The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

A MetroTransit bus station on a Park sidewalk. People using rideshare apps Uber and Lyft will have to look into new sources of transportation if they pull out of Minneapolis, and infrastructure such as busses and trains will come in handy starting July 1.

Driving Minneapolis crazy

Hanna Lipschultz, Staffer April 22, 2024

On March 14, the Minneapolis City Council overrode Mayor Jacob Frey’s decision to veto the edict that would require a minimum wage for ride-sharing workers. Uber and Lyft both said they would be pulling...

New english teacher Kelsey Hanson shows class new materials Nov. 10. Minnesota began requiring more thorough background checks.

Safe schools: Teachers undergo background checks

Alex Driver November 17, 2023

Before getting hired, Minnesota teachers must pass a background check. Director of Human Resources Richard Kreyer said it is important to look for transgressions on candidates' records that could potentially...

Patients check into Methodist Hospital March 10. As the spread of COVID-19 continues, lawmakers made the decision to invest over $20 million to plan a statewide response to protect Minnesotans. Through this funding, hospitals will be better equipped to handle the outbreak.

Staff Editorial: New law benefits fight against COVID-19

March 13, 2020

After the first case of COVID-19 in Minnesota was announced March 6, state lawmakers have decided to rush $20.89 million to help fund and plan a public health response to protect citizens from the virus....

House files 8 and 9 were sent through Minnesota House of Representatives Feb. 27. The State Capitol houses the Minnesota House of Representatives and Senate.

Minnesota House of Representatives passes two gun violence prevention bills

Maggie Klaers March 8, 2020

Less than 100 days into 2020, the United States has experienced 47 mass shootings, according to Gun Violence Archive. Junior Daniel Goldenberg said legislation has lagged behind the growing gun violence...

Country should support Equal Rights Amendment

Country should support Equal Rights Amendment

Samantha Klepfer January 30, 2020

The Equal Rights Amendment was introduced to Congress by Alice Paul in 1923, according to the Washington Post. Almost a hundred years later, the debate over the ratification of the amendment still rages....

Journalist testifies for student free expression legislation

Dani Orloff March 14, 2019

As senior Emma Yarger testified alongside three others in favor of the student free expression legislation, she said she felt powerful having a platform to express her point of view. “It was really...

The Minnesota state capitol located in St. Paul is lit by the sun April 16. Here is where bills to protect indigenous women will be drafted.

Governor’s task force requested to end violence

Hanna Schechter April 18, 2018

After listening to a study on BBC about missing indigenous women, and Savanna Greywind’s abduction and murder in North Dakota, representative Mary Kunesh-Podein of the Minnesota legislature said she...

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