WASHINGTON, July 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Minnesota to Hold Press Conference Following Federal Court Hearing on Firing of Muslim UM Employee Over Pro-Palestine Posts * Community members to rally outside courthouse in support of fired worker, Palestinian human rights On Wednesday, July 30, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota), along with the Law Office more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 30 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 26, 2025: * * * The $billion fraud question By Bill Glahn How much fraud is there in Minnesota state government? Many people, mostly taxpayers, including me, want an answer to that question. Two people who do not want an answer to that question are Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 30 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 28, 2025: * * * EPA won't regulate GHG for vehicles and engines anymore By Sarah Montalbano The EPA announced today that it would rescind a 2009 rule that the EPA uses to justify regulating greenhouse gas emissions. If finalized, all greenhouse gas emissions regulations for motor vehicles and engi more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 30 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 28, 2025: * * * Walz halts payments to HSS providers By Bill Glahn From the Minnesota Star Tribune this evening (Monday): Minnesota halts payments to housing program providers amid fraud investigation. The Star Tribune quotes the governor: The payments that were scheduled to go today are not go more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Following Rep. Craig and Minnesota Democrats' Push, Trump Administration Releases More than $70 Million in Congressionally Appropriated Funding to Minnesota Public Schools * EAGAN, MN - This week, following U.S. Representative Angie Craig and Minnesota Congressional Democrats' push, the Trump Administration announced that they will be releasing more than $70 million in funding that had been illegal more PR

SEGUIN, Texas, July 30 -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news: * * * Four From TLU Attend 2025 Vocation of Lutheran Higher Education Conference: Ethical Leadership in a Changing World Every year, faculty, administrators, and thought leaders from Lutheran colleges and universities across the nation gather for the Vocation of Lutheran Higher Education Conference at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They come together to discuss the distinctive role they play in high more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 30 -- The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas issued the following news release: * * * How Manufacturers Can Keep a Better Pulse on Retail Realities Now is the time to realign, rebuild trust, and use tools like MRAA's Scorecard Program to spark honest conversations that protect both brand and dealer health. The Cost of Not Listening In a competitive boating market this summer, a dealer I spoke with told me he feels fortunate. His inventory is in a soli more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Collins & Kelly Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Provide AI Guidelines for Election Offices * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) reintroduced the bipartisan Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act to require the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to dev more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, July 29 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic in Arizona ranked No. 1 hospital in Arizona for 13th consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report * PHOENIX -- Mayo Clinic in Arizona is again named the No. 1 hospital in the state and one of the nation's top hospitals in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" 2025-2026 rankings. This is the 13 th consecutive year Mayo Clinic in Arizona has been ranked the top ho more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, July 29 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic ranked No. 1 hospital in Jacksonville by U.S. News & World Report, with most top-ranked specialties in the state * JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Mayo Clinic is ranked the No. 1 hospital in metro Jacksonville in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" 2025-2026 rankings. Mayo Clinic in Florida achieved significant gains in the publication's rankings, earning national recog more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, July 29 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic top-ranked in most specialties for 36 straight years in U.S. News & World Report rankings * ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic again leads U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" rankings for 2025-2026 - the 36 th time since the rankings began. This sustained distinction includes a place on the Honor Roll and more specialties ranked in the top three than any other ho more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * MEDIA BRIEFING: The Split State Solution to Gerrymandering * What: Common Cause advocates from Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin are holding a briefing to detail their solution to the current extreme, partisan gerrymandering battle in Texas and California. In all three states, Democrats and Republicans share control of state government. This solution reduces partisanship and eliminates the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSFR) -- The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, Saint Paul, has completed an inventory of human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and is set to repatriate the remains of at least one Native American individual. The remains, with no associated funerary objects, were removed from a cave in Duluth, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, prior to 1934. They were later donated to the Otter Tail Historical Society in 1934 and subsequently transferre more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 30 -- General Mills, a food company, issued the following news release: * * * Monsters Cereal Characters Brought to Life as Hilarious Puppets as General Mills Partners with the Legendary Jim Henson Company Count Chocula, Boo Berry and Franken Berry are reimagined in their fuzziest forms yet in celebration of The Jim Henson Company's 70th anniversary. * MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- This Halloween, spooky nostalgia meets innovative imagination as General Mills unveils a mon more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Co., Davidson, North Carolina, has filed an interim Part 21 report regarding the failure of two NAMCO limit switches supplied for use in U.S. nuclear power plants. The issue, first reported by Xcel Energy, Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 21, 2025, involves switches from project CJ21087 (tag numbers CJ2108701, serial numbers 01 and 04) that failed bench tests designed to verify proper spring-return contact operation. Xcel Energy discovered the co more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Attorneys and Practices Recognized in IFLR1000 2025 * Taft's attorneys and practices have been named in the International Finance Law Review's IFLR1000 2025 guide, which recognizes the leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers worldwide. The following Taft attorneys were selected for this year's guide: * Ralph A. Caruso / Highly Regarded - M&A / Indiana * Ro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith's Bipartisan Housing Legislation Unanimously Passes Key Senate Committee * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), the top Democrat on the Senate Housing Subcommittee, announced that two of her major bipartisan bills aimed at combatting America's housing crisis were included in a package that passed unanimously (24 - 0) out of the Senate Banking, Housing more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Patty Murray, Representatives Friedman, Williams and Pappas Introduce New Legislation to Restore Federal Funding to Planned Parenthood * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Restoring Essential Healthcare Act, a bicameral bill that repeals President Trump's One Big, Beautiful Bill (OBBB) provision that bans  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 30 -- UnitedHealth Group issued the following news release: * * * UnitedHealth Group Re-Establishes Full Year Outlook and Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results Full Year 2025 Revenue Outlook of $445.5 Billion to $448.0 Billion Full Year 2025 Earnings Outlook of at least $14.65 Per Share, Adjusted Earnings of at least $16.00 Per Share Second Quarter Earnings were $3.74 Per Share, Adjusted Earnings were $4.08 Per Share * UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) reported sec more PR

WINONA, Minnesota, July 30 -- Winona State University issued the following news: * * * Winona State Alumna Named National Teacher of the Year by SHAPE America Lisa (Walters) Smith, a 2008 graduate of Winona State University, has been named the 2025 National High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year by SHAPE America -- the Society of Health and Physical Educators. The award recognizes outstanding teaching in physical education and a demonstrated impact on student learning and well-bei more PR