MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Bilott Featured Speaker at Michigan State University Gupta Ethics Lecture Series * Taft's Rob Bilott was the featured speaker at the Michigan State University Ethics Lecture Series, sponsored by The Gupta Family Foundation, on Oct. 9 at Kellogg Center Auditorium. Learn more here. Dubbed by The New York Times Magazine as " The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare " in an arti more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Oct. 10, 2025: * * * China tightens grip on rare earth elements By Sarah Montalbano This week, China announced new, tightened export restrictions on rare earth elements. It's the latest "escalation in tensions" between China and the U.S. in the race to secure critical minerals supplies. Rare earths ar more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 11 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * It's National Be A Teacher Day! How to support and encourage future teachers By Josiah Padley Today is National Be A Teacher Day, a day representing a national initiative to spark students' interest in the teaching profession. For young people who feel a duty more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Oct. 10, 2025: * * * Parent support remains high for Education Savings Accounts By Josiah Padley What parent wouldn't be overjoyed with an extra $7,000 or more in the bank account each year? That's the difference between a cash-strapped family and one that enjoys things like academic tutoring, speciali more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Oct. 10, 2025: * * * School board members urge Title IX compliance to safeguard students and federal funding By Catrin Wigfall Over 240 school board members (and still growing) in 104 school districts across Minnesota are calling for the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesota State H more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * School choice is the rare consensus policymakers should act on By Catrin Wigfall At a time when political polarization dominates nearly every policy debate, educational choice stands out as a surprising area of consensus. Polling consistently shows support for school choice policies more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Senator Klobuchar wants a debate on health care fairness. Bring it on! By Matt Dean As the shutdown continues, focus remains on the temporary, pandemic era Obamacare subsidies for those who make more than 400% of the federal poverty guideline. For a family of four, this is $128,600/year. This repre more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Oct. 11 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * Xcel planning 600MW of batteries by 2030 By Sarah Montalbano Minnesotans already face some of the highest electricity rates in the Midwest, and Xcel Energy is proposing to deploy up to 200 megawatts of battery storage capacity by 2028 in a program called Capaci more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar's Bipartisan Bills Pass Senate as Part of the National Defense Authorization Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced that five bipartisan bills she leads to advance our national security and support servicemembers, law enforcement, first responders, and their families, as well as Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia, have passed the Senate as part of the National more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Grassley Legislation to Bolster Support for Identifying and Returning Kidnapped Ukrainian Children Passes Senate * Russia has kidnapped more than 19,000 Ukrainian children - attempting to erase their cultural identity and heritage WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) announced that their bipartisan Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accounta more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Will Coghill-Behrends, dean of global education at Minnesota State University Mankato, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security expressing concerns regarding a proposed rule change aimed at establishing a fixed time period of admission and an extension of stay procedure for non-immigrant academic students and exchange visitors. This policy, introduced on August 28, 2025, is perceived as a threat to the institution's mission to foste more ST

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Announces Relocation of West Palm Beach Office * Taft, one of the fastest-growing law firms in the nation, announced today that it has signed a new lease with Brand Atlantic Real Estate Partners and Wheelock Street Capital and will relocate to 300 Banyan. The full-floor lease spans 20,000-square feet on the ninth floor of the trophy-class boutique office in West Palm Beach's Cl more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regarding the potential impacts of a proposed immigration rule that aims to reform admission periods for international students on F and J visas. With over 6,000 international students and scholars across its five campuses, the university argues that the proposed changes threaten to undermine the diversity and economic contributions these individu more ST