HOUGHTON, Michigan, June 26 -- Michigan Technological University posted the following news release: * * * 2026 Bhakta Rath Research Award Recipients Set New Robust Future for Biosensing Technologies * For their expansive work in biosensing technologies, researchers Yixin Liu and Grace Dykstra have received Michigan Technological University's 2026 Bhakta Rath Research Award. The "synthetic antibodies" they developed will lead to advancements across the healthcare field and beyond, from wearable health technologies to agricultural and environ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on June 26, 2026: * * * AFPI Minnesota Responds to 40% SNAP Error Spike in their State MINNEAPOLIS, MN - The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today released a statement from Zach Freimark, executive director of AFPI Minnesota, in response to a forty percent increase in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) reporting. Minnesota millionaire Rob Undersander has warned for years that the Minnesota's SNAP rules let someone like him, with well more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, June 26 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown calls for transparency as ICE refuses to release fatality information * Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reverse a dangerous new policy ending investigations and public reporting of deaths that occur shortly after people are released from ICE custody. In a  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Blocks Trump Administration From Exerting Federal Control Over Elections * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today secured a victory from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. The final ruling follows a multistate lawsu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 25 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Blocks Administration from Exerting Federal Control Over Elections * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today secured a victory (PDF) from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. The final ruling follows a multistate lawsuit brought by Attorney General more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 26 -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Continuum(R) announces new editor-in-chief The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has named a new editor-in-chief of Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology(R), its official continuing medical education (CME) journal. A. Gordon Smith, MD, FAAN, will succeed Continuum(R) Editor-in-Chief Lyell K. Jones, Jr, MD, FAAN, on May 1, 2027, when Jones departs from the position to serve as the next president of the American Academy of Neurol more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 26 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Genetic testing projected to increase ALS clinic visits over next decade Study predicts a substantial increase in need for specialized care - The availability of genetic testing for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for people with a family member diagnosed with the disease is expected to greatly increase the number of clinic visits to specialized ALS centers over the next decade, according to a study published June 24,  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 27 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on June 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Demands Transparency as ICE Refuses to Release Fatality Information Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reverse a dangerous new policy ending investigations and public reporting of deaths that occur shortly after people are released from ICE c more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL PROTECTS ELECTIONS FROM FEDERAL OVERREACH, PERMANENTLY BLOCKS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL EXECUTIVE ORDERS * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul scored two separate legal victories permanently blocking the implementation of key provisions in President Trump's unlawful executive orders that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. "These rulings are a win for  more PR

NEW YORK, June 24 -- Barnard College issued the following news: * * * Barnard Named Top Producer of Gilman Scholars Barnard College has been recognized as a top producing institution for the Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship, which supports Pell Grant recipients studying abroad. - Barnard College has been named one of top 10 small institutions in the country for producing Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipients. The college is among 103 colleges and universities recognized across 31 states, Washington, D.C., and Pue more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * CAIR-MN Calls for Civil Rights Probe of 'Nobody Wants You Here' Hate Incident Targeting Somali Muslim Home Shoppers The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today called on local, state, and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate possible civil rights violations in a disturbing hate incident in which Somali home shoppers were allegedly subjected to racist and anti-immigrant more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following InfluenceWatch wrapup on June 26, 2026, by Jonathan Harsh: * * * InfluenceWatch, a project of Capital Research Center, is a comprehensive and ever-evolving compilation of our research into the numerous advocacy groups, foundations, and donors working to influence the public policy process. The website offers transparency into these influencers' funding, motives, and connections while providing insight often neglected by other watchdog groups. The information compiled in  more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, June 26 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 24, 2026, by policy fellow Matt Dean: * * * They let billions get stolen from Medicaid. Your health insurance just got more expensive. Minnesotans who pay for their health insurance through the individual market will again see double-digit increases in premiums for 2027 if proposed hikes are green-lit. Rates are proposed in the summer and finalized i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following opening statement on June 25, 2026, at a hearing entitled "State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight Deficiencies": * * * "Good morning, and welcome to today's hearing titled, "State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight Deficiencies." "Today's hearing will examine Medicaid program integrity in four states: Minnesota, Californ more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 26 [Category: Nursing] -- The Minnesota Nurses Association posted the following news release: * * * CHI St. Joseph's Health Nurses Ratify Contract after Voting to Approve Agreement * PARK RAPIDS, Minn - Nearly 70 nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association at CHI St. Joseph's Health have voted to ratify their contract after several months of negotiations.  