BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 31 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * 3 for 3 / SDSU taking all three teams to finals of NASA contest By Dave Graves Friday the 13th brought nothing but good luck to students in the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering at South Dakota State University. On the afternoon of March 13, just before spring break began, Todd Letcher, associate professor of mechanical engineering, was notified that all three of the SDSU teams he oversee more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 31 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news: * * * Access the Latest NCFR Journal Research Read 9 New Early-View Articles Published March 22-28 * Keep up with the latest research from NCFR's three scholarly journals -- Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR). Most Recent Journal Issues: JMF April 2026 issue (https:// more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration Proposal Targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing a proposal by the General Services Administration (GSA) that would require recipients of federal funding to comply with the Trump  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power released the following testimony by David Palumbo, deputy commissioner of operations at the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, from a March 17, 2026, hearing on legislation to address drought and promote water security: * * * Chair Hoeven, Ranking Member Wyden, and members of the Subcommittee, I am David Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) with more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary by policy fellow Bill Glahn: * * * 'Free the Nukes' at the Capitol Will progress be made on repealing the ban on new nuclear power plants? Fox-9 reported earlier this week, "MN lawmakers look to expand nuclear power in push for carbon-free energy." Fox 9 reports, "Minnesota's moratorium on new nuclear  more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 31 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 30, 2026, by economist John Phelan: * * * * * * What would a genuine 'affordability' agenda look like? The two parties in St. Paul have very different priorities this session. For Republicans, the focus is "affordability;" for the DFL, it is gun control and immigration. But, as we found in our T more PR

NEW YORK, March 27 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release: * * * People Win: No New ICE Funding, TSA Workers Paid Common Cause airport ads, pressure campaign deliver victory * A deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security without more money for ICE or Border Patrol is nearing the finish line thanks to Common Cause members' pressure on lawmakers. A month ago, more funding for ICE and Border Patrol seemed certain in Congress despite their lawless behavior in Minn more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum: Speaker Johnson has Chosen to Allow Airport Crisis to Worsen * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Dean of the Minnesota Congressional delegation, issued the following statement on Friday: "For 42 days, President Trump has allowed TSA agents to go without pay. No one should be surprised. The long lines, travel delays, and financial hardship Americans are e more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Emmer Leads Minnesota Republican Delegation in Opposing Federal Funding of Transit Lines * WASHINGTON - On March 27, 2026, Congressman Emmer led the Minnesota Republican delegation in sending a letter to the leadership of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) on eliminating federal funding for the Blue Line Light Rail Extension (Blue Line) and the N more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Essentia Health submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the agency's advance notice of proposed rulemaking focused on enhancing domestic procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) and essential medicines in Medicare-participating hospitals. As a comprehensive health system based in Duluth, Minnesota, Essentia Health brought attention to both support for CMS's goal of strengthening supply chain resilience an more ST

NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, March 30 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news: * * * Experts at St. Olaf: Navigating romantic relationships * As wedding season approaches, many people are thinking more intentionally about romantic ties - whether celebrating others', reflecting on their own, or considering what they want in a partner. St. Olaf College Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology Logan Kochendorfer offers insight into how relationships form, what sustains them, and how they shap more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig, Waters, Warren, Klobuchar Exhort Trump Administration to Clamp Down on Insider Trading Using Prediction Markets House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) led a bicameral letter with Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI Senator Moody Introduces STOP Fraud in Medicaid Act Targeting Bad Actors Stealing Taxpayer Funds Senator Ashley Moody is targeting fraudsters pocketing ill-gotten taxpayer funds with her new STOP FRAUD in Medicaid Act. The bill gives new authority to state Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCU)--operated by state Attorneys General--to investigate and prosecute those fraudulently bilking th more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, March 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Including AI-derived heart fat measurement improves accuracy of cardiovascular disease risk prediction * ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic research identified a powerful new way to improve the prediction of a patient's long-term cardiovascular disease risk by enhancing a routinely performed imaging test with artificial intelligence (AI). Heart disease develops over time and remains more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trad Administration announced that it will delay preliminary determinations in the countervailing duty investigations of citric acid and citrate salts from Canada and India. The revised deadline for these determinations is now June 22, 2026. This decision follows a request submitted on March 17, 2026, by Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., Chicago, Illinois, Cargill Inc., Wayzata, Minnesota, and Primary Products Ingredients A more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission announced its final determination regarding imports of the sweetener erythritol from China. The agency concluded that the domestic industry faces material injury because these imports are subsidized by China and sold in the U.S. market at less than fair value. This investigation began on Dec. 13, 2024, after Cargill Inc., Wayzata, Minnesota, filed petitions with the commission and the U.s. Department of Commerce. Under the Tarif more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission announced that it will conduct expedited third reviews concerning antidumping and countervailing duty orders on citric acid and citrate salts from China. This process aims to determine if removing these duties would cause material injury to the domestic market within a foreseeable timeframe. The commission found that responses from domestic interested parties were adequate. These parties include Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., Chica more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Justice Department Sues Minnesota to Protect Girls' Sports and Intimate Spaces The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division today filed suit to enforce the protections of Title IX and ensure fairness and safety for female student athletes in Minnesota. According to the complaint, Defendants Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesota State High School League (MSHS more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Klobuchar, Shaheen, Colleagues Raise Concerns to USDA on Data Quality Over 70% of ag producers and retailers are now less confident in USDA reports * Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Cassidy, Smith, Marshall to CMS: Work with Congress to Crack Down on Bad-Faith Actors Overcharging Taxpayers for Medicare Advantage * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Louisiana's U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D., Minnesota's U.S. Senator Tina Smith, and Kansas' U.S. Senator Roger Marshall sent a bipartisan letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Munur to Present at the Cleveland State University Law School Cybersecurity Conference * Taft Columbus partner Mehmet Munur will participate in the panel "The Board Wants Answers: Who Owns What in Cyber Governance?" at the Cleveland State University Law School Cybersecurity Conference on April 16. Munur and fellow panelists will discuss responsibility and oversight across legal,  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 31 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Opposes Unprecedented Barriers to Federal Funding Requests Trump Administration Ties Funding Requirements to Attack on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing a proposal by the General Services Administration (GSA) that would require more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 30 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Fraternal Order of Police posted the following news release: * * * National Fraternal Order of Police Rebukes Hennepin County Commissioner for Saying She is "Not Willing to Fund the Sheriff to Provide Public Safety" * Washington, DC - Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, rebuked Hennepin County Commissioner Marion Green after she stated that she was "not willing to fund the Sheriff t more PR

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, March 31 -- The Public Advocate of the U.S. issued the following news release: * * * Vice President J.D. Vance Has Full Authority To Disrupt Crooks Nationwide Eugene Delgaudio, president of Public Advocate says: We here at Public Advocate on behalf of our 100,000 suppporters, are supportive of the decision to end the $250 billion in fraud targeted by Elon Musk in his DOGE vision and stalled for the past year. This fraud has only gotten worse since Elon Musk started his f more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service is initiating a pilot program to test alternative values for modest housing. The initiative aims to support the Section 502 direct loan program by adjusting how area loan limits affect self-help housing and properties receiving third-party affordable housing assistance. The pilot evaluates the impact of allowing property values in the self-help program to exceed current maximum area loan limits. Under the s more PR

DIAMOND BAR, California, March 31 -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association issued the following news release: * * * SEMA AND PRI REV THE ENGINES ON NEW ERA OF MOTORSPORTS ADVOCACY, ADD TWO STRATEGIC ROLES The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) and its Performance Racing Industry (PRI) subsidiary are building up its capacity to advocate for the motorsports community, adding two new strategic roles on its Washington, D.C., Government Affairs team to bring more focus to racing an more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Hagerman Quoted in USA Today * Taft's Nathan Hagerman was quoted in the article "Hate paying Taxes? How to make sure you don't pay state taxes twice," which was published in USA Today on March 22. Hagerman is a partner in Taft's Tax group and provides legal counsel and tax advice for domestic and international transactions involving business assets and aircraft, including structu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Treasury Targets Fraud Schemes Exploiting Government Health Care Benefits Separately Announces Framework to Pay Whistleblowers for Tips * Today, in support of President Trump's pledge to combat fraud, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Advisory urging financial institutions to be vigilant about fraud schemes targeti more PR

DULUTH, Minnesota, March 31 -- The University of Minnesota Duluth Campus issued the following news: * * * Framing the future of Duluth: The city as canvas Adam Overland From safer crosswalks to waterfront revitalization, students in the University of Minnesota Duluth's "City as a Work of Art" course are turning classroom designs into real-world community impact. How many of us, when we think about cities, think of them as a work of art that can inspire people, bring them together, or simply more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 31 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health issued the following news: * * * Eight researchers transforming colorectal cancer care By Mary Bosch, Science Communication Intern March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, established to raise awareness for a disease that is largely preventable. Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in adults under 50 and the only major cancer where mortality is rising in more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Leaders Across America Commend EPA's Action to Finalize Historic Renewable Fuel Standards and Support America's Rural Communities * WASHINGTON - On Friday, March 27, 2026, at the White House Great American Agriculture Celebration on the South Lawn, President Trump announced that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the historic Renewable Fuel Standard more PR