Minn. moves to ranked choice voting

By | 11.07.11 | 4:51 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

Tuesday is election day, with municipal and school board elections in many communities across the state (check the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website for information on whether there’s an election in your area).

Activists launch A Day with HIV in America campaign to break down disease stigmas

By | 11.07.11 | 3:56 pm | More from The Florida Independent

With the U.S. Conference on AIDS just three days away, A Day with HIV in America, a project of Positively Aware, seeks to bring together a community of folks who live with HIV, to show their diversity and confront HIV stigmas.

VIDEO: Ron Paul launches Minnesota campaign

By | 11.07.11 | 1:39 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

U.S. Rep. Ron Paul launched the Minnesota portion of his presidential campaign with a spirited rally at the St. Cloud Civic Center Saturday.