CANTON, Ohio, March 27 -- The National Football League posted the following commentary by columnist Jeffri Chadiha: * * * 10 biggest questions after NFL free agency but before the 2026 draft All the major free agency moves are now in the books. The NFL draft is coming quickly, as we're less than a month away from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell informing a whole bunch of college players that their dreams are coming true. That doesn't mean it's time to sit back and relax. There's always someth more PR

MORRIS, Minnesota, March 26 -- University of Minnesota Morris campus issued the following news: * * * A Partnership for Piloting Innovative Thermal Storage Technology at UMN Morris * The University of Minnesota Morris is the first university in the United States to deploy thermochemical energy storage technology to heat a building Rural Minnesota has plenty of storage-grain bins, grain elevators, mountains of dried corn, propane tanks, ammonia nurse tanks, and even large ammonia storage fa more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * AFGE Endorses Member Chris Backemeyer for Election to Congress Representing Nebraska's 1st Congressional District * Largest federal employee union says Backemeyer understands and supports federal workers and our workplace rights EAGAN, Minn. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Chris Backemeyer for electi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Four Dangerous State Bills Paving the Path to Infanticide By Jordan Sekulow Across the country, a troubling trend is emerging. In the wake of Dobbs and the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the abortion debate obviously didn't end - it intensified and shifted to the state level. Now, radical-Left state legislatures are emboldened, believing they have a license to advance bills that, under the guise of  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Backs D.C.'s Large Capacity Magazine Ban * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, filed a brief in support of the District of Columbia in Benson v. United States which is pending before the D.C. Court of Appeals. The District of Columbia's law bans the possession, sale, or transfer of large-capacit more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Calls on Congress to Close Loophole Enabling Federal Mass Surveillance * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of seventeen state attorneys general urging Congress to take immediate action to halt federal agencies' use of commercially purchased data and artificial intelligence tools that enable mass surveillance of Americans w more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Bemidji Medical Center earns surgical safety recognition * AORN is the nation's leading authority on perioperative nursing practice. The recognition honors the facility's commitment to improving patients' physical and psychological wellbeing before, during and after surgery through consistent, evidence-based enhanced recovery practices. To earn this recognition, Sanford Be more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * BEST OF THE BEST: ICE Officer Saves One-Year-Old Child's Life at JFK Airport * This is the second child ICE officers have saved in recent weeks WASHINGTON - On March 25, 2026, an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent helping to support Transportation Security Administration (TSA) operations at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York jumped into action to help save  more PR

