WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * AFPI Calls Out Rampant Government Fraud and Abuse in Minnesota's State Programs Brett Tolman, AFPI's Chair for Law and Justice commented on the September 18 press conference held by Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, which highlighted $107 million in misappropriated funds: "Minnesota continues to face significant fraud in its state programs with Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson rightly calling more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- America First Policies issued the following news release: * * * AFPI Calls Out Rampant Government Fraud and Abuse in Minnesota's State Programs Brett Tolman, AFPI's Chair for Law and Justice commented on the September 18 press conference held by Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, which highlighted $107 million in misappropriated funds: "Minnesota continues to face significant fraud in its state programs with Acting U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson rightly calling it a 'syste more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 18 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * The FCC and the Ring of Sauron By John Phelan Free speech, suddenly This week, Jimmy Kimmel joined Stephen Colbert in Trotsky's dustbin of late-night TV history, temporarily, at least. In his Monday evening monologue, Kimmel said: We hit some new lows over the weekend w more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 18 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Feeding Our Future: conviction #56 By Bill Glahn Abdullahe Nur Jesow entered the 49th guilty plea in the sprawling free-food scandal, becoming the 56th person to be convicted overall. Jesow pled guilty to one count from the original indictment in the case at the federal cou more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 18 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Handcuffing law enforcement By David Zimmer Hennepin County Attorney's new policy to decline charges stemming from some traffic stops and consent searches Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced Wednesday that effective October 15 th, her office will no longer char more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 18 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * How Minnesota protects funding for its public schools By Catrin Wigfall The potential fiscal impacts of educational choice programs on public schools is a main concern of choice policy critics. When a student leaves a public school via a choice program, it is true a portion o more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 18 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Jumping jacks...and jumping test scores? By Josiah Padley Anyone who has spent time around young children will observe that they overflow with energy. Running, jumping, climbing, frolicking, giggling, singing, and yelling, children have an innate need to use their physicality more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 18 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Why Medicaid money is paying for people to not look for a house Minnesota continues to pay for health care for people who live in other states or are dead By Matt Dean Acting US Attorney Joe Thompson announced Thursday that eight defendants are being charged with stealing m more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI - Klobuchar, Grassley Fox News Op-Ed: America Can't Ignore Russia Kidnapping Ukrainian Children * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) published an op-ed in Fox News calling on Russia to return the nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children it has kidnapped. These children have been sent to "re-education" programs designed to erase their Ukrainian identity and e more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on FTC Suing LiveNation-Ticketmaster * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement in response to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) decision to sue LiveNation-Ticketmaster over its predatory practices. "I am glad the FTC is holding Live Nation-Ticketmaster accountable for failing to protect fans on their platform and using their monopo more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 18 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Minneapolis imposing $5/ton of carbon tax * Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey signed into law a $5 per ton carbon dioxide tax yesterday. The Mayor's office claims that the move "will significantly cut pollution, save money, and move Minneapolis closer to achieving its ambitious cl more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing concerns over proposed changes to Medicare payment policies for the 2026 fiscal year. Representing over 10,000 physicians and physicians-in-training, the MMA outlined key issues related to the proposed rule published in the Federal Register in July 2025. In its letter, the MMA acknowl more ST

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Named a Dayton Business Journal 2025 Best Places to Work Honoree * Taft Dayton was recently named a 2022 Best Place to Work, presented by the Dayton Business Journal in partnership with Quantum Research. The award is based on anonymous employee survey feedback on staff engagement, team effectiveness, manager effectiveness, and other workplace best practices. The results of the more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 18 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * This Minnesota Dad is a biter * German Alexis Funez-Canelas is expected to plead guilty to one felony count of illegal re-entry of a previously deported illegal alien this morning in federal court in downtown Minneapolis. Prosecutors documented that Funez, now age 32, has b more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Leads MN Democratic Congressional Delegation in Demanding Answers from VA Amidst Reports That Every VA Medical Center in America is Understaffed * Today, following reports that every VA medical center in America is facing severe staffing shortages (link is external), and news that the VA will reduce staffing levels by nearly 30,000 employees by September 30 (link is ext more PR