MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Oct. 27 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary by senior policy fellow to Anoka Times: * * * Anoka-Hennepin board members are right to keep ethnic studies to a minimum Implementation of Minnesota's highly politicized K-12 Social Studies/Ethnic Studies standards is now underway in our state's classrooms. In the Anoka-Hennepin school district--Minnesota's largest, with about 40,000 students--three board m more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Oct. 27 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * DFL's $14 billion tax hike would mean state taxes up over 100% in 10 years Written by John Phelan | October 27, 2026 Last week, I conservatively costed the proposals contained in the DFL's Minnesota Values Project Policy Agenda 2027 and arrived at a figure of $13.5 billion in new spending each year, with the tax hikes to match. What does this look l more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Oct. 27 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Hasan Piker: absurdity in the round Written by Bill Glahn | October 27, 2026 A "controversial" social media influencer came to Minneapolis to headline a shambolic political event last night, one week before the election. The anti-American, anti-semitic, dual-citizen, far-left, Turkish-American Hasan Piker headlined an all-star event at the Theater  more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Oct. 27 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * MN electricity affordability: Midwestern mixed bag Written by Darren Nelson | October 27, 2026 As I wrote yesterday here, Minnesota compares poorly to three out of the four neighboring states, in terms of electricity affordability ranks and rates, so far in the 21st century. Those three states are Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota. The comparison  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions Received HRSA is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, as required by the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary of HHS is named as the respondent in all proceedings brought by the filing of petitions for compe more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 27 -- The Minnesota Department of Health issued the following news release: * * * Oct. 27, 2026 Minnesota sees a decrease in opioid overdose deaths over the past three years New overdose alert system for counties and local and Tribal public health detects trends in near real-time - A new data report from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) shows that Minnesota saw another small decrease in opioid-involved deaths in 2025, which is the third year with a decrease. Opioid-involved overdose deaths have gradually  more PR

MORRIS, Minnesota, Nov. 3 -- University of Minnesota Morris campus issued the following news: * * * New partnership between UMN Morris Food Access Initiative and North Country Food Bank * At noon on Wednesday, Oct. 7, a semi-truck backed into the loading dock of the Dining Hall on the University of Minnesota Morris campus to deliver two pallets of food and hygiene products. The delivery included 1,898 pounds of food and hygiene products that will be provided to UMN Morris students at no cost to them through the UMN Morris Food Access Initia more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (TNSCrpt) -- Tunnel Vision: Trumped up "Energy Emergency" Accelerates Pipeline Boom - A report from Environmental Integrity Project - October 2026 (56 pages) * * * Executive Summary A wave of at least 193 projects is proposed or under construction to build more than 17,000 miles of pipelines across the U.S., expanding the nation's network of natural gas, oil, petrochemical, and carbon dioxide pipelines. That's enough pipe to stretch from New York to Los Angeles, six times. Most of these new pipelines (151) would carry natu more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, issued the following letter with Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney S. Scott and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director David Venturella: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 29, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secre more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 28, 2026 Internal Revenue Service CC:PA:01:PR (REG-119986-25) Room 5503 P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 Re: Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Racial Nondiscrimination in Private Schools (REG-119986-25; RIN 1545-BS05) To Whom It May Concern: I. INTRODUCTION My name is Marguerite Hajjar, and I serve as Head of Finance and Ope more ST

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 31 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Student Press Law Center posted the following news: * * * SPLC names Mary Ellen Ritter its first Stark Student Press Freedom Intern * The Student Press Law Center has selected Mary Ellen Ritter as the inaugural Rosalind G. Stark Student Press Freedom Intern. The paid internship is funded by a permanent endowment SPLC announced in August in honor of former board chair Rosalind "Roz" Stark. Ritter joins SPLC on the internship's journalism track, where she will report this academic yea more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 28, 2026 Dear Secretary Mullin, I write on behalf of the University of Minnesota to share our grave concerns regarding the Optional Practical Training proposed rule (DHS Docket No. ICEB-2026-0100). The proposed rule would have a significant impact on our institution and our students. The University has hosted international students for over 150 years, and our co more ST

WACO, Texas, Nov. 1 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * USC Gets Signature Win * USC wide receiver Trent Mosley caught a screen pass and scampered 69 yards for a touchdown on the game's second play, giving the Trojans a lead they would never relinquish. Ohio State had more passing yards and rushing yards than USC, and controlled the time of possession, but the Trojans controlled the most important thing, the score, beating the Buckeyes 30-18. The win moved USC up to No. 17 in this more PR