ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Sept. 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * 10 years, 10,000 lives: Mayo experts highlight the journey and future of proton beam and particle therapy at Mayo Clinic * ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A decade after opening, the Mayo Clinic Proton Therapy Program in Rochester, Minnesota, has treated 10,000 patients. Annually, the program treats 30%-40% more patients than most comparable centers in the country. And, with new technology more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Association of Cancer Care Centers, Minneapolis, Minnesota, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding the proposed payment adjustments under the calendar year 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System (ACS). The letter raises serious concerns about the potential impacts of recent proposals on cancer care providers and their patients across the natio more ST

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 15 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Federal Judge Dismisses Water Pollution Suit Over Lack of Standing * On Sept. 8, 2025, a federal judge in Minnesota dismissed an $18 million environmental lawsuit by Citizens for a Clean Environment (CCE) against Taft's client, Aitkin Agri-Peat, Inc. (AAPI), finding that the group lacked standing to sue over alleged improper wastewater discharges from a peat mine. The court ruled C more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, released the following opening statement from a Sept. 9, 2025, hearing entitled "Exploring State Options in SNAP." SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. * * * Good morning, and welcome to this morning's hearing on examining state options in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP. Thank you to our witnesses for being more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 15 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Inflation numbers should nix a rate cut By John Phelan Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in August, after rising 0.2 percent in July. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Inspire Medical Systems, Minneapolis, Minnesota, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding proposed changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System. The company, which manufactures the Inspire hypoglossal nerve stimulation system for treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea, expressed strong support for a key adjustment to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code relating to their medical device. In its let more ST

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 15 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * John and Miller Gabriel Featured on "P3s Unplugged" Podcast * Taft Public Affairs Strategies partner Thomas John and Infrastructure Advisors principal Seth Miller Gabriel were featured guests on CivMetrics ' "P3s Unplugged" podcast on Sept. 11. Throughout the podcast, John and Miller Gabriel examined the Washington D.C. Streetlights P3 Project as a case study in innovative urban  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Recognizes Family from Byron as 2025 Angels in Adoption * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Co-Chair of the Congressional Adoption Caucus, spoke at the annual Angels in Adoption celebration hosted by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute in Washington DC and recognized Tamara and Jeramy Lawson of Byron, Minnesota as this year's Angels in Adoption Minnesota hon more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Sept. 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic study reveals hidden causes of heart attacks in younger adults, especially women * ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A new Mayo Clinic study finds that many heart attacks in people under 65 -- especially women -- are caused by factors other than clogged arteries, challenging long-standing assumptions about how heart attacks occur in younger populations. Study findings published  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * OBGYN and U.S. Rep Kelly Morrison Introduces BABIES Act * Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) introduced the bipartisan Better Availability of Birth Centers Improves Outcomes and Expands Savings (BABIES) Act, which will improve access to birth centers and expand birth and maternity care through Medicaid, ensuring mothers and babies can get affordable, quality health care. This bip more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 15 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * PUC could shrink wind turbine setbacks without public input By Sarah Montalbano The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has set an "external planning meeting" for tomorrow, September 16, 2025 to hear significant changes to wind turbine siting in Minnesota. The proposed cha more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 15 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * PUC holds hearings on Xcel rate case By Bill Glahn Beginning this evening in Stillwater, the state Public Utilities Commission ( MPUC ) will hold a series of public hearings on Xcel Energy's electricity rate increase request. MPR News reports, The public has a chance to wei more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Craig, Kelly Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Patient Safety, Lower Health Care Costs * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig and Mike Kelly (R-PA) introduced their bipartisan Diagnostic Accuracy in Sepsis Act to improve patient safety and lower health care costs by reducing blood culture contamination. This common-sense legislation requires CMS to add a blood cu more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 16 -- St. Catherine University issued the following news on Sept. 15, 2025: * * * Visiting scholar Kelly Weinersmith, PhD, brings space, science, and storytelling to St. Kate's The award-winning biologist and author engaged students with a balloon launch on the Quad, followed by a lecture. * Professor, scholar, and author Kelly Weinersmith, PhD, visited St. Catherine University last week to talk about research, STEM, and her second book, A City on Mars: Can We Set more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 15 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Superintendent turnover remains high By Josiah Padley A new brief published by the policy firm ILO Group suggests that school superintendent turnover continues at historic levels. The 2025 update of the ILO Group's Superintendent Research Project studied the nation's 500 la more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 15 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Test scores: What about private schools? By Catrin Wigfall My posts about achievement levels within Minnesota's public education system always generate a few interesting comments from individuals who want to downplay the declines -- they either state the data is "bad" or that more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Emmer honors Charlie Kirk in Capitol Hill prayer vigil * Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) joined House Republicans for a prayer vigil to honor the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. Whip Emmer: "I want to begin by offering our prayers to the entire Kirk family as they continue to grieve this unfathomable loss. A wife lost her husband. Two children lost their fath more PR