UPTON, New York, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Physicist Mary Bishai Named AAAS Fellow Recognition honors distinguished contributions to neutrino physics * The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has recognized Mary Raafat Mikhail Bishai, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, as a 2025 AAAS Fellow. Each year, AAAS bestows this honor on sel more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * CAIR-MN Condemns President's Racist Remarks Targeting Somali Americans President Trump says Somalis are 'stupid,' 'low IQ' people from a 'disgusting country' * (MINNEAPOLIS, MN) -- The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today condemned racist remarks targeting Somali Americans and Somalia by President Donald Trump. He falsely cla more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Court Strengthens and Extends Relief for People Detained in Minnesota, Restricting Transfer Out of State and Protecting Access to Counsel Preliminary Injunction Continues to Halt Practices Blocking Detainees From Attorneys * Minneapolis -- A federal more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, March 27 -- Empower Oversight Whistleblowers and Research, an organization dedicated to enhancing independent oversight of government and corporate wrongdoing, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Documented California Hospice Fraud Prompts Broad Ranging Inquiry from National Oversight and Accountability Organization Washington, D.C. -- Empower Oversight today pressed for comprehensive records from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) rela more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11410) on March 24, 2026, by legislative attorneys Madeline W. Donley and Victoria L. Killion: Here are excerpts: * * * False Claims Act Enforcement Involving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs The Trump Administration has adopted the view that some "diversity, equity, and inclusion" (DEI) programs and policies illegally consider protected characteristics in viol more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Bipartisan Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, Additional Legislation and Two U.S. Marshals The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), by a vote of 19-3. Xylazine is a highly toxic veterina more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Smith Resolution to Honor Master Sergeant Nicole Amor Passes Senate Unanimously * WASHINGTON-Last night, the resolution introduced by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith to honor Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amor unanimously passed the Senate with bipartisan support. Full text of the resolution is available HERE and below: Honoring the memory, service, and sacrifice of Master Serge more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 27 -- General Mills, a food company, issued the following news release: * * * Lucky Charms and Trix Bring Bold Flavors to the Breakfast Table Through New Cereals Made with Colors from Natural Sources General Mills introduces Lucky Charms Unicorn Cotton Candy and Tropical Trix featuring Disney's Moana cereals, available nationwide this summer. * Lucky Charms and Trix are adding more fun and imagination to the cereal aisle with two new cereals made with colors fr more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, March 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic study finds wearable data may help predict patient engagement in remote COPD rehabilitation * ROCHESTER, Minn. -Sleep data captured with a wearable device could help clinicians better tailor care by identifying patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who may need additional support to participate in pulmonary rehabilitation, according to new resear more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSFR) -- MLCommons Association, Dover, Delaware, filed written notifications to the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division disclosing changes in its membership. These filings, submitted under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, allow the venture to limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specific circumstances. The following parties have been added to the venture: * Inventec Corp., Taoyuan City, Taiwan * Greenb more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 26 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United endorses Matt Little for Minnesota's 2nd District * National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members, today announced its endorsement of Matt Little for Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District. Throughout his decades of service as an elected official and attorney, Little has proven  more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Newsweek names USD Medical Center a world's best hospital * Contact: SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Newsweek has once again named the Sanford USD Medical Center, located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to its list of World's Best Hospitals for 2026. Sanford Health is ranked No. 63 out of 416 hospitals in the United States on the list. The Sanford USD Medical Center shares inclusion o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Oversight Committee Releases Memorandum Exposing Reckless Sanctuary Policies' Impact on Public Safety and Taxpayers Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a staff memorandum that analyzes how policies that shield criminal illegal aliens from federal immigration enforcement threaten publ more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Pallone: Republicans Reversing Progress on Overdose Crisis Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on "Policies to Protect Our Communities from Illicit Drug Threats:" After more than two decades of an overdose cr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Min Introduce Bill to Provide Oversight on Deaths Caused by ICE Legislation Requires DHS Evidence in ICE-related Injuries and Deaths be Turned Over to Congress, Including Body Cameras, Incident Reports Pressley Has Stood in Vigorous Defense of Immigrant Communities in MA 7 th and Nationwide, Fighting to Bring Detained Neighbors Home *  WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Introduces Fertilizer Transparency Act Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) introduced the bipartisan Fertilizer Transparency Act. "President Trump's tariffs and war with Iran have increased fertilizer costs even as farmers lose markets and commodity prices remain low, p more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Leads Re-Authorization of Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act * NAHASDA has not been reauthorized since 2008 WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig - a member of the Congressional Native American Caucus - joined Reps. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Troy Downing (MT-02) in introducing legislation to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistanc more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, has drafted and circulated a Dear Colleague letter supporting funding for head start in fiscal 2027. * * * To: The Honorable Robert Aderholt, Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, 2358-B Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Age more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSFR) -- Several individuals have filed an application to retain shares of New York Mills Bancshares Inc. and its subsidiary, Farmers and Merchants State Bank of New York Mills Inc., both of Minnesota. The group, consisting of Gwen Denninger, Karla Buerkle, Sara Vosper, Julie Radniecki and Betsy Roder, seeks to join the Buerkle Family Shareholder Group. This group acts in concert to maintain ownership within the financial institutions. The Federal Reserve System is review more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Thomas Hosts American College of Trial Lawyers Podcast Episode with Guest Greg Craig * On March 26, Taft Columbus partner Dave Thomas hosted the season fourteen premiere of the "Trial Tested" podcast for the American College of Trial Lawyers. In the episode, Thomas interviews Washington, D.C. attorney Greg Craig about his career in law and its progression over time. From attendin more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 27 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * U.S. Attorney's Office and South Dakota Attorney General's Office Hold Joint Press Conference on Combating Government Fraud U.S. Attorney's Office and South Dakota Attorney General's Office Hold Joint Press Conference on Combating Government Fraud * SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Ron Parsons and South Dakota Attorney General Marty J. Jackley held a j more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 27 -- UnitedHealth Group issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * UnitedHealthcare Introduces AI Companion Empowering People with Simpler Navigation, Personal Experience * Avery responds in natural language 24/7 with personal coverage and claims details, cost estimates, scheduling help, care options, rewards opportunities and more * Avery offers customer advocates real-time insights into member experience, case history * Avery helps guide memb more PR

NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, March 26 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news: * * * Urban Bush Women residency: Cultivating care, creativity, and community * * * * * * In Studio 1 of the Center for Art and Dance, a group of dancers are hard at work-not dancing, but scribbling in notebooks. Facilitators from the Urban Bush Women (UBW) dance company have given them a writing prompt and five minutes to reflect and journal. After writing, the students pick random phrases from their entri more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY JONES CHALLENGES UNLAWFUL RESCISSION OF LANDMARK 2009 GREENHOUSE GAS ENDANGERMENT FINDING Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Across the Country Mount Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Rollback, Threatening Health and Safety of Virginians * Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a coalition of 24 states, the District of Colu more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, March 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Vitamin D linked to immune response to gut microbiome in inflammatory bowel disease * JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Vitamin D supplementation may help shape how the immune system responds to gut bacteria in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a Mayo Clinic -led study published in Cell Reports Medicine. The findings offer new insight into how the immune system and more PR