For nurses, this agreement reflects a shared collaboration between frontline caregivers and hospital leadership for patients who rely on critical care in grea more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Congressional Black Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Black Caucus Statement on Supreme Court Ruling to Further Weaken Voting Rights Act * Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: "Two months after the Trump Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais gutted key protections of the Voting Rights Act, the Court's conservative supermajority has taken another step to threaten the rig more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Eight Attorneys Named to Florida Super Lawyers 2026, Three Named as Top 100 Super Lawyers * Eight Taft Florida attorneys were recognized in Florida Super Lawyers 2026\. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding attorneys - no more than 5% of lawyers in the state are ranked. In addition, three attorneys received top honors based on highest point totals. Following are the Super Lawyers honorees: Top 100 Florida Super Lawye more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Invests in Making America Healthy Again with Announcement of $25 Million to Improve Drinking Water in Small and Rural Communities * WASHINGTON- Today, U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing more than $25 million in grant funding to improve drinking water infrastructure in small and rural communities. These grants will help Make America Healthy Again by providing communities across the nation with needed resources to make  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Adds Fraudsters to the No Fly List * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is cracking down on fugitive fraudsters flying high on taxpayer dollars and trying to turn their schemes into international getaways. Ernst's Preventing Fugitive Fraudsters Act would require scammers indicted for fraud, money laundering, and public corruption offenses to surrender their passports and abstain from international travel as a condition of pretria more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 25 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on June 24, 2026, by partner Leila E. Vaughan: * * * Impact of SpaceX's Initial Public Offering on Regulated Investment Companies Holding SpaceX Stock Pay Careful Attention to the Two Quarterly Asset Diversification Tests - A regulated investment company (RIC) must meet, among other requirements, two quarterly asset diversification tests: * First, at least 50% of the value of a RIC's total assets must consist of cash and cash it more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 26 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on June 25, 2026, by counsel Alex Harrell, associate John L. Rockenbach and partner Jane Dall Wilson: * * * Supreme Court Decides Monsanto v. Durnell On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Monsanto v. Durnell, No. 24-1068, holding that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) expressly preempts a failure-to-warn tort claim contending that a pesticide label should have included a warn more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 26 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on June 25, 2026, by associate Abdullah M. Azkalany and partner Brian J. Paul: * * * Supreme Court Decides Mullin v. Al Otro Lado On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, No. 25-5, holding that under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), an immigrant does not "arrive in the United States" by reaching the Mexican side of the United States-Mexico border without setting more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 25 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on June 24, 2026, by partners Eldin Hasic, Jeremy Andrews and Patrick H. Reilly and associates Emily J A Evans, Sophia M. Landress and James Wagner: * * * Transposing the EU's New Product Liability Directive: A Member State Progress Report Member states' transposition deadline is 9 December 2026. At a Glance * Meaningful national divergences are already emerging among member states that have published draft legislation. These div more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 27 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following news on June 24, 2026: * * * How is the economy performing this year so far, and how are businesses in the region feeling about the rest of the year? Summer is a good time for businesses to look back at how the year is shaping up relative to their expectations at the outset, and to consider their economic outlook. Join us for an economic check-in at midyear. Following an overview by Vice President of Research Ben Malin of current conditions in the more PR

MORRIS, Minnesota, June 25 -- University of Minnesota Morris campus issued the following news: * * * From undecided to dairy researcher: Moser found her passion in animal agriculture * Kirsten Sharpe Moser '14, Bemidji, started classes at the University of Minnesota Morris undecided about a major and with no idea what job she might want after she graduated. And at no point during her studies at UMN Morris did she ever imagine that her future would involve dairy cows. But it was a solid liberal arts education combined with a love of animal more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ready-To-Eat Chicken Caesar Wrap Products That May Be Contaminated With Listeria * WASHINGTON, June 25, 2026 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat chicken Caesar wrap products due to concerns that the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes ( Lm ). A recall was not more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, June 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Greater Grand Forks Legacy Football Camp takes place July 7 * GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Sanford Health, Grand Forks Youth Football and University of North Dakota Athletics are teaming up to host the Greater Grand Forks Legacy Football Camp. The camp takes place on Tuesday, July 7th, from the Fritz Pollard Athletic Center at Memorial Village, 2501 Red Jarrett Way. The camp costs $50 to attend, and camp times are as follows: Boy more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Closing Statement at H.R. 1 Implementation Hearing Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following closing statement at a full committee hearing entitled "To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conservation Programs." [As prepared for delivery.] Thank you, undersecretary, for being he more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Opening Statement at H.R. 1 Implementation Hearing Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at a full committee hearing entitled "To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conservation Programs." [As prepared for delivery.] One year ago, Republicans forced the so more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following opening remarks on June 25, 2026, at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing entitled "State Medicaid Program Integrity: Examining Fraud Risks and Oversight Deficiencies": * * * Nearly a year ago, Republicans passed their Big Ugly Bill that included the largest health care cuts in American history. Republicans' cut health care by $1 trillion, which is expected to rip health care away from 15 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * Mapping America's Mineral Resources Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing to examine the importance of the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) and its role in supporting critical minerals that drive the economy and strengthen national security. Subcommittee Chairman Pete Stauber (R Minn.) i more PR

