MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 18 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft partner Rob Bilott continues to receive media coverage on the EPA's decision to limit toxic chemicals in drinking water: * "WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Critical Action to Protect 100 Million People from PFAS Pollution in Drinking Water," The White House Press Release. * "Pet day, kidney health and forever chemicals: the week in Well+Being," The Washington Post. (Requires Paid Subs more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 18 -- Faegre Drinker, a law firm, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Effective April 15, 2024, Faegre Drinker has relocated its Dallas office and is now operating from a new space at 2323 Ross Avenue in the city's contemporary Arts District. The move allows Faegre Drinker to continue the path of upward growth and innovation in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, home to nearly 50 talented colleagues representing many of the firm's practice groups. An 18 more PR

WICHITA, Kansas, April 18 -- Friends University issued the following news: Friends University's President, Dr. Amy Bragg Carey has been elected to serve a three-year term as the Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota) representative on the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Board of Directors. The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) serves as the unified voice for the 1,700 private, non more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 18 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced nearly $20 million in grants to build the state's special education workforce. The Minnesota Department of Education has awarded 25 Minnesota school districts, charter schools, and cooperatives with Special Education Pipeline grants to increase the number of special education teachers across the state. "With this funding, educa more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 18 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Governor Tim Walz today visited Como Park Pavilion in Saint Paul to highlight the need for legislation to curb copper wire theft. Governor Walz and Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter surveyed streetlights damaged by copper wire theft. Photos from the event are linked here (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mngov/albums/72177720316286428/). "Copper wire theft is damaging to our safety, our  more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 18 -- The Minnesota Department of Health issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will hold a public hearing on April 30 at 6 p.m. on Mahnomen Health Center's transition to a Rural Emergency Hospital. Rural Emergency Hospitals do not have inpatient services or swing beds. According to the submission filed by Mahnomen Health Center, Mahnomen Health Center will continue to provide outpatient services and emergency se more PR

SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, April 18 -- The Minnesota House Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus issued the following news release: In February 2024, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) received new air emission modeling, or computer estimates, from Northern Iron showing the foundry is very likely emitting lead and particulate matter at levels above national ambient air quality standards. Rep. Liz Lee (DFL - Saint Paul), who represents the Eastside neighborhood where the Northern Iron site is lo more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 18 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on April 17, 2024: The Minnesota Senate last week approved a wide-ranging transportation policy bill (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=senate&f=SF3944&ssn=0&y=2024) that includes provisions from 18 different bills authored by members of both parties. "This is a bipartisan bill that includes a number of great measures aimed at keeping our roads safer, and I'm glad to see a host of bipart more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 18 -- Minnesota State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities today recognized four individuals with Awards for Excellence. These awards are conferred annually to college and university teaching faculty and university administrative service faculty to acknowledge and provide systemwide recognition for consistently superior commitment to student learning and to more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 18 -- Minnesota State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has named Larry Dietz to serve as interim president of St. Cloud State University (SCSU). The appointment will be effective beginning July 1, 2024. "I am pleased that Dr. Dietz has agreed to come out of retirement and lead St. Cloud State University as interim president for the next two years," sai more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 18 -- Minnesota State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has named Shari Olson to serve as interim president of Northland Community & Technical College. The appointment becomes effective July 1, 2024. "With her deep knowledge of Minnesota State, including her previous leadership role with Northland, I am confident Dr. Olson is the right person to provide more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 18 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following newsletter on April 17, 2024, by State Sen. Mark Koran, R-North Branch: * * * Friends and Neighbors, Over the last week, the Senate heard and debated multiple bills. The largest of the bills - the Environment Policy Omnibus bill and Higher Education Policy Omnibus bill - were debated thoroughly and are briefly outlined in this newsletter. Because this is just a brief review, it's highly recommended to more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 18 -- Polaris Industries, a snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, midsize and heavyweight motorcycles manufacturer, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Today, Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII), announced it is donating more than $130,000 to off-road vehicles (ORV), all-terrain vehicles (ATV) and snowmobile riding clubs, and organizations across the United States and Canada as a part of its TRAILS GRANTS program. The TRAILS GRANTS program offers support to orga more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release: Lamar Peterson, an associate professor of art in the College of Liberal Arts on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus, has been awarded a 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Peterson's selection comes after a rigorous application and peer review process, one in which just 188 individuals were selected from almost 3,000 applicants based o more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 18 -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release: Rachel Hardeman, founding director of the University of Minnesota's landmark Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity (CARHE), was named a member of the 2024 TIME100 this morning. This year's compilation recognized the world's 100 most influential personalities and leaders throughout many cross-sections of society, from discovery and research to politics, policy, arts and athletics. "This more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * University of Missouri student researcher Danny Davis is crossbreeding heirloom varieties of corn to create healthier, tastier corn tortillas and whiskey. * * * Danny Davis is on a quest to crossbreed the most nutritional, tastiest corn possible. The senior plant sciences major from Shakopee, Minnesota, came to the University of Missouri eager to combine her interest in DNA with resea more PR

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, April 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Campus issued the following news: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire undergraduate students will participate in high-level laboratory research and training in the fields of neuroscience and regenerative sciences this summer at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, through a nearly $600,000 National Institutes of Health grant. The new UW-Eau Claire - Mayo Clinic Regenerative Neuroscience Scholars (ReNS) program wi more PR