Al Franken

St. Paul, Minn. — U.S. Senator Al Franken says next year's re-writing of the No Child Left Behind education law should include more money to train school

WASHINGTON — Sen. Al Franken’s remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday left little doubt how he planned to vote on a landmark bill to overhaul the nation’s

How, in 2009, can a large U.S. corporation maintain a culture of tolerance for assault and abuse within its own ranks? How can a company that purports to

Here's DFL Sen. Al Franken's reaction to the health care deal reached by Senate Democrats: Throughout this debate I have tried to keep focused on

In 1917, progressives in America began a quest to create a system to provide health insurance to all Americans. Today, almost a century later, we are poised to

The Senate Democratic caucus is unified following a Saturday meeting and poised to pass a much-weakened health care reform proposal before Christmas

Financially strapped dairy farmers can draw on a new $290 million assistance program, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Thursday. The U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Al Franken today introduced legislation aimed at increasing the number of high-quality principals serving in high-need

There was some concern a few weeks back that an amendment by Sen. Al Franken to the defense appropriations bill, which would prevent the government from working

An amendment to the Defense Appropriations bill introduced by Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), which would allow rape victims employed by defense contractors to have

I want to begin by wishing all the people in Minnesota's Hmong Community a very happy new year (Nyob Zoo Xyoo Tshiab 2010). Since being sworn in as

Several projects in southeastern Minnesota are scheduled to get funding as part of a bill headed to President Obama's desk. The U.S. Senate approved a $1.1

WASHINGTON, D.C. — An amendment offered by Sen. Al Franken that would withhold defense contracts from contractors if they restrict their employees from taking

St. Paul, Minn. — DFL U.S. Senator Al Franken says he feels very good about the progress of health care reform in the Senate. Franken said he still