The State Issue: addition of a new YIG program area
Story by Remi Anderson, Fridley; Edited by Lale Akkin, Mounds View; Illustration by Lindley Johnson, Shakopee During Youth in Government’s 2025 Launch, Youth Lieutenant Governor Megan Barker, a senior from…
Tips and Tricks: Elevate your Rooming Experience at the YIG Conference
Story by Camryn Casey, Shakopee; Edited by Lale Akkin, Mounds View Every Youth In Government participant is assigned to share a hotel room with three other delegates. Though many delegates…
Evening Activities
If you were planning to go to bed at a reasonable hour this conference, you clearly haven’t heard of the evening activities! This Thursday evening starting at 7pm, countless evening…
Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility
As the Model United Nations conference begins, it is important to keep in mind the YMCA’s Y core values: caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility. These values were put into place…
The Executive Branch vs Senate C
Aaden Spencer, Burnsville John Goettl, a senator within Senate C, wrote a bill with the goal of having it passed into law. With little opposition his bill passed through committee…
Conspiracy Theories
Morgan James – Shakopee Delegation Conspiracy Theories have been around for years and allow the mind to think freely. Was the moon landing fake? Are birds fake? What even is…
First Bill Signing of the Virtual Conference
Elliot Schatz, Nova Youth Gov. Anne Guidera and Lt. Gov. Dane Germany each signed their first official bills into effect in a virtual joint ceremony at 2 p.m. Thursday. The…
A Look Inside the Senate
From heated debates to joke bills, legislature is one of the most interesting program areas in YIG. Today we get an inside look at the most debated bills in Senate…