GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 12 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * American Experiment's comments on repeal of Clean Power Plan 2.0 By Sarah Montalbano Center of the American Experiment submitted brief comments on the EPA's proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan 2.0, which would have forced coal plants to capture 90 percent of their emissions wit more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 12 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * Data show that the number of restaurants in Minneapolis is falling By John Phelan There is an old saying: "the plural of anecdote is not data." I have never felt comfortable with it, after all, the data on employment, for example, does reflect individual jobs created and people hir more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 12 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * White House announces bold plan to address crime and vagrancy in DC By David Zimmer The White House announced a "crime emergency" today in Washington DC and laid out a plan "to protect public servants, citizens, and tourists, and ensure the safe functioning of the Federal governmen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Betty McCollum Statement on Deployment of National Guard in Washington, D.C. * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Monday morning, President Trump announced that he would deploy the D.C. National Guard and assign Attorney General Pam Bondi to oversee the federalized Washington Metropolitan Police Department. In response to this authoritarian crackdown, Congresswoman Betty McCollum issued the fo more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers awards $710,000 contract for Grand Forks Levee repairs The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $710,000 contract to Tunheim Construction, out of Fargo, North Dakota, Aug. 6, for repair of the Grand Forks levee in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and to restore the levee to the original condition. In April 2023, the Red River of the N more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Endorses State Rep. Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger For Election to the Minnesota State Senate * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed state Rep. Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger for election to the Minnesota state Senate. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "EMILYs List is proud to endorse state Rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Smith Announce Federal Education Funding for Rochester Unfrozen * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that the U.S. Department of Education has unfrozen $1,442,300 in funding for Rochester Public Schools. This money will be distributed to fund ten 21st Century Learning Centers at five Rochester district schools and community programs, includi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Smith Announce Federal Funding for Long Prairie Unfrozen * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that the U.S. Department of Education has unfrozen $364,990 in funding for Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Public Schools. This money will be distributed to fund 21st Century Learning Centers at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Public Schools. "We must continue to more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Smith Announce Federal Funding for Northfield Schools Unfrozen * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that the U.S. Department of Education has unfrozen $124,489 in funding for Northfield Public Schools. This money will be distributed to fund 21st Century Learning Centers throughout the district. "We must continue to support our schools and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Smith Announce Federal Funding for St. Paul Unfrozen * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that the U.S. Department of Education has unfrozen $1,556,791 in funding for St. Paul. This money will be distributed to fund 21st Century Learning Centers at St. Paul community programs, including the Hmong American Partnership, Keystone Community Serv more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Smith Announce Federal Funding for United Way of Central Minnesota Unfrozen * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that the U.S. Department of Education has unfrozen $1,591,189 of funding for United Way of Central Minnesota. "United Way of Central Minnesota helps Minnesotans access education, health care, and the financial resources necessar more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 11 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft and Morris, Manning & Martin Announce Merger * Taft Stettinius & Hollister (Taft), one of the fastest growing law firms in the nation, and Morris, Manning & Martin, a highly regarded firm with offices in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., today announced their plan to combine effective Dec. 31, 2025. The Morris Manning combination is Taft's latest move in becoming one of the leading more PR