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News Tipoffs - Minnesota Editors Newsletter for 2026-02-09 ( 8 items )  
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute: 'Why Do Households Save and Work?' (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute issued the following white paper (No. 124) on Jan. 30, 2026 by Margherita Borella, Mariacristina De Nardi, Johanna Torres Chain and Fang Yang entitled "Why Do Households Save and Work?". Here is the abstract: * * * This paper quantifies why households save and work using a life-cycle model that incorporates wage risk, endogenous labor supply of both spouses, marital  more PR

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: 'A Macroeconomic Perspective on Stock Market Valuation Ratios' (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following Economic Research report (No. 682) on Jan. 30, 2026 by Andrew Atkeson, Jonathan Heathcote and Fabrizio Perri entitled "A Macroeconomic Perspective on Stock Market Valuation Ratios." Here is the abstract: * * * Traditional valuation metrics for the U.S. stock market based on a comparison of the aggregate market value of U.S. corporations to measures of dividends, earnings, output, and the r more PR

NAB Leadership Foundation Announces Class of 2026 for the Media Sales Academy and Technology Apprenticeship Program (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 [Category: Media] -- The National Association of Broadcasters posted the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * NAB Leadership Foundation Announces Class of 2026 for the Media Sales Academy and Technology Apprenticeship Program The NAB Leadership Foundation (NABLF) today announced the Class of 2026 participants for its two flagship collegiate programs, the Media Sales Academy (MSA) and the Technology Apprenticeship Program (TAP). These workforce development initiativ more PR

Randall, Advocates Hold Community Vigil at Tacoma NW ICE Detention Center (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Emily Randall, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Randall, Advocates Hold Community Vigil at Tacoma NW ICE Detention Center * TACOMA, WA - Today, Congresswoman Emily Randall (D, WA-06), cohosted a community vigil outside the Tacoma NW ICE Detention Center alongside OneAmerica, immigrant rights advocates, local elected officials, and community members. The gathering honored those who were killed by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents, an more PR

University of Minnesota Professor Testifies Before Senate Special Committee on Aging (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Stephen W. Schondelmeyer, a professor of pharmaceutical management and economics and co-principal investigator for the Resilient Drug Supply Project in the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, from a Jan. 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Truth in Labeling: Americans Deserve to Know Where Their Drugs Come From": * * * Thank you, Chairman Scott, Ran more PR

Virtual Teaching Assistant ISABEL Latest Useful Artificial Intelligence Tool at UW-Eau Claire (10)
EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, Feb. 2 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus issued the following news: * * * Virtual teaching assistant ISABEL latest useful artificial intelligence tool at UW-Eau Claire As the spring semester gets underway at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, students are diving into their new courses and meeting new faculty and friends. In one class offered through the information systems program within the College of Business, students are also meeting ISABEL. Whi more PR

Wash. State Health Dept.: State Disciplines Health Care Providers (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 7 -- The Washington State Department of Health issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * State disciplines health care providers The Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges against the following health care providers in our state. The department's Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works with boards, commissions, and advisory committees to set licensing standards for more than 80 health care pro more PR

Woman Sentenced for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Fraud (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota posted the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Woman Sentenced for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Fraud LaTasha Thomas, age 39, was sentenced in United States District Court to 12 months imprisonment followed by a year of supervised release for one count of mail fraud, and ordered to repay $325,159 in restitution to the United States Department of Agriculture, announced U.S. Attorney D more PR