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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for 2025-12-18 ( 12 items )  
Cole Nominated to Serve as 2026 Co-Chair of Turnaround Management Association's Network of Women Group (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Cole Nominated to Serve as 2026 Co-Chair of Turnaround Management Association's Network of Women Group * Taft Chicago Litigation partner Jillian Cole has been nominated to serve as one of the 2026 co-chairs of the Turnaround Management Association's (TMA) Network of Women (NOW) group for the Chicago/Midwest Chapter. NOW fosters community and provides networking opportunities for wom more PR

Fentanyl Dealer Who Caused Two Overdose Deaths Sentenced to 17 Years (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota posted the following news release: * * * Fentanyl Dealer who Caused Two Overdose Deaths Sentenced to 17 Years ST. PAUL - Patrick Carl Timberlake, Jr., a/k/a "King," age 29, was sentenced Wednesday in United States District Court to 204 months' imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release for two counts of Distribution of Heroin and Fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen. Timb more PR

Final Report for the Enhanced Services Pilot of the Montana Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment Program (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 17 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * Final Report for the Enhanced Services Pilot of the Montana Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment Program * Abstract This report analyzes data from a pilot that randomly provided enhanced services to half of Montana's unemployment insurance claimants selected for Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment. Treated participants were told to access these enhanced s more PR

Jury Finds Convicted Sex Offender Guilty of Assaulting a Federal Officer (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota posted the following news release: * * * Jury Finds Convicted Sex Offender Guilty of Assaulting a Federal Officer ST. PAUL - Roberto Carlos Munoz-Guatemala, age 40, was found guilty today in U.S. District Court of Assault on a Federal Officer with a Dangerous and Deadly Weapon and Causing Bodily Injury, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen. On June 17, 2025, law enforcement officers attempted  more PR

Klobuchar and Cramer's Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act Heads to the President's Desk (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar and Cramer's Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act Heads to the President's Desk * WASHINGTONU.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced that their bipartisan Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act passed the Senate. The legislation now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. The bipartisan legislation will expand access to federal support for the families of fi more PR

Klobuchar Questions Carr on Censorship and Free Speech at FCC Oversight Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Questions Carr on Censorship and Free Speech at FCC Oversight Hearing * WASHINGTON Today, during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing to conduct oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) questioned FCC Chairman Brendan Carr about his conduct threatening free speech, citing his previous comments about Jimmy Kimmel, and about President Trum more PR

Klobuchar, Capito Introduce Bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Scam Prevention Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Capito Introduce Bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Scam Prevention Act * WASHINGTON U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced the bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Scam Prevention Act, which would prohibit the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate any person with the intent to defraud. Last year, Americans lost nearly $2 billion in s more PR

Mayo Clinic researchers develop AI-ECG model to diagnose liver disease earlier (10)
ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Dec. 18 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic researchers develop AI-ECG model to diagnose liver disease earlier * ROCHESTER, Minn. As rates of obesity, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea increase, cases of advanced chronic liver disease and resulting liver scarring or cirrhosis also are rising. Patients often are diagnosed based on symptoms, such as gastrointestinal bleeding, fluid retention or more PR

Polaris RZR Factory Racing Delivers Most Successful Season In UTV Off-Road Racing History With Undefeated 2025 Campaign (10)
MEDINA, Minnesota, Dec. 18 -- Polaris Industries, a manufacturer of snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, midsize and heavyweight motorcycles, issued the following news release: * * * Polaris RZR Factory Racing Delivers Most Successful Season In UTV Off-Road Racing History With Undefeated 2025 Campaign RZR Pro R Factory Racing Claims UTV Overall Winner in Every Major Race Entered in 2025 Historic Clean Sweep of Dakar, King of the Hammers, Mint 400, Vegas to Reno, and the SCORE Series Highlights more PR

Progressive Caucus Slams Republican House's Failure to Protect Americans' Healthcare (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Progressive Caucus Slams Republican House's Failure to Protect Americans' Healthcare * WASHINGTON Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) Deputy Chair Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) issued the following statement in response to House Republicans' failure to protect healthcare for millions of Americans: "Today's vote on House Republicans' warmed-over partisan policies was a disgrace. It did nothing to prot more PR

Stauber Applauds Committee Passage of the ESA Amendments Act (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Stauber Applauds Committee Passage of the ESA Amendments Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources voted on a bipartisan basis to advance H.R. 1897, the ESA Amendments Act of 2025, a critical package of reforms to the Endangered Species Act led by Chairman Bruce Westerman (AR-04). This legislation takes a targeted approach to fix what has been broken for decades with more PR

U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Calls on House to Stay in DC Until Health Care Catastrophe is Addressed (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Calls on House to Stay in DC Until Health Care Catastrophe is Addressed * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) is calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to not send lawmakers home until the health care catastrophe is addressed. Right now, Speaker Johnson is scheduled to send lawmakers home for the holidays this Friday, December 17, 2025. But today, th more PR