MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 30 -- Faegre Drinker, a law firm, issued the following news release: Faegre Drinker has been named to Seramount's "Best Law Firm for Women and Diversity" 2024 list. Seramount annually surveys law firms to benchmark best practices for recruiting, retaining, developing and advancing attorneys who identify as underrepresented in the legal profession. Seramount's survey includes more than 300 questions regarding workplace policies that include flexibility, paid time off more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 30 -- Fredrikson and Byron, a law firm, issued the following news: Fredrikson attorney Megan Bowman has earned the certified Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP) credential through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). The AIGP credential demonstrates Bowman has the competency to build, use and manage AI to prevent unnecessary risk or harm to their organization, its customers or the public. Bowman provides clients smart and more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 30 -- The Minnesota Department of Health issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: The Minnesota Department of Health officially launched Minnesota's statewide Office of American Indian Health (OAIH) at the Capitol on Wednesday. The office was created to improve the health and well-being of American Indian communities in Minnesota and to ensure Native communities are represented in all MDH public health activities. "Today we gather to connect, learn together a more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 30 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news: Farmers enrolled in the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP) have higher profits than non-certified farms, according to five years of data from the Minnesota State Agricultural Centers of Excellence. The "Influence of Intensified Environmental Practices on Farm Profitability" study examines financial and crop and livestock production information from farmers more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 30 -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Today, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced $3.9 million in Job Creation Fund and Minnesota Investment Fund awards for nine business expansion projects statewide. The projects are expected to create or retain 225 jobs, and leverage nearly $56.3 million in outside investment. "Minnesota is one of the best pl more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 30 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Governor Tim Walz today announced that eight Minnesota members of the Minnesota All Hazards Incident Management Team (MN-AHIMT) are traveling to Iowa to assist local first responders as communities begin recovering from tornadoes that tore through the Greenfield area. Governor Walz authorized the 14-day mission following a request from Iowa officials through the Emergency Management Ass more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 30 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news: Senator Andrew Lang's (R-Olivia) bill, "Isaac's Voice," has been signed into law. The bill language was included in the Judiciary and Public Safety Conference Committee Report (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=HF5216&type=bill&version=4&session=ls93&session_year=2024&session_number=0&format=pdf). It requires the court to inform the parent or guardian of a minor child if an o more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 29 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus posted the following statement on May 28, 2024, from State Sen. Justin Eichorn, R-Grand Rapids: * * * In the final hour of session, Democrats committed an appalling abuse of power. They rammed a 1,400-page bill through both the House and Senate in under 30 minutes, completely ignoring Republicans as we called for the rules of the Senate to be followed. We weren't even able to review the bill before it passed. Legislators ar more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 30 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news: During the end of session, Senate Democrats brought forward multiple pieces of unvetted legislation in a last-ditch effort to get partisan legislation to the finish line. A number of provisions in these bills had previously been debated on the Senate Floor, and many bipartisan amendments were accepted onto the original bills. Unfortunately, when these bills went to conference committees, most of the more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 29 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus posted the following newsletter on May 28, 2024, from State Sen. Mark Koran, R-North Branch: * * * Dear Friends and Neighbors, After 14 weeks, the 93rd legislative biennium has adjourned - and certainly not the way I would have ever thought it would have! I hope you find the information in this newsletter helpful and it gives you a better understanding of what exactly happened in those final moments on the Senate floor. As  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 30 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft announces a team of six attorneys has joined the firm, expanding the firm's experience in public infrastructure, including public-private partnerships (P3), public finance, broadband telecommunications, and utilities. All are joining from Ice Miller with Greg Dunn, Chris Miller, Matt Miller, Lauren Stenger, and Nicole Woods based in the Taft Columbus office and Tom John based in the Taft Indianapolis office. "T more PR