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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for 2025-10-08 ( 12 items )  
Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Control the language, control the debate (10)
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 7 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Control the language, control the debate By David Zimmer Many have recognized the left's attempts to control issues by controlling the very language used to frame an issue. The left dominates the tactic, and the right has to do better at pushing back against the reframe. Whet more PR

Congresswoman McCollum Statement on Anniversary of October 7 Terrorist Attack (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum Statement on Anniversary of October 7 Terrorist Attack * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) issued the following statement on Tuesday, October 7, two years after Hamas' terrorist attack in Israel: "Today marks two years since Hamas' October 7 terrorist attack - a day that saw 1,200 innocent Israelis killed, thousands more injured, and 251 taken hos more PR

Emmer Statement on Confirmation of Daniel Rosen as U.S. Attorney for Minnesota (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Emmer Statement on Confirmation of Daniel Rosen as U.S. Attorney for Minnesota * Washington, D.C. - Congressman and Majority Whip Tom Emmer issued the below statement following the United States Senate's confirmation of Daniel Rosen to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota. "We are pleased to see that Dan Rosen, a distinguished attorney with an unwavering commitment to public safety,  more PR

Finstad, Minnesota Republican Congressional Delegation Urge Senators Klobuchar and Smith to Reopen Government (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad, Minnesota Republican Congressional Delegation Urge Senators Klobuchar and Smith to Reopen Government * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) joined House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06), Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), and Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) in sending a letter to U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN), pressing them to end th more PR

Following Push from Rep. Craig, USPS Launches Investigation into Delayed Delivery of New Prague Times (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Following Push from Rep. Craig, USPS Launches Investigation into Delayed Delivery of New Prague Times * WASHINGTON, DC - In response to pressure from U.S. Representative Angie Craig, the United States Postal Service (USPS) recently notified Rep. Craig's office that it will be launching an internal investigation into reports of delayed delivery of the New Prague Times. This announcement follows a l more PR

Klobuchar Questions Bondi on Independence of Justice Department (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Questions Bondi on Independence of Justice Department * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) asked U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi about the Department of Justice's investigations and prosecutions of President Trump's enemies, including former Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Chris Krebs, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a sitting U.S.  more PR

Life Link III Raises Concerns Over Proposed UAS Rulemaking (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Life Link III, Shoreview, Minnesota, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation in opposition to the recently proposed rulemaking concerning unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). The organization highlighted significant safety risks that it believes the proposal could pose to both air and ground operations. In its opposition, Life Link III echoed sentiments expressed by the Air Medical Operators A more ST

Many states have banned cell phones in school. Why not Minnesota? (10)
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 7 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Many states have banned cell phones in school. Why not Minnesota? * It is a truth universally acknowledged that a young student in possession of a cell phone must be in want of a place to use it. One prevailing theory behind the nation's rapidly declining test scores places a more PR

Native CDFI relending program expands access to affordable homeownership in Indian Country (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 7 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * Native CDFI relending program expands access to affordable homeownership in Indian Country * In 2018, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a partnership with Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) to increase Native home buyers' use of one of its cornerstone loan products: the affordable, long-term USDA 502 Direct Loan. 1 Under this new pa more PR

Veridian Credit Union Offering Interest-free Loans for Members Impacted by Government Shutdown (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 8 -- Veridian Credit Union, a member company of the Minnesota Credit Union Network, issued the following news: * * * Veridian Credit Union offering interest-free loans for members impacted by government shutdown WATERLOO, Iowa: Veridian Credit Union is offering interest-free Government Advance Loans or free delayed-payment services to members whose income is impacted by the current government shutdown. Veridian members with a history of regular federal government inc more PR

Whip Emmer presses Senators Klobuchar and Smith to reopen government and pass clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Emmer presses Senators Klobuchar and Smith to reopen government and pass clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution * Today, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) led a letter to U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) pressing them to end the Democrats' government shutdown and to vote in favor of the clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution (CR). Em more PR

Whip Emmer presses Senators Klobuchar and Smith to reopen government and pass clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Emmer presses Senators Klobuchar and Smith to reopen government and pass clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution * WASHINGTON -- Today, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) led a letter (link is external) to U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) pressing them to end the Democrats' government shutdown and to vote in favor of the clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution more PR