ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 15 -- The Minnesota National Guard issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Bob Brown, Minnesota National Guard Public Affairs In March, the Minnesota National Guard's 55th Civil Support Team, or CST, conducted a joint field training exercise, or FTX, at the Prairie Island Indian Community with several agencies, including the Minneapolis FBI. The scenario began with community members falling ill after a large funeral gathering. Local first responders treating the at more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 15 -- Faegre Drinker, a law firm, issued the following news release: Faegre Drinker announced today that it has launched a client-focused predictive analytics program in partnership with Orgaimi, Inc. (Orgaimi), a data-driven artificial intelligence (AI) technology company and client intelligence provider for law and accounting firms. Orgaimi provides real-time, predictive insights and actionable recommendations that enable attorneys to better serve and create value  more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 15 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS: From 1961 to 1975, southeast Asians, Americans, and their allies served, suffered, and sacrificed in the Secret War in Laos during the Vietnam War in support of the armed forces of the United States; and WHEREAS: May 14, 1975, was the last day that the American-trained Hmong command structure over the Special Guerrilla Units in Laos was operational; and WHEREAS: At least 35,000 Hmong Special more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 15 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota House Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus issued the following news release: Tonight, the Minnesota House passed the conference committee report on the Elections Committee Policy and Finance Bill (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF4772&b=house&y=2024&ssn=0). The policy provisions of the report focus on improved voter access and election transparency. It targets policy areas where the state can improve voter turnout and ensure that if  more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 14 -- The Minnesota Utilities Commission issued the following decision involving Austin Utilities, Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative, Elk Creek Solar LLC, Dooley's Natural Gas II LLC and Northern States Power Co. dba Xcel Energy: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2024-087 * E208,115/SA-24-134 Austin Utilities; Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative In the Matter of the Joint Request of Austin Utilities and Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative to Modify El more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 15 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on May 14, 2024: On Monday, May 13, the Minnesota Senate approved the conference report for the partisan labor policy omnibus bill. This legislation passed out of the Senate on a party-line vote, and it now awaits the governor's signature. When this legislation first passed out of the Senate, it did little to increase employment opportunities or make Minnesota a competitive place to grow a business.  more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 15 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus posted the following statement on May 14, 2024, from State Sen. Justin Eichorn, R-Grand Rapids: * * * On Monday, Senator Justin Eichorn (R-Grand Rapids) released the following statement after the Legacy Conference Committee Report was adopted on the Senate Floor: "Millions of tax dollars are being funneled to unaccountable arts programs through this bill," Sen. Eichorn said. "What's even more disappointing is the f more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 15 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus posted the following newsletter on May 14, 2024, from State Sen. Mark Koran, R-North Branch: * * * Friends and Neighbors, As we begin the last week of session, "crunch time" will undoubtedly be a term used often around the Senate building. It seems as though the schedule changes numerous times a day as bills and conference committee reports are added to the calendar in a last ditch effort to get them passed into law. But on more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 15 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft represented Butler County Auditor Roger Reynolds in a public corruption case in Butler County, where the state alleged he had used his position for personal gain. Reynolds steadfastly denied the charges and maintained his innocence throughout the ordeal. After a two-week trial in December 2022 led by Taft partner Chad Ziepfel, he was acquitted on five of the six charges. Taft swiftly appealed the lone convictio more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 15 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news on May 14, 2024: Taft Cincinnati attorney Jada Colon was recently selected as a PLEDGE Emerging Leader by the Diversity & Inclusion Committee of the John W. Peck Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Standing for Promoting Lawyer Excellence Through Diversity & Gender Equity, PLEDGE aims to spotlight the professional successes of exceptional lawyers in the greater Cincinnati area at a cr more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Samuel Ahlquist, who graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in December with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and Russian, has earned a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to teach English in Kyrgyzstan. Ahlquist, who hails from Minnetonka, Minnesota, has longstanding interests in cross-cultural learning, geography and international politics. For his Eagle Scout more PR