WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 27, 2026, by Rural Policy Chair Christie Mullin and Stacey Schieffelin, chair of the Women's Initiative and chief external affairs officer, to The Conservateur: * * * Restore Accountability, Combat Fraud, Protect Our Safety Net As working mothers, we teach our children simple rules: be honest, take responsibility, and never take what is not yours. These are not abstract ideals. Th more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Barriers to Legal Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers * Defends California's workforce, economy, and immigrant communities OAKLAND -California Attorney General Bonta last week led a multistate comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) proposed rule that would modify filing and eligibility requirements for individu more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Bilott Delivering Keynote at PFAS Forum and Receiving Global Environmental Leadership Award * Taft's Rob Bilott is delivering the keynote address at a PFAS legal and technical forum hosted by the Nassau Academy of Law at the Nassau County Bar Association on April 29 in New York. During the forum, Bilott will be honored with the Global Environmental Leadership Award from the 22nd Ce more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown, Colleagues Send Letter Calling on REI to "Get Back to the Table" for Negotiations with Workers Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) joined 35 of her House Democratic colleagues in a letter urging REI Co-op to return to the bargaining table and negotiate in good faith, as required by federal law, to reach a fair collective bargaining agreement with unionized workers at stores across the country.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * CAIR, CAIR-MN Win Major Court Ruling Protecting the Right of Muslim Women to Maintain Hijab in Booking Photos The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, CAIR-Minnesota, and Golden Law today welcomed an order by Judge Jeffrey M. Bryan of the United States District Court for the District of Minneso more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 25 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary by economist John Phelan: * * * Blue states are bad-policying themselves into electoral oblivion In February, the Tax Foundation's Jared Walczak observed that not long ago, it was still possible to speak of a "typical" state income tax with a top rate of about six percent. "That is no longer the case," h more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 27, 2026, by economist John Phelan: * * * DFL Senator's plan to end welfare fraud: give everybody welfare In November, the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence (MCFE) -- one of the best policy organizations in the state -- hosted its 99th Annual Meeting and Policy Forum. The last panel of the  more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 27, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * Examining claims about Rochester test and graduation data In a recent Post Bulletin reader Q&A, "Answer Man" responded to questions about why Rochester Public Schools graduates students who aren't demonstrating proficiency in math and reading on st more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 27, 2026, by economist John Phelan: * * * House DFLers introduce bill to punish cities and counties which fly the old state flag Prior to 2022, if you had asked 1,000 random Minnesotans to name the ten most pressing issues facing the state, it is very unlikely that any of them would have listed " more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary by policy fellow Josiah Padley: Ohio policymakers have announced the creation of a statewide Attendance Dashboard that will be used to combat chronic absenteeism. Chronic absenteeism occurs when a student is absent from school for more than 10 percent of the academic year. Nationally, there were high, dest more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Re-Adds Illegal Alien to ICE's Most Wanted List After Biden Removed Alleged Killer Jesus Maltos-Chacon has been on the run for twenty years and was removed from ICE's Most Wanted List during the Biden Administration * Today, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Jesus Maltos-Chacon, an illegal alien from Mexico, has been re-added to Immigration and  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 28 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on April 26, 2026, by partner Lauren W. Linderman and associate Laura E. Gustafson: * * * Significant Amendments to Virginia Franchise Law Prohibit Post-termination Noncompete Provisions in Franchise Agreements At a Glance * Effective July 1, 2026, Virginia's Amended Retail Franchising Act makes it unlawful to offer or enter into a franchise agreement that includes a noncompete pr more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 28 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following news on April 27, 2026: * * * Regional Economic Conditions: Ag Credit May 18, 2026 | 10:00-10:45 a.m. CT Virtual video event The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis surveys farm lenders across the Ninth District quarterly to check the pulse of agriculture in this heavily rural region. Join regional economist Joe Mahon for a live webinar to discuss the latest results--gathered as spring planting more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 28 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on April 27, 2026: * * * EEOC's Top 5 Enforcement Trends for Pregnancy Accommodations Can Teach Employers Lessons The EEOC hasn't been shy about launching litigation against employers that haven't met their accommodation obligations since the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act took full effect. A review of the agency's PWFA enforcement actions since its final rule took effect in June 2024 reveals that the EEOC  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Harris and Winkowski to Speak at the AI 2035 Symposium: The Legal Profession and the Law * Taft Chicago partners Marcus Harris and Elizabeth Winkowski will speak on panels at the AI 2035 Symposium, "The Legal Profession and the Law," hosted by the Chicago Bar Association and sponsored by Taft, on May 11. Harris will speak on the panel "Vendor Selection and Risk Assessment for AI T more PR

