Al in the News
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Austin Daily Herald: "Franken talks farming in Albert Lea"
Click here to read the Austin Daily Herald's coverage of Sen. Franken's visit to southeast Minnesota to discuss agriculture and rural issues.
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Mankato Free Press recognizes Sen. Franken for his work on improving mental health care
Click here to read the Mankato Free Press praise Sen. Franken's work to ensure that schools provide access to critical mental health treatment for kids who need and deserve these services.
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MPR: "Franken: Student mental health key in helping school security"
Click here to read about Sen. Franken's meeting with school officials, government leaders, and mental health experts to hear what they need from Congress to address student's safety at school.
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MPR: "Franken leads Minn. meeting on mental health intervention"
Click here to read about Sen. Franken's meeting with Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek and mental health advocates to help those struggling with mental illness out of the criminal justice system.
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Rochester Post Bulletin Highlights Sen. Franken's Support of Wind Production Tax Credit
Click here to read the Rochester Post Bulletin's coverage of the Wind Production Tax Credit's extension.
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New York Times Editorial Board Praises Sen. Franken's Stalking App Legislation
Click here to read the New York Times' editorial praising Sen. Franken's bill to prevent mobile phone companies from tracking user's location without their consent.
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KEYC Reports Sen. Franken Urges Passage of Farm Bill
In an effort to help farmers across Minnesota who are facing uncertainty because a new Farm Bill hasn't been passed by the House of Representatives, Sen. Franken is urging Senate leadership to include the bipartisan, Senate-passed Farm Bill in any deal brokered to address the nation's fiscal challenges.
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Hibbing Daily Tribune: "Carpet Plaza will be first in Retrofit Program"
Click here to read about Carpet Plaza in Hibbing plans to retrofit their building to increase its energy efficiency as part of Sen. Franken's Back to Work Minnesota Retrofit Jobs Initiative.
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AgriNews: "Franken visits Dawson farm"
Click here to read AgriNews coverage of Sen. Franken recent visit to Roger and Karen Strom's farm to hear from farmers and business leaders about federal agriculture policy.
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Montevideo American-News: "Montevideo hunt another success"
Sen. Franken recently participated in the 10th Annual Montevideo Goose and Pheasent Hunt.
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Star Tribune: "Tighter rules on cellphone tracking urged"
Sen. Franken, Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, recently announced the release of a new report he requested from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that shows wireless companies are not providing consumers enough information about how they use and share their private location data, and says that federal action would likely help address this problem.
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KARE 11: "Skills gap focus of Minnesota high tech employers"
Senator Franken recently toured the Minnetonka headquarters of DataCard which is a high tech company that manufactures the machines that produce personalized credit cards, passports, and national identity cards for countries all around the world. DataCard requires a high skilled workforce and employees who have global perspective.
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Rochester Post Bulletin: "Franken seeks answers in deaths of WSU Grad, friend"
Winona State University grad, Kari Bowerman, was traveling through Southeast Asia with her friend Cathy Huynh when they both became sick in Vietnam. Both of the women were admitted to the hospital and unfortunately passed away from yet to be determined causes. Sen. Franken wrote a letter to Secretary of State Clinton to ask for an investigation into the two women's deaths.
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New York Times: Collins: "The Lows of Higher Ed"
New York Times Columnist Gail Collins recently wrote about the need to make sure students are aware of the cost of their college education. Collins mentioned Sen. Franken's Understanding the True Cost of College Act which would require all schools to provide students with a standard form that would inform students of their finacial responsibilites.
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Rochester Post Bulletin: "Franken to Chamber: Education a key to helping economy"
Senator Franken recently met with the Rochester Chamber of Commerece Foundation and learned about the work they are doing to inspire the next generation of job creators. Click here to read the Rochester Post Bulletin's coverage of the meeting and Sen. Franken's speech.
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KELO TV: "Franken Works On Lewis & Clark Water Project"
Sen. Franken is pushing for the federal government to complete work on the Minnesota portion of the Lewis and Clark water project.
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Star Tribune: "Insurers sending out rebate checks"
Sen. Franken authored the Medical Loss Ratio provision as part of the Affordable Care Act, which requires health insurers to spend at least 80-85 percent of what they collect in premiums on actual health services for their customers.
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DL-Online: Editorial: "Minn. senators doing a good job"
Sen. Franken was praised by the Detroit Lakes Tribune for the work he has been doing to improve the day-to-day lives of Minnesotans.
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MinnPost: "Thousands of Minnesotans to receive health rebates under Franken provision"
Sen. Franken authored the Medical Loss Ratio provision in the Affordable Care Act, and a new report shows that more than 100,000 Minnesotans will benefit from the provision.
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DL-Online: Editorial: "Rebate checks courtesy of Franken"
Sen. Franken authored the Medical Loss Ratio provision in the Affordable Care Act, and a new report shows that more than 100,000 Minnesotans will benefit from the provision.