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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for 2025-10-01 ( 20 items )  
Armed Robbery of Southeast Liquor Store Nets DC Man Seven Years in Prison (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * Armed Robbery of Southeast Liquor Store Nets DC Man Seven Years in Prison * WASHINGTON - Robert Jameson, 60, of the District, was sentenced today in D.C. Superior Court, to seven years in prison for the armed robbery of a liquor store on Minnesota Avenue in Southeast, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Jameson pleaded guilty on March 26, 2025 to one count more PR

BREAKING: CAIR-Minnesota Calls for Probe of Possible Bias Motive for Fire at Another Mosque (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: CAIR-Minnesota Calls for Probe of Possible Bias Motive for Fire at Another Mosque * On Tuesday, September 30, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will hold a noon press conference to call for an investigation of a possible bias motive for a fir more PR

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: "Modern-Day Gestapo": White House CALLS OUT Walz's Rhetoric (10)
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 30 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * "Modern-Day Gestapo": White House CALLS OUT Walz's Rhetoric By Grace Keating, Kathryn Johnson and Isaac Velgersdyk Welcome back to the American Experiment Podcast! Grace and Kathryn sit down to discuss the latest news from Minnesota. First up: the Department of Justice is s more PR

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Trading universal free school meals for armed officers - it's worth a look (10)
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 30 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Trading universal free school meals for armed officers -- it's worth a look There's no free lunch By David Zimmer The dollar figure for providing the controversial free school meal program to every K-12 student in the state so closely mirrors what it would cost to provide a more PR

Final bell for teacher decision on union membership (10)
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 30 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Final bell for teacher decision on union membership * Today marks the final day for Minnesota educators to reevaluate their relationship with the union and take control of their paychecks and professional voices. With the 30-day opt-out window closing until next September,  more PR

ISU College of Technology Respiratory Therapy Students Go To Mayo Clinic (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, Sept. 30 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * ISU College of Technology Respiratory Therapy Students Go To Mayo Clinic The 2026 class of respiratory therapy students earning their associate degree from Idaho State University's College of Technology has an extraordinary educational and clinical opportunity. Through a new partnership with the world-renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, students will complete clinical observation hours in one of th more PR

Klobuchar, Smith, McCollum Press USPS to Maintain Retail Services at the Downtown White Bear Lake Post Office (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Smith, McCollum Press USPS to Maintain Retail Services at the Downtown White Bear Lake Post Office * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN), and Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN) are pressing Postmaster General Steiner not to relocate retail services from the downtown White Bear Lake Post Office. The current location is convenient, allowing customer more PR

Klobuchar, Smith, McCollum Press USPS to Maintain Retail Services at the Downtown White Bear Lake Post Office (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Smith, McCollum Press USPS to Maintain Retail Services at the Downtown White Bear Lake Post Office * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN), and Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN) are pressing Postmaster General Steiner not to relocate retail services from the downtown White Bear Lake Post Office. The current location is convenient, allowing customers more PR

Klobuchar, Warren, Colleagues Call for Halt of Argentina Bailout That Will Harm American Farmers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Warren, Colleagues Call for Halt of Argentina Bailout That Will Harm American Farmers Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, led 12 of more PR

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $2.35M Sale of 42-Unit Multifamily Property in St. Cloud, Minnesota (10)
ENCINO, California, Oct. 1 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges $2.35M Sale of 42-Unit Multifamily Property in St. Cloud, Minnesota ST. CLOUD, Minn., Sept. 30, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Hampton Place, a 42-unit multifamily property in St. Cloud, Minnesota, for $2.35 million. more PR

Minnesota Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond to Proposals for a Special Session on Gun Safety (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Minnesota Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond to Proposals for a Special Session on Gun Safety * "It's been one month since the deadly shooting at Annunciation School, and families across our state are still begging for action," said Kathleen Anderson, co-lead and volunteer with the Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action. "Today, Governor Walz and DFL leaders did  more PR

Over Seventy Employment and Labor Law Professors Gather at Seton Hall Law for the 20th Annual COSELL Conference (10)
SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 1 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: * * * Over Seventy Employment and Labor Law Professors Gather at Seton Hall Law for the 20th Annual COSELL Conference On September 19-20, 2025, Seton Hall School of Law hosted the 20th Colloquium on Scholarship in Employment and Labor Law (COSELL). This conference is held each year at law schools across the country, most recently Minnesota, Vanderbilt, and San Diego. Seton Hall professors Doron Dorfman and Ti more PR

Polaris Schedules Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast (10)
MEDINA, Minnesota, Oct. 1 -- Polaris Industries, a manufacturer of snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, midsize and heavyweight motorcycles, issued the following news release: * * * Polaris Schedules Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast MINNEAPOLIS, MN (September 30, 2025) - Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII) announced today that it will release its third quarter 2025 financial results on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, and will hold a conference call and webcast at 9:00 AM central time on  more PR

Rep. Craig Introduces Legislation to Curb President Trump's Executive Power, Halt Executive Orders During Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Introduces Legislation to Curb President Trump's Executive Power, Halt Executive Orders During Shutdown * Craig also reintroduces her bill to stop Members of Congress from being paid until the government reopens WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig introduced a package of two bills to hold elected officials accountable for shutting down the government. Her Terminati more PR

Senator Tina Smith and Representative Ilhan Omar Reintroduce No Shame at School Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Tina Smith and Representative Ilhan Omar Reintroduce No Shame at School Act * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) reintroduced their No Shame at School Act, a bill aimed at ending lunch shaming practices in schools nationwide. The No Shame at School Act would prohibit school districts from publicly identifying and shaming students w more PR

U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Find that Minnesota Violated Title IX (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Find that Minnesota Violated Title IX * Today, the U.S. Department of Education (ED)'s Office for Civil Rights (ED's OCR) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)'s Office for Civil Rights (HHS' OCR) announced that the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesota State Hig more PR

U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Find that Minnesota Violated Title IX (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Find that Minnesota Violated Title IX * Today, the U.S. Department of Education (ED)'s Office for Civil Rights (ED's OCR) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)'s Office for Civil Rights (HHS' OCR) announced that the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesota State High School League  more PR

USA vs. Minnesota (10)
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 30 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * USA vs. Minnesota * The U.S. Dept. of Justice (DOJ) is suing the state of Minnesota over its sanctuary state policies. From the DOJ press release. Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Minnesota, the City of Minneapolis, the City of St. Paul, Hennepin Cou more PR

Who gets unemployment benefits for shared work? (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 30 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * Who gets unemployment benefits for shared work? Authors: Shelby Cook, Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency; Leonidas Murembya, Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency, Ayushi Narayan Economist, Community Development and Engagement; Ryan Nunn, Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement Shared work, also known as short-time compensation, is a provision of the u more PR

Women From Slayton, Minnesota, and Aberdeen, South Dakota, Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance (10)
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota posted the following news release on Sept. 30, 2025: * * * Women from Slayton, Minnesota, and Aberdeen, South Dakota, Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a woman from Slayton, Minnesota, and a woman from Aberdeen, South Dakota, both convicted more PR