ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 26 (TNSres) -- Macalester College issued the following college news: Four Macalester seniors Jane Skjonsby '24, Zoe Scheuerman '24, Rio Osorio Nava '24, and Carly Carte '24, as well as recent graduate Ronan Wallace '22, have received Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for the 2024-2025 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. As Fulbright participants, all recipients will study, conduct research, and teach abroa  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 26 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exist just about everywhere due to their extensive use in many products and manufacturing processes. To determine exactly how PFAS pollution becomes so widespread in Minnesota, the MPCA spent the last two years looking for the "forever chemicals" in groundwater near landfills, downstream of factories, and even in snow on rooftops. The agency's r  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 26 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news on April 25, 2024: According to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation, Heartland Corn Products failed emission stack tests in November 2021 and February 2022 at its ethanol production facility in Winthrop, Minn. The tests show the company emitted both volatile organic compounds and particulate matter above what is allowed by its permit. A carbon dioxide scrubber fa  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 26 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news: According to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation, POET Biorefining-Glenville LLC violated several air permit conditions between 2018 and 2023 at its ethanol production facility in Albert Lea, Minn. Violations included emitting more particulate matter and volatile organic compounds than allowed by permit over the course of five years. * * * An MPCA staff review o  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 25 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on April 24, 2024: Last week the Minnesota Senate passed a hyper-partisan Elections Policy Omnibus bill (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF4729&version=latest&session=ls93&session_year=2024&session_number=0) that adds costly burdens to local governments, reduces community representation in local elections, and fails to deliver integrity and transparency to Minnesota's elections. O  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 26 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on April 25, 2024: On Wednesday, Senator Mark Koran (R-North Branch) joined 10 of his colleagues in signing an ethics (https://www.mnsenaterepublicans.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Mitchell-Complaint.pdf) complaint against Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D-Woodbury) following her arrest and subsequent charge of first-degree burglary on Monday, April 22. Senate Democrats refused to ask for her resignation or  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 26 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on April 25, 2024: Senator Gary Dahms (R - Redwood Falls) today congratulated Minnesota family farms, including the 10 Century Farms in Senate District 15, that have been recognized as Century Farms and Sesquicentennial Farms by the Minnesota State Fair and the Minnesota Farm Bureau. This program recognizes farms that have been in continuous ownership by a family for at least 100 years (Century Far  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 25 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on April 24, 2024: Today, Senate Republicans filed an ethics complaint on Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D- Woodbury) for her arrest and subsequent charge with first-degree burglary on Monday, April 22. Senate Democrats refused to ask for her resignation or remove her from committee positions, forcing Republicans to defend the integrity of Senate and seek answers for the public. "This is not something we t  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 25 (TNSres) -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: University of Minnesota (UMN) officials have announced a new research partnership program with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, the largest of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities. "Solving complex grand challenge problems requires research universities like ours to actively seek out collaborators and talent to pu  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 25 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft Detroit announces the addition of Greg Moore and Chris Ryan, both from Dickinson Wright, as partners in the firm's Healthcare practice group and Jacob Simon, from Bodman, as a Business associate to the firm. With over 25 years of expertise in healthcare, Moore specializes in regulatory, transactional, and litigation services. He holds a bachelor of arts from Indiana University and a juris doctor degree from t  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 25 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Cincinnati partner Sanna-Rae Taylor was recently selected to serve on the Cincinnati Bar Association's (CBA) Board of Trustees as a Member at Large. As a board trustee member, Taylor will assist the CBA in serving Greater Cincinnati's legal professionals at all stages of their careers. Sanna-Rae has experience in a broad range of civil and white collar criminal defense matters in both state and federal courts and  more