SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 19 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Ascension St. Agnes nurses ratify first-ever union contract * Registered nurses at Ascension Saint Agnes in Baltimore, Md., voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying a three-year contract on Saturday, winning their first-ever collective bargaining agreement in a watershed moment for nurses across Baltimore. RNs are the hospital are represented by National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU). "Af more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 16 -- Texas Christian University issued the following news: * * * Bunton to Retire as Dean of TCU's Bob Schieffer College of Communication September 16, 2026 Floyd L. Wormley Jr., provost and vice chancellor of Academic Affairs, announced that Kristie Bunton will retire from her position as dean of TCU's Bob Schieffer College of Communication in May 2027, following 12 years of leadership in the position. "This fall marks my 40th year as a faculty member or academic leader, and year 40 seems like a good time to 'gra more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Sept. 20 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Arguments in favor of soldiering on with Blue Line extension represent the "sunk cost fallacy" Written by John Phelan | September 18, 2026 In economics, a "sunk cost" is one "incurred in the past which is irretrievable and which is therefore irrelevant to any future decision-making." A brewer, for example, might print up a pile of labels with his o more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Sept. 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * False data fueled expansion of Seattle based drug diversion program across the nation - including Minnesota Written by David Zimmer | September 17, 2026 The Washington Policy Center (WPC) has uncovered "widespread and systematic factual errors" in the outcomes reporting of the Seattle based drug diversion program, Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion  more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Sept. 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Finally, Minneapolis School District tries to get it together Written by Josiah Padley | September 17, 2026 Earlier this week, the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) district school board met to hear three proposals from Superintendent Dr. Lisa Sayles-Adams and her team, each outlining a pathway to right-size the district's physical footprint. It's a more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Sept. 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Microsoft partners with teachers' union on new AI rules for schools Written by Catrin Wigfall | September 17, 2026 Microsoft recently joined forces with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), America's second-largest teachers' union, to release a "National AI Safety & Privacy Standard." The "first-of-its-kind agreement" ensures that "tech compa more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Sept. 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Minnesota State Board of Investment needs more transparency Written by Catrin Wigfall | September 17, 2026 Transparency in state government is important. Without it, the public has less reason to trust that its leaders are making wise and responsible decisions that carefully steward public resources. Minnesota's Government Data Practices Act starts  more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Sept. 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Renewables are unreliables, official federal statistics show Written by Darren Nelson | September 17, 2026 The Big 3 measures for electricity reliability in Minnesota (MN), as well as around the country and world, are SAIFI, SAIDI and CAIDI. The MN Public Utilities Commission (PUC) defines these as follows: * System Average Interruption Frequency I more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Sept. 20 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Renewables popularity is waning, according to Pew polling Written by Darren Nelson | September 18, 2026 Three published polls by the Pew Research Center, two in 2026 and one in 2025, show that: renewables popularity is waning (April 3, 2026); nuclear power support is expanding (October 16, 2025); and public utilities are mainly to blame for energy i more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 20 -- Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party issued the following news release: * * * September 18, 2026 DFL Party Chair on MPR Politics Friday: Tafoya Stands With Donald Trump ST. PAUL - Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party Chair Richard Carlbom joined MPR Politics this week to discuss the 2026 campaign and the start of early voting in Minnesota. During the interview, Carlbom addresses Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michele Tafoya's inability to serve as an independent voice for Minnesotans. Carlbo more PR