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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for 2025-07-15 ( 12 items )  
'Bringing Small Grains Back to Minnesota' Workshop Aug. 2 in Madison (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 15 -- The Land Stewardship Project issued the following news release: * * * 'Bringing Small Grains Back to Minnesota' Workshop Aug. 2 in Madison MADISON, Minn. -- Farmers, agricultural professionals and community members are invited to a "Bringing Small Grains Back to Minnesota" workshop on Saturday, Aug. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in Madison. This free Land Stewardship Project (LSP) event is an opportunity to learn from regional growers and innovators about the  more PR

American Academy of Neurology: Do Race and Ethnicity Play a Role in a Person's Risk of Peripheral Neuropathy? (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 15 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * Do race and ethnicity play a role in a person's risk of peripheral neuropathy? MINNEAPOLIS -- Hispanic people have an increased risk of peripheral neuropathy compared to white people that cannot be explained by many health, lifestyle and social risk factors, according to a study published July 16, 2025, in Neurology(R), the medical journal of the American Aca more PR

American Academy of Neurology: During Pregnancy, are Newer Antiseizure Medications Safer Than Older Drugs? (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 15 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * During pregnancy, are newer antiseizure medications safer than older drugs? MINNEAPOLIS -- A new study that examined older and newer medications to treat seizures has found that using some medications during pregnancy is linked to an increased risk of malformations at birth, or birth defects. The study is published July 16, 2025, in Neurology(R), the medical  more PR

Closer to Home: A New Era of Cancer Care in Rural Minnesota (10)
ST. CLOUD, Minnesota, July 15 -- CentraCare Health issued the following news release on July 14, 2025: * * * Closer to Home: A New Era of Cancer Care in Rural Minnesota * United in hope and shared purpose, CentraCare and Astera Health team members, board members, and local community members gathered at Astera Health Hospital in Wadena on July 8 to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the new Astera Health/CentraCare - Coborn Cancer Center. Together, they marked the beginning of a partnership dedi more PR

Corps of Engineers Awards $639,000 Contract for Levee Repairs in Northern Minnesota (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers awards $639,000 contract for levee repairs in Northern Minnesota The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $639,000 contract to Three Oaks Construction, Inc., of North Sioux City, South Dakota, July 11, to repair damage to the St. Vincent Noyes levee, in Noyes, Minnesota. In April 2022, the Red River of the North basin experienced more PR

Levin to Speak at Securities Experts Roundtable Annual Meeting & Expert Conference (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Levin to Speak at Securities Experts Roundtable Annual Meeting & Expert Conference * Richard B. Levin, chair of Taft's FinTech Practice Group, is a featured panelist at the 2025 Securities Expert Roundtable Annual Meeting on July 17 in Chicago, Illinois. During the session, "Cryptocurrency/Digital Assets: Where are we now, and where are we going?", the panel will address the evolvin more PR

Mayo Clinic researchers link CAR-T cell aging to cancer relapse (10)
ROCHESTER, Minnesota, July 14 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic researchers link CAR-T cell aging to cancer relapse * ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a key reason some cancer patients relapse after receiving chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, or CAR-T cell therapy. Over time, the engineered immune cells age and lose their ability to fight cancer. Published in Molecular Cancer, the study identif more PR

Niron Magnetics Presses U.S. Department of Commerce to Back Domestic Alternative to Rare Earth Magnets (10)
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Niron Magnetics, Minneapolis, Minnesota, has submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security urging robust support for domestic alternatives to rare earth-based magnets, warning of "acute geopolitical risk" if U.S. industries remain dependent on foreign supply--primarily China. The request comes as the Commerce Department undertakes a broad review of vulnerability in U.S. critical minerals and magnet technologies used in defense, energ more ST

NRC Issues Event Notification for US Steel - Keewatin Taconite, Minn. (10)
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57803) involving US Steel - Keewatin Taconite, Minnesota: * * * Rep Org: Minnesota Department of Health Licensee: US Steel - Keewatin Taconite Region: 3 City: Keewatin State: MN License #: 1078 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Ty Benner HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 07/07/2025 Notification Time: 17:22 [ET] Event Date: 07/07/2025 Event Time: 10:00 [CDT] Last Update Da more PR

Rep. Omar Introduces Five Amendments to FY 2026 Defense Appropriations Act (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Omar Introduces Five Amendments to FY 2026 Defense Appropriations Act * WASHINGTON-Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced five amendments to the FY 2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. The amendments aim to center human rights; redirect funds to critical medical research; destroy chemical agents and munitions; stop military funding to Israel; fund environmental restoration to clean up haza more PR

Thirty-Five Taft Attorneys Selected to 2025 Top Lawyers by Minnesota Monthly (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Thirty-Five Taft Attorneys Selected to 2025 Top Lawyers by Minnesota Monthly * Minnesota Monthly has recognized 35 Taft attorneys as 2025 Top Lawyers in Minnesota. Honorees were selected by their peers in an extensive survey and nomination process. Practicing attorneys were eligible to nominate their colleagues whom they consider outstanding lawyers in their respective practice area more PR

UnitedHealth Group Urges HHS Secretary to Streamline Healthcare Regulations (10)
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- UnitedHealth Group (UHG),Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services emphasizing the need for regulatory changes to reduce healthcare costs and improve patient access. The letter addresses the implementation of Executive Orders aimed at deregulation and innovation within the healthcare system. In their correspondence, UHG highlights that the U.S. significantly outspends other wealthy countries on healt more ST