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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for 2025-10-10 ( 11 items )  
Connolly to Present "Cross Border Employment Laws: Are We Borderless Yet?" at OsgoodePD Conference (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 9 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Connolly to Present "Cross Border Employment Laws: Are We Borderless Yet?" at OsgoodePD Conference * Taft Chicago partner Terri Connolly will present the session "Cross Border Employment Laws: Are We Borderless Yet?" at the OsgoodePD conference, The Future of Work: Legal Issues in Remote and Hybrid Settings, on Oct. 30. The session will explore employment standards for remote work in more PR

Demand Justice Announces New Ad Campaign Calling Out Democratic Senators Klobuchar and Whitehouse for Advancing Trump's Loyalist Judicial Nominees (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 [Category: Political] -- Demand Justice issued the following news release: * * * Demand Justice Announces New Ad Campaign Calling Out Democratic Senators Klobuchar and Whitehouse for Advancing Trump's Loyalist Judicial Nominees New buy is on top of Demand Justice's existing six-figure ad buy announced on Sunday, which is calling out Sens. Durbin and Coons for voting to advance Trump judicial nominees.  * Washington, DC -Today, Demand Justice announced a new digital and b more PR

DFI Secretary-designee Wendy K. Baumann Visits Royal Credit Union to Highlight Youth Financial Education and Credit Union Innovation (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 10 -- Royal Credit Union, a member company of the Minnesota Credit Union Network, issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * DFI Secretary-designee Wendy K. Baumann Visits Royal Credit Union to Highlight Youth Financial Education and Credit Union Innovation EAU CLAIRE, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Secretary-designee Wendy K. Baumann and DFI Assistant Deputy Secretary Catherine Haberland visited Royal Credit Union (Royal) on W more PR

KU Researchers Part of Project to Create Midwest STEM Alliance (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * KU researchers part of project to create Midwest STEM Alliance By Mike Krings Researchers at the University of Kansas have secured a National Science Foundation grant to create a Midwest STEM Alliance designed to elevate science education in rural elementary schools. NSF has provided a $5 million, five-year grant to researchers at KU, Northern Iowa University, Iowa State University and the Univer more PR

Minnesota Department of Transportation Highlight Issues with FAA Proposed UAS Regulations (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Office of Aeronautics, Saint Paul, Minnesota, has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on normalizing unmanned aircraft systems beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations. MnDOT appreciates the FAA's aim to create a regulatory framework that addresses public safety and promotes economic growth through the safe integration of un more ST

Potential Closure of USDA Depot Raises Concerns for Minnesota Commerce (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The State of Minnesota has formally submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) expressing deep concerns about the potential closure of the USDA's Depot in Chicago, Illinois. This facility is crucial for calibrating Railroad Test Cars and Railroad Specific Weight Carts, both of which are essential for maintaining accurate measurement standards across the state and the country. In the letter, the Minnes more ST

Ranking Member McCollum: Ceasefire Agreement Between Israel and Hamas Offers Hope for a Peaceful Future (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member McCollum: Ceasefire Agreement Between Israel and Hamas Offers Hope for a Peaceful Future * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement on Thursday after the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas: "Just over two years since the October 7 attac more PR

Rep. Craig Calls on Speaker Johnson to Bring House Republicans Back to Washington, Pass Bill to Pay Troops During Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Calls on Speaker Johnson to Bring House Republicans Back to Washington, Pass Bill to Pay Troops During Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC - This week, U.S. Representative Angie Craig called on House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring House Republicans back to Washington, DC and pass a bill to ensure military servicemembers are paid during the government shutdown. Speaker Johnson has kept the House out  more PR

St. Catherine University: Visiting Researcher Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman Unpacks the "Double Tax" of Sexism and Racism (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 10 -- St. Catherine University issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * Visiting researcher Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman unpacks the "double tax" of sexism and racism The writer and researcher spoke about her new book, The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid, at The O'Shaughnessy. * On October 1, Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman brought her new book, The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid, to The O'Shaughnessy at St. C more PR

UAlbany Extremism Expert Sam Jackson Featured on 'Chat With Pat' Podcast (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 10 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * UAlbany Extremism Expert Sam Jackson Featured on 'Chat with Pat' Podcast By Mike Nolan The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has drawn attention to a troubling recent surge of politically motivated violence in the United States, targeting figures of both parties. In June, two Minnesota legislators and their spouses were shot at in their homes in what authorities described as politically more PR

Xcel Energy Brings AI-Driven Wildfire Detection to Minnesota (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 10 -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy brings AI-driven wildfire detection to Minnesota Pano AI cameras spot fires early to protect communities, forests and grid * Xcel Energy is bringing the first artificial intelligence-driven wildfire detection cameras to Minnesota, providing quick notifications to first responders of grass and forest fires and helping protect communities, natural resources and power infrastructure. The compan more PR