MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Bratcher To Speak at Freeman's | Hindman Luncheon * Taft Naples partner J.P. Bratcher will speak at the Freeman's | Hindman luncheon, "Art Law & Estates: Provenance, Loss, Insurance & Client Advisory" on Aug. 7. Bratcher will join Freeman's | Hindman associates Molly Gron and Leslie Calero. To register, click here. Bratcher is a private client attorney who designs sophisticated  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSFR) -- The Department of State has issued a determination allowing the temporary importation of objects for the "Royal Bronzes: Cambodian Art of the Divine" exhibition. The exhibition is set to be displayed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and may travel to other venues. The determination, published in the Federal Register on July 31, 2025, deems the imported items to be of cultural importance and finds their exhibition within the United State more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 1 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 31, 2025: * * * Federal tax credit: Public school students will benefit, too By Catrin Wigfall Despite being pigeonholed as a "voucher" or a "diversion" of funds from public schools, the recently passed federal tax-credit scholarship provision created under the Educational Choice for Children Act ( more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 1 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 31, 2025: * * * High taxes and rampant fraud: a double blow to Minnesotans On its own, fraud is disturbing. It presents a failure on the state government to safeguard taxpayers' money, eroding trust. But in a high-tax, high-spending state like Minnesota, the continued documentation of rampant fraud more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Mayo Clinic for Religious Discrimination * Suit says employer forced security guard to get vaccination against federal civil rights laws MINNEAPOLIS -- The Mayo Clinic, which operates hospitals in Minnesota, Arizona and Florida, violated federal law when it refused to grant a security guard's request for a reasonable religious accommodation to its mandatory COVID-19 vaccina more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Opening Remarks on Protecting Online Data * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, delivered the following opening statement at the subcommittee hearing titled "Protecting the Virtual You: Safeguarding Americans' Online Data." Testifying at the hearing was Alan Butler, Executive Director  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Klobuchar Opening Remarks on U.S. Grain Standards Act Reauthorization U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, delivered the following opening statement at the Agriculture Committee hearing: Perspectives on Reauthorization of the U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Moran Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Biorefineries, Renewable Chemicals, and Biomanufacturing * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to enhance the ability of the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Products Assistance program to support the development of advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals,  more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, July 28 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic deploys NVIDIA Blackwell infrastructure to drive generative AI solutions in medicine * A group of consultants discuss and review a digital pathology image on a wall monitor. ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic took a pivotal step toward integrating AI solutions in the clinical setting with the deployment of NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD with NVIDIA DGX B200 systems, an advanced i more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 1 -- The Minnesota Medical Association issued the following news: * * * MMA Signs on to AMA Letter Opposing Federal Legislation Expanding Pharmacist's Scope of Practice The MMA has signed on to an AMA letter opposing HR 3164, the "Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act," in particular because it would allow "pharmacists to perform services that would normally only be authorized and covered if they were furnished by a physician." The letter  more PR

EAGAN, Minnesota, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Statement on New Trump Tariffs Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement after President Trump announced sweeping new import taxes that will be paid by American consumers and companies as part of his worldwide trade war. "Despite promising  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Klobuchar Opening Statement at Bipartisan Hearing to Review USDA's Reorganization Proposal U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, delivered the following opening statement at the Agriculture Committee hearing titled: more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Greg Casar Lead 49 Lawmakers in Demanding Trump Administration Reverse $27 Billion Student Loan Interest Hike * WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) led a letter with nearly 50 House Democrats calling on Education Secretary Linda McMahon to immediately reverse the Department of Education's decision to resume charging interest for nearly 8 mil more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 31 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Sheehan Featured on BDO's Legal Tech Talk Podcast * Taft attorney Cari Sheehan was featured on the most recent episode of BDO's Legal Tech Talk Podcast. The episode is titled "The Ethical Edge: Innovation in the Modern Law Firm," and was released on July 29. In the episode, Sheehan provided discussion and insight on ethics, technology and innovation, active listening and communicati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Todd Young Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Farmers, Analyze Long-Term Soil Health * WASHINGTON, D.C - Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Todd Young (R-IN) reintroduced bipartisan legislation that will help bolster soil research and improve agricultural resilience and productivity in the Midwest and across the country. Experts estimate that American  more PR