ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 24 [Category: Union] -- Education Minnesota posted the following news release: * * * Amanda Phenix is the 2026-27 ESP of the Year * For more information, contact: HEAVEN KEANE 651-247-4195 (cell) CHRIS WILLIAMS 651-292-4816 (work) 651-247-5539 (cell) ST. PAUL, Minnesota., Oct. 24, 2026 - Amanda Phenix, a special education paraprofessional in Waconia Public Schools, is Education Minnesota's 2026-27 ESP of the Year. Phenix has worked in the Waconia Public Schools for 21 years. As a special education paraprofes more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. THE AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECT P.O. BOX 12207 DALLAS, TEXAS 75225 October 13, 2026 To: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce (the "Bureau") Re: Comment on: Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions Docket I.D. No.: 260903-0005 RIN No.: 0607-AA75 91 Fed. Reg. 174 pp. 57524-57531 (t more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON DONALD TRUMP'S VILE ATTACK OF ILHAN OMAR * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement: Donald Trump has consistently trafficked in vile and xenophobic rhetoric against the Somali American community, targeting Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with unhinged personal attacks and baseless accusations. After lawlessly sending his violent DHS machine to Congresswoman O more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 19 -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release: * * * DEED Announces $2M in Site Redevelopment and Demolition Funding October 19, 2026 St. Paul, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced more than $2 million in awards for seven redevelopment and demolition projects. The projects will collectively create or retain 151 jobs, increase local tax bases by more than $1.1 million and leverage more than $92 million more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 19 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Minnesota DNR seeks public input on landscape-level plans for WMAs, AMAs October 19, 2026 The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is inviting Minnesotans to participate in a public scoping period to help shape landscape-level plans for the state's wildlife management areas and aquatic management areas. These plans will guide habitat management, public use, conservation priorities and long-term stewardship across Minne more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Dear Administrator Lee Zeldin, I am a constituent in Saint Paul, Minnesota. As a professor of philosophy at St. Catherine University, my work addresses the social and moral obligations of institutions. I am writing to express my strong opposition to EPA's proposal to rescind its own ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. EPA's more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 13, 2026 Travis Hill, Chair Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 550 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20429 Via email: comments@FDIC.gov Jonathan V. Gould, Comptroller of the Currency Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment Processing Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218 Washington, DC 20219 Via: regulatio more ST

WACO, Texas, Oct. 25 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Utah Handles Houston, Remains Unbeaten * Down 13-7 to Houston entering the fourth quarter, Utah scored 14 unanswered points, and the defense held the Cougars to just 86 yards rushing, almost 150 yards below their average, to win the top 25 showdown, 21-13. The win vaulted the Utes to No. 5 in this week's US LBM Coaches Poll while Houston dropped to No. 19. Miami (Fla.) dominated Pitt, 52-23, and remained No. 1 with 67 first more PR