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, April 27 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release: * * * Here are the winners of the 2026 Poynter Journalism Prizes * The Poynter Institute announced the winners and finalists for the 2026 Poynter Journalism Prizes Monday, honoring journalists and news organizations across platforms for exceptional work in 12 categories for writing, reporting, innovation and leadership. Winners spanned a cross-section of media, including large, e more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, April 27 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic builds on breakthrough discoveries to advance care for ALS and FTD Momentum is growing in the fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), two devastating neurological diseases now understood to be closely connected. At Mayo Clinic, researchers and clinicians are turning scientific breakthroughs into progress for patients and th more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes Barriers to Legal Work Authorization for Asylum Seekers Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) proposed rule that would modify filing and eligibility requirements for individuals seeking Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) based on a pen more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Moves to Permanently Block President Trump's Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting, Exerting Control over Elections * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general, along with the Governor of Pennsylvania, in filing a motion for summary judgment (PDF) in their ongoing challenge to President Trump's executive order that unlawfully att more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks: Every Tax Dollar Defrauded is a Dollar Taken from our most Vulnerable Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) joined Just the News to discuss Washington's waste, fraud, and abuse of tax dollars in Minnesota and California. This fraud is stealing Americans' taxpayer money that should be going to our most vulnerable citizens. "Numerous Whistleblowers have come forward ab more PR

NEW YORK, April 28 -- The National Basketball Association posted the following news release on April 26, 2026: * * * Nuggets' Nikola Jokic and Timberwolves' Julius Randle fined Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been fined $50,000 and Minnesota Timberwolves forward-center Julius Randle has been fined $35,000 for their roles in an on-court altercation, it was announced today by James Jones, Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. With 1.3 seconds remaining in the fourth q more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 28 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news: * * * New NCFR Journal Articles Available Online Keep up with the latest research from NCFR's three scholarly journals -- Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR). Most Recent Journal Issues: FR April 2026 issue (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17413729/2026/75/2): Featur more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, April 27 [Category: BizHospital] (TNSjou) -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Noninvasive proton beam therapy may help treat dangerous heart rhythm disorder Mayo Clinic researchers report that a highly targeted, noninvasive form of radiation therapy reduced episodes of a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder by nearly 80% in a first-in-human early feasibility study of patients with few remaining treatment options. The findings, presented as late more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 27 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses to hold 'RED ALERT' rally and community event to save Minneapolis hospital ahead of critical May 18 deadline * Registered nurses, who are members of Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) and National Nurses United (NNU), will gather in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Thursday, April 30 for a rally and community event to press lawmakers for long-term, sustainable financial solu more PR

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, April 27 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release: * * * Poynter announces 2026 cohort of Transforming Crime Coverage program The Poynter Institute today announced the 2026 cohort of its Transforming Crime Coverage program, an intensive training and coaching experience designed to help newsrooms fundamentally rethink how they report on crime, public safety and the communities they serve. Running from April 29 through June 24, the p more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Signs Stauber Bill into Law, Ending Biden's Illegal Mining Ban Today, President Donald Trump signed into law Congressman Pete Stauber's (MN-08) Congressional Review Act legislation, H.J. Res. 140. With his signature, the Biden administration's 20-year mining ban in the Superior National Forest is officially overturned. Congressman Pete Stauber said, "It's official. The illegal min more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following statement on April 27, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Cautions Against Partisan Farm Bill that Locks in Food Assistance Cuts, Rubberstamps Tariffs at Rules Committee Hearing Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement as the House Rules Committee considers sending the Republicans' so-called "s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * Durbin Speaks Out Against Gun Violence After Chicago Police Officer Dies In Line Of Duty, Gunman Attempts Attack At White House Correspondents' Dinner U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor to denounce both political and gun violence in  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Catherine Cortez Masto Introduce Legislation Protecting Children Harmed by ICE Actions Against Their Parents Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act. The legislation would protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings more PR

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, April 27 -- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley posted the following news: * * * UTRGV's IKC chapter earns Trailblazer Award, leads nation in medals at ACJA National Conference * RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS - APRIL 27, 2026 - The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's Iota Kappa Chi (IKC) chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA) earned the prestigious Trailblazer Award at the 2026 ACJA National Conference, held in March in Bloomington, Minnesota.  more PR