NEW YORK, June 26 -- The Anti-Defamation League, an anti-hate organization that aims to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all, posted the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * JLens Jewish Investor Network Welcomes Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations as 40th Institutional Member TOV ETF (NYSE:TOV) Exceeds $250 Million in Assets in First Year after Launch - JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor that empowers investors to align their capital with Jewish more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 26, 2026: * * * Justice Department Sues States for Failing to Provide SNAP Data to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Today, the Department of Justice filed lawsuits against Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Minnesota, seeking injunctions requiring their state SNAP agencies to turn over their last five years of SNAP applicant data. This comes after those four states refused to turn over the data to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) so  more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 27 -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news: * * * MDA Issues Consumer Advisory for Bebe Zito Ice Cream The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has issued a consumer advisory for ice cream and non-dairy frozen dessert products produced by Bebe Zito Ice Cream in Minneapolis, MN, due to the potential presence of metal and plastic fragments. During a routine inspection, the MDA determined that products manufactured by Bebe Zito Ice Cream may have been contaminated with foreign materi more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 26 -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news: * * * Minnesota Helps Farmers to Buy their First Farm Down Payment Assistance Grant program opening for applications - The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is helping more people get into farming through a new round of our Down Payment Assistance Grant program. The grant program offers eligible farmers up to $20,000 to help buy their first farm. There is $1.64 million available for the program this year. The Walz-Flanagan Administra more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: * * * New Federal Duck Stamp Goes on Sale, Supporting Wetland Conservation Across America * Hunters, bird watchers, stamp collectors, and artists celebrated as the 2026-2027 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp - commonly known as the Duck Stamp - went on sale. The new Federal Duck Stamp and its younger sibling, the Junior Duck Stamp, debuted today at a special event hosted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Se more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 25 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * NNU condemns Supreme Court decisions on temporary protected status, asylum * National Nurses United (NNU) today condemns the devastating rulings by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) that advance President Trump's fascist immigration agenda. Two cruel and callous decisions ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians and removed protections for asylum seekers. TPS is a more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 25 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Promise of regenerative medicine is taking clearer shape * Repairing the body from within: Advances in regenerative medicine * Moderator: Meryl Davids Landau, Independent journalist * Bhairab Singh, Ph.D., Assistant professor of rehabilitation medicine, University of Minnesota * Saranya Wyles, M.D., Ph.D., Medical director, Center for Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery at the Mayo Clinic By Larry Beresford/Cali more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, June 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Roger Maris All-Star Week raises over $1 million * FARGO, N.D. - The sixth annual Roger Maris All-Star Week raised over $1 million for cancer care. 100% of funds raised during Roger Maris All-Star Week support Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center's continued investment and expansion as a national destination for cancer research, treatment, education and training. In October 2021, Sanford Fargo launched the region's first and  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * The James T. Woods Act Fights Online Child Exploitation That's Sweeping the Nation BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Online child exploitation, sextortion and violent online criminal networks like '764,' which coerce children into violent or suicidal acts, are sweeping the nation, impacting children across all 50 states. Each of the 56 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field offices are invol more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 25 -- St. Catherine University posted the following news: * * * St. Kate's Innovation Scholars team presents at Mayo Clinic * In February, the St. Catherine University 2025-26 Innovation Scholars team presented their project recommendations to Mayo Clinic innovators and licensing associates in Rochester, Minnesota, as the culmination of the Innovation Scholars Program. Working at the intersection of science, healthcare, and entrepreneurship, the multidisciplinary team of four St. Kate's students spent four months more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Takes Action Against Jefferson County Public Schools for Continued Violations of Title IX * Today, as the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) continues to recognize June as the second annual Title IX Month, the Department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Letter of Impending Enforcement Action to Jefferson County Public Schools (the District) for failing to comply with Title IX of the Education Amend more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 27 -- The University of Northwestern issued the following commentary on June 26, 2026, by Tami R. Rangel, assistant director of advancement marketing: * * * Mechanical Engineering in Action Joshua Petry just completed his junior year at Northwestern and is on track to graduate next spring with a degree in mechanical engineering. He came to Northwestern as a PSEO student and decided to continue as a traditional student in the School of Science and Engineering; his three older siblings are Northwestern alums, and alth more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 26 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Wichita nurses to hold one-day strike for patient and staff safety * Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis and St. Joseph hospitals in Wichita, Kan., will hold a one-day strike on July 6 to protest the administration's refusal to address RNs' well-documented concerns about patient safety and workplace violence protection as part of contract negotiations, concerns that have been borne out by a fatal shooting at St. Jose more PR