GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 25 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Another day, another fraud * Today's (alleged) fraud comes to us courtesy of investigative reporter A.J. Lagoe and the KARE-11 team. They report, TikTok video alleges Medicaid billing fraud. The details, A Minnesota company is facing allegations of Medicaid fraud after  more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 25 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Banning assault-style rifles - information to guide the debate * Following recent mass shooting events in the twin cities area, some involving assault-style rifles, a renewed call for more gun control measures has emerged. Governor Walz has declared that he intends to call  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Minnesota Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Threatening Message Left at Office of Muslim State Senator * The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota) today called on local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a threatening message left at an office of Minnesota state Senator Omar Fateh as a hate cr more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 25 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Sowing and reaping By David Zimmer For most of 2025 democrat politicians from former Vice-Presidential candidate and current Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to a variety of democrat members of congress to California Governor Gavin Newsome have levelled a nearly non-stop campaign  more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 25 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * DOJ sues Steve Simon over voter list access * This morning, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Minnesota. The suit was filed against the Minnesota Secretary of State (SOS) Steve Simon for his refusal to provide access to the stat more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 25 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * Expanded Survey of Native Nations pilot advances understanding of tribal public finances * Public finance data are important to any government. For policymakers, understanding how their governments' revenues and expenditures compare to those of other governments helps identify areas of financial opportunity. For researchers whose work informs government performance and program des more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Agriculture Committee Democrats Demand Answers on Hunger Survey Cancellation House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), Vice Ranking Member Shontel Brown (OH-11), Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Ranking Member Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Rep. Jim McGovern (MA-02), and Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12) were joined by all Ag more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 25 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Idaho antimony project gets approval * The Stibnite Gold Project in central Idaho has been given the all-clear by the U.S. Forest Service, conditioned only on the company posting the bonding agreed to in permitting. After eight years of permitting, the project is an excellent more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Sues Six States for Failure to Provide Voter Registration Rolls * Today the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced the filing of federal lawsuits against six states -- California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania -- for failure to produce their statewide voter registration lists upon request. "Clean voter rolls are the foundation of  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Kaigler Selected as a Panelist by The Black Law Students Association and Alumni Relations * Taft Detroit attorney Shirley Kaigler has been selected as a panelist by The Black Law Students Association and Alumni Relations for the Leadership Panel at University of Detroit Mercy Law on October 16. Kaigler will share insights about how leadership has shaped her journey, how she has dem more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Minnesota Agricultural Aircraft Association (MAAA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation urging the agency to reconsider its proposed rulemaking surrounding Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations. The association, representing over 250 operators and pilots across Minnesota, highlights safety concerns related to the use of shielded area provisions in agricultural operations. In its letter more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Minnesota PUC Weighs Decision on BlackRock's $6.2B Acquisition of Minnesota Power * ST. PAUL, Minn. - Today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) held its final hearing on the proposed private equity acquisition of Minnesota Power. Under the proposal, ALLETE, the parent company of Minnesota Power, would no longer be a publicly traded company and would be sold to two private equ more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 25 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Parents, save your receipts for the K-12 Education Subtraction or Credit! * As students find their rhythm of the new school year, parents are advised to save all their receipts for school supplies, musical instruments, class fees, and tutoring services. Depending on a famil more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Pulsar Helium Inc. has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior advocating for the inclusion of helium in the 2025 Critical Minerals List. The company, which focuses on the exploration and development of helium resources, notably its Topaz discovery in Minnesota, argues that helium's unique properties and critical applications make it essential for national security and economic stability. The current draft of the critical minerals list do more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Warns USDA Shutdown Firings Will Hurt Famers Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) issued the following statement in response to Trump's White House budget office memo outlining a plan to continue the mass firing campaign of nonpartisan public servants, including at the U. more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Shrestha to Present Panel Discussion on AI & IP Law * Roshan Shrestha will be co-presenting on a panel discussion during a two-part webinar program titled, "AI & IP Law: Ownership, Infringement, and Enforcement" being offered by Pincus Professional Education on Nov. 11 and Nov. 13, 2025. The two-day program will help attendees understand how AI has transformed how intellectual pr more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Secures Summary Judgment for Client in Wage and Hour Case * On Sept. 8, 2025, a federal judge in California granted summary judgment in favor of Taft's client, Spreckels Sugar Company, dismissing all remaining claims in a wage and hour lawsuit brought by a former seasonal employee. Among the nine claims brought by the former employee were allegations of failure to pay minimu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith Joins Colleagues in Introducing Major Bill to Reform, Expand Head Start and Early Learning for Working Families * WASHINGTON, D.C -- As the Trump administration continues to attack early education opportunities like Head Start, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) joined her colleagues in working to expand early childhood education options and opportunities by introducing th more PR