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Public Humphrey Events

Nov 23:

Martin Olav Sabo Lecture Series

8:30am – 1:30pm

Cowles Auditorium and Atrium, Humphrey Center
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The Humphrey Institute’s State and Local Policy Program will co-host a public lecture and luncheon called “Performance Driven: A New Vision for U.S. Transportation Policy” from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. More info…
Nov 23:

Congressman Keith Ellison to discuss Lebanon, Afghanistan, and Pakistan

11:00am – 12:00pm

Freeman Commons, Humphrey Center
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The Humphrey Institute will host Congressman Keith Ellison for a brownbag to discuss Lebanon, Afghanistan, and Pakistan from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Monday, November 23 in Freeman Commons. The discussion is free and no RSVP is required.
Dec 9:

Center on Women and Public Policy: Parlor Politics

5:00pm – 6:00pm

215 Humphrey Center
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In Which the Ladies of Washington Help Build a City and a Government by Catherine Allgor Discussants: Lisa Norling Associate Professor of History, University of Minnesota Professor Norling teaches a course on women in colonial America and specializes in gender and class in early America. Description: In this scholarly yet animated and thought-provoking, analysis, Allgor presents her groundbreaking research on the critical role that women played in the early days of Washington politics. More info…

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DFL lawmaker seeks bipartisan election reform in response to 2008 U.S. Senate recount

Pioneer Press
July 10, 2009

The Humphrey Institute's Center for the Study of Politics and Governance hosts a panel discussion about the U.S. Senate recount, where Senator Ann Rest announced that she will pen legislation to reform Minnesota's election process.

It wouldn't be major reform; it would just "get rid of some dust mites" in the system, Rest said after a panel discussion on the U.S. Senate recount at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute. Her plan would have the changes take effect before the 2010 elections.

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