CHICAGO, Illinois, April 2 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * 2026 ACRL Section Awards Recipients Announced * The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2026 Section awards. These annual awards honor the very best in academic and research librarianship. A listing of the 2026 recipients is below, and you can see all o more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 3 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Immigrants and U.S. Citizens Sue DHS over Unconstitutional "Home Entry" Policy Washington, D.C. -- Today, Protect Democracy, the ACLU, the ACLU of Minnesota, the ACLU of D.C., and Dorsey & Whitney filed suit against DHS, ICE, and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center on behalf of immigrants and U.S. citizens who have been impacted by DHS's warrantless more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 2 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Leads Bipartisan Coalition Defending Use of Geofence Warrants by Law Enforcement * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined the State of Iowa in leading a bipartisan multistate coalition of 32 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (PDF) with the U.S. Supreme Court in Chatrie v. United States. The coalition is urging the Court to uphold the constitutionali more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 2 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Opposes Proposal by Trump Administration Targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs * LANSING -Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a comment letter (PDF) opposing a proposal by the General Services Administration (GSA) that imposes new certification requirements upon receipt of federal funding, which could r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Allina Health, a nonprofit integrated health system serving Minnesota and western Wisconsin, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the agency's advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on ensuring safety through domestic security with Made in America personal protective equipment (PPE) and essential medicine procurement by Medicare participating hospitals. The letter addresses CMS's intention to reduce depen more ST

CARSON CITY, Nevada, April 1 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Issues Joint Statement with 24 Attorneys General on Birthright Citizenship Oral Arguments * Carson City, NV - Today, Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in issuing the following statement regarding oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara before the U.S. Supreme Court: "The President's executive order redefining birthright citi more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHALLENGES UNLAWFUL TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MOVE TO FORCE INDIANA COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS TO CONTINUE OPERATING BEYOND RETIREMENT DATES * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison today challenged unlawful "emergency" orders the Trump administration issued as part of its ongoing efforts to dismantle environmental protection more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES U.S. SUPREME COURT BRIEF DEFENDING STATES' RIGHT TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH * Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general on Wednesday in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, a case that could have sweeping implications for states' ability to provide access to justice for thos more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUCCESSFULLY PROTECTS STATE ENERGY PROGRAMS * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) rescinded its unlawful policy capping reimbursement for state energy programs, preserving a multistate coalition's victory in federal court and bringing the case to a close. In August 2025, Attorney General Raoul and a coalitio more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL WINS APPEALS COURT RULING AGAINST HUD OVER HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS * Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a federal appeals court rejected the federal government's request to impose harmful restrictions on grant funding that will limit access to long-term housing and other services for tens of thousands of Americans experiencing homelessness or housing ins more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Brown Named to 2026 Legal Eagles List by Franchise Times * Taft partner Josh Brown has been named to the Franchise Times' 2026 Legal Eagles(r) list. The annual recognition honors top legal professionals in the franchise industry based on nominations and recommendations from clients, peers, and the publication's editorial team. Brown is chair of Taft's Franchise and Distribution in more PR

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota, April 3 -- C.H. Robinson Worldwide, a company that says it solves logistics problems, issued the following news release: * * * C.H. Robinson offers carriers help with rising cost of diesel Discount fuel card and cash advances for fuel will be free in April and May * With diesel prices jumping sharply since the start of a new conflict in the Middle East, C.H. Robinson is easing the impact for its network of contract carriers by offering free discount-fuel cards and f more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, April 2 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * CCRKBA AMICUS BRIEF SUPPORTS CHALLENGE OF NFA SUPPRESSOR TAX, REGISTRATION * BELLEVUE, WA -The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a case challenging the National Firearms Act's (NFA) tax and registration requirements for firearm suppressors. The case  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Center for Rural Affairs submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) expressing opposition to proposed changes to the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) registration requirements for financial assistance recipients. The letter criticizes several added certification requirements as unclear, legally inconsistent, and burdensome for organizations seeking federal funding. The Center, a nonprofit lender serving rural communities i more ST

