ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 25 (TNSAwa) -- The Center for Victims of Torture issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: The Center for Victims of Torture(TM) (CVT) today presents its annual Eclipse Award to the Honorable Keith Ellison, Attorney General for the State of Minnesota. The award is presented each year to an individual or organization that has played a crucial role in ending torture or in extending care and rehabilitation to torture survivors. The murder of George Floyd in 202  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 24 (TNSOps) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today condemned racist graffiti and vandalism in rural Washington county and called for updated hate crime laws. The Washington County Sheriff's Office is investigating two incidents of vandalism, including one incident in Scandia, where a car was spray-painted with what appears to be a Nazi swastik  more

FREDERICK, Maryland, June 25 (TNSRes) -- The Diesel Technology Forum issued the following news release: In Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, the states that comprise EPA Region 5, the newest, cleanest, near-zero-emissions commercial diesel truck technologies now make up 53.6 percent of the diesel-powered commercial vehicles on U.S. roads, according to the Diesel Technology Forum's analysis of 2020 U.S. vehicles in operation data (Class 3-8) provided by IHS Markit. "Am  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 24 (TNSMon) -- The Minnesota Nurses Association issued the following news release: Following reports that legislators reached an agreement to spend $250 million to support essential workers who stepped up and kept our state safe and running during COVID, workers who are pushing to make this a reality spoke out about the importance of this first step and the need to make sure that workers who were left behind get the support they so desperately deserve as soon as possib  more

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota, June 25 (TNSOps) -- Medical Alley Association issued the following news release: The inaugural cohort of the Quebec Government and Medical Alley Association U.S. Go-to-Market program has been selected from among a pool of nearly 30 applicants.10 companies in medical device and digital health will participate in the 5 months long program to accelerate entry into the U.S. market through Medical Alley, The Global Epicenter of Health Innovation and Care(R). Medical Alley  more

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, June 25 (TNSOps) -- The Minnesota Credit Union Network issued the following news from its member company: Royal Credit Union (Royal) and Peoples Choice Credit Union (PCCU) have announced plans to merge. The combined entity will operate under the Royal Credit Union name and leadership. PCCU has $50 million in assets, 5,000 Members, and is headquartered in Medford, WI. The merger is expected to be complete later this summer. "We recognized the opportunity that merging with  more