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The Spartan Speaks

Delegates Emma Davie, Claire Suchy, Nina Johnson, and Blake Ament stand outside the Capitol Building.

2020 Youth in Government Model Assembly

Margaret Kraus, Sports Editor January 14, 2020

Margaret Kraus Sports Editor Each January 1600 students from all over Minnesota gather in the Twin Cities for four days for the annual YMCA Youth in Government (YIG) Model Assembly to participate in...

Senior Ben Kaiser speaking at National Issues Forum.

Orono Delegation Lights Up YIG

Frankie Vochko, Features Editor January 19, 2017

Every year, shortly after winter break, about 1,500 students from all around Minnesota flood into the Minneapolis Hilton Hotel and the State Capitol Buildings for the YMCA, Youth In Government (YIG) Model...

Minnesota cuts funding for schools around the state

March 19, 2012

People say, “Students are our nation's future,” so cutting back on student educational growth is a problem. State aid is a major source of funding for K-12 schools; 47 percent of total education expenditures...

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