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 1 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 31, 2026, by economist John Phelan: * * * The average earner pays more state tax in Minnesota than in 42 other states Yesterday, I asked "What would a genuine 'affordability' agenda look like?" I noted that "the most direct way possible" for Minnesota's state government to ease affordability conce 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 economist John Phelan: * * * Can immigration address America's fiscal nightmare? It depends On February 11, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest Budget and Economic Outlook. It made for grim reading. Deficits are historically high, totaling $1.9 trillion in 2026 and projected to gr more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 1 -- 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 policy fellow Bill Glahn: * * * Feeding Our Future: 7th sentence handed down This morning, at the federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis, Judge Nancy Brasel handed down just the 7th sentence in the sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud scandal. [The related juror bribery case has pro more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 31, 2026, by policy fellow Bill Glahn: * * * Feeding Our Future: 8th sentence handed down Feeding Our Future defendant Zamzam Jama was sentenced this morning to six months in jail for her role in the free-food scandal. Prosecutors had requested a sentence of 16 months in prison. She was one of si more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 1, 2026, by economist John Phelan: * * * How Gov. Walz hiked taxes on Minnesota's middle class Yesterday, I noted that the average earner pays more state tax in Minnesota than in 42 other states. This is something which, Minnesota Department of Revenue (DOR) analyses show, got worse while Tim Walz more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 31, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * How many kids who are behind in reading 'catch' up? For the fourth year in a row, Minnesota's third-grade reading scores have declined. While COVID didn't create this crisis, it exposed and exacerbated it. And Minnesota is finally being forced to co more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 31, 2026, by public safety policy fellow David Zimmer: * * * Mass shooting sentence exposes our system's unwillingness to incapacite offenders A recent downward departure in the sentencing of a mass shooting defendant in Minneapolis, illustrates how woefully inadequate our criminal justice system  more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 31, 2026, by policy fellow Matt Dean: * * * A Sneaky Workaround to Minnesota's Conversion Therapy Ban Democrats Push Private Lawsuits to Counter Supreme Court Decision In a landmark 8-1 decision issued on March 31, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Chiles v. Salazar that Colorado's ban on "co more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 30 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary 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 Thinking Minnesota poll in  more PR

NEW YORK, April 2 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Advocates and Voters File to Protect Washington Voters' Privacy Lawsuit challenges DOJ's demand for voter roll data * Common Cause, Washington Conservation Action Education Fund, and a Washington voter have filed a motion to intervene in United States v. Hobbs. The organizations and voters seek to prevent the Department of Justice from obtaining Washingtonians' sensitive personal data. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene: "Trump's tariffs are raising prices and American families are suffering" * On the anniversary of Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene published an op-ed in Fox News hammering Republicans for the disastrous impact of tariffs on American families, and arguing that tariffs will cost Republicans the House majority. Read Chair DelBene's  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- 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 April 1, 2026: * * * Court Blocks Trump-Vance Administration's Politically-Driven Child Care Funding Freeze Preliminary Injunction Restores Critical Support for Working Families, Child Care Providers, and Small Businesses * San Francisco -- A federal court has granted a p more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Emmer Meets with MSP Airport Air Traffic Control * ST. PAUL, MN - Today, Congressman Emmer toured the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) Control Tower and Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility. U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has made a commitment to modernize the nation's air traffic control system, which Congress has made possible by providing $1 more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 3 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * How a population boom changed North Dakota's housing markets Latest data show signs that pre-boom affordability levels haven't returned everywhere Article Highlights - Housing supply growth likely moderated increases in household shelter costs - Rapid income growth offset rent increases near oil fields - In the state's largest population centers, affordability has declined Auth more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, April 2 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * Graduate Student Poet Wins UM's Prestigious Merriam Writing Award * Harman won the Merriam-Frontier Award for her collection of poetry titled "Surface Tension." The award comes with $2,500 and a spring semester reading from the winning manuscript. Her reading is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, in the Poetry Corner of UM's Mansfield Library. "Getting to tell my father's story, my famil more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * ICYMI: 'Take one less trip to Starbucks': GOP Senate candidates keep dismissing affordability concerns [MS NOW] In case you missed it, new reporting from MS NOW is highlighting the deeply "out-of-touch" comments Republican Senate candidates continue to make, "downplaying rising costs" and "defending the president's economic policies" that have made everything cost more more PR

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, April 2 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news: * * * John and Carolyn Sonnentag to receive honorary doctorate degrees from UW-Eau Claire * UW-Eau Claire is pleased to announce John and Carolyn Sonnentag will receive honorary doctorate of science degrees at the May 16 commencement ceremony in a building that bears their name, the Sonnentag Center. The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved the conferral of the honorary d more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, April 2 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following joint statement with 23 attorneys general on the Trump vs. Barbara oral argument: * "The President's executive order redefining birthright citizenship violates our Constitution, federal statutes, and the rule that has governed our Nation for more than 150 years. We were proud to lead the fight against this unlawful order, and grateful for the injunctions we obtained that prevented this action from ever  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 2 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * KKR-backed Vista Pacifico LNG canceled amid opposition * KKR-backed Vista Pacifico LNG canceled amid regulatory hurdles and community opposition Earlier this month, KKR-backed Sempra Infrastructure (SI) canceled the Vista Pacifico liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, a proposed natural gas liquefaction terminal that would have been built near the port of Topolobampo, M more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 1 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Lela Aisha Jones Wins Grants for New Dance and Skating Performances * Assistant Professor and Director of Dance Lela Aisha Jones has received a 2026 William Penn Foundation Arts & Culture grant and a 2025 National Performance Network Creation Fund grant to support Infinite Slow Drive / Obsidians in the Wild, a multi-sensory, interdisciplinary performance that draws on Black cultural traditions of visibilit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- LifeSource, the federally-designated not-for-profit organ procurement organization (OPO) serving Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and parts of Wisconsin, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the proposed revisions to the Conditions for Coverage for OPOs. LifeSource, which partners with approximately 280 hospitals and nine transplant centers to facilitate organ, eye, and tissue donation and transplantation,  more ST

