Officials say the president plans to formally announce that states seeking to drop parts of the law can apply for waivers. Cassellius submitted Minnesota's waiver request last month.
State law doesn't preclude municipalities setting their own minimum wage.
The retail chain is looking to make $80 million in savings.
Brainerd's Ron Stolski and Jeff Ferguson of Totino-Grace are retiring.
Target was the top Minnesota company, ranking at 22nd.
A key factor in the referee shortage is believed to be due to disruptive parents and fans.
The program aims to provide high-speed broadband to all homes and businesses by 2022.
Not a bad gig as a sophomore in high school.
The Cottage Grove church is trying to attract younger worshippers.
Twins Daily's Cody Christie digs into what lies in waiting for Rosario.
Accumulating snow is expected as the day progresses in southeast Minnesota.
Kline says states should be allowed to opt out of the controversial law, which sets unachievable goals for some schools. But he says the president is overreaching his power by granting waivers from the program.
Education officials will revise Minnesota's application for a waiver from the federal law in light of conditions laid out by President Obama. The state wants to be freed from the testing requirements and mandatory sanctions in No Child Left Behind.
The waiver asks that the state be relieved of some of the law's provisions -- including the requirement that all students be proficient in English and math by 2014.
The state has developed new ways to measure school performance if a requested waiver from No Child Left Behind is approved. The Education Commissioner thinks they'll be fairer and more accurate. A state business leader thinks they'll "destroy the accountability system for schools."
Young illegal immigrants living in Minnesota celebrated Friday when the Obama administration announced that the immigrants would not be deported if they meet certain criteria. Critics blasted the president for what they say amounts to an overreach of executive power.
A criminal complaint filed in Wright County accuses the planning commissioner for the city of Rockford of possessing child pornography after a raid at his home Wednesday. Justin Hensley, 35, is accused of possessing at least 10 videos containing juveniles as young as 5 years old performing sex acts.
The AP quotes an anonymous official who says ten states, including Minnesota, will get waivers from the federal "No Child Left Behind" law. The law requires all students to show proficiency in math and reading by 2014, but some educators say that goal is unrealistic, and that the law is too strict and leads schools to "teach to the test."
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