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48536) on March 25, 2026, entitled "Medicaid: Selected Resources for National, State and Local Enrollment Data" by research librarians Sarah K. Braun and Angela Napili: * * * Contents Purpose and Scope ... 1 Federal Data Sources ... 2 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National and State Data ... 2 Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC): National and State more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 3 (TNSxrep) -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Minnesota's January Jobs Flat Over the Month Minnesota's monthly job growth remained flat in January, and the state's unemployment rate ticked up two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.4% while the national rate ticked down one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.3%, according to data released today by the Minnesota Department of Emplo more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 3 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Minnesota DNR seeks public input on draft management plan amendment for Rice Lake State Park Plan amendment would allow timber harvest for resource management projects * The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comments on a draft amendment to Rice Lake State Park's management plan. The comment period is open through May 8. The draft more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 2 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United endorses Matt Dunlap for Maine'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 Dunlap for Maine's 2nd Congressional District. Throughout his decades of service, Matt has shown he is a person of real integrity. He has always  more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, April 2 -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs posted the following news: * * * New Data from Princeton SPIA Initiative Shows Political Violence in U.S. is on the Rise * Since 2019, the Bridging Divides Initiative at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs has tracked political violence in the United States and identified key risk factors for escalation. According to the latest edition of BDI's yearly trend analysis report,  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 3 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Drummond urges Congress to protect communities from illicit xylazine Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act to protect Oklahomans and reduce overdose deaths. The act would classify xylazine, a dangerous animal tranquilizer often mixed with fentanyl and other opioids, as a controlled substance. In a l more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * One Month Into Iran War, Americans Have Paid $8.4 Billion More for Gas, Now Costs $145 to Fill Pickup Truck New Data Also Includes State-by-State Breakdown of Increased Spending on Gas Since Trump's War Began * One month since President Trump unilaterally started his war against Iran, a new Joint Economic Committee - Minority  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * One Year of Reckless Tariffs: Everything is More Expensive Because of Brad Finstad * On the anniversary of the "Liberation Day" tariffs, Minnesotans continue to suffer under the weight of rising prices on everything from groceries to medicine. In the year since the sweeping tariffs were announced, American families have paid more than $1,700 in higher costs, and businesses have s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member McCollum: President Trump's War in Iran is a Strategic and Diplomatic Failure * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04), the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement on Wednesday in response to President Trump's address to the nation: "President Trump's war in Iran is a strategic and diplomatic failure.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Statement on the Firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi over her failed leadership of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Her ouster comes after Judici more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Sandifer Selected for Inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2026 * Taft is pleased to announce that Marcus Sandifer has been selected for inclusion in the 2026 Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars list. Sandifer is of counsel in Taft's Atlanta office. He advises clients in the food and beverage, marketing, hospitality, sports, media, and entertainment industries, with a fo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Statement from DNC Chair Ken Martin on the Firing of Pam Bondi as Attorney General Donald Trump announced today that he is firing his Attorney General Pam Bondi, after Bondi reportedly begged Trump not to. Bondi's abrupt exit is the second firing of a cabinet secretary in a month, and the latest embarrassment for the Trump administration amid historically low approval ratings for more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, April 2 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Engineering Professor Embraces Uncertainty For Stronger Engineering Systems * A few years after receiving the National Science Foundation Early CAREER Award, UConn College of Engineering Assistant Professor Hongyi Xu is demonstrating how embracing uncertainty can lead to stronger, smarter engineering systems. Xu's research focuses on a simple, but challenging, fact, which is that not everyt more PR

FARMINGTON, Maine, April 3 -- The University of Maine Farmington campus issued the following news: * * * UMF spotlights Shana Youngdahl, fiction writer and poet, as final spring Visiting Writer, April 16 By April Mulherin The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to announce Shana Youngdahl as the final reader of the 2026 spring semester schedule of its popular Visiting Writers series. Youngdahl will read from her work at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 16, in the Landing in the UMF Olsen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Warning Lights Flashing For Brad Finstad As "Life in the First District is Getting Less Affordable" [Minnesota Star Tribune] * Star Tribune : After years in GOP hands, Democrats see a shot at Tim Walz's old House seat New reporting from the Star Tribune highlights how Brad Finstad is staring down the toughest race of his career. Under Finstad's watch, " life in the First Distr more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 2 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy proposal protects customers from higher bills as data center demand grows * DENVER (April 2, 2026) - Xcel Energy submitted a proposal to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission today to address the growth in customers with large electricity needs, such as data centers, with a focus on ensuring existing customers do not subsidize large new customers. The proposed Large Lo more PR