BEMIDJI, Minnesota, April 16 -- Bemidji State University issued the following news: Bemidji State University will host its Community Partner Meet-and-Greet networking event and service-learning information session on Monday, April 22 at the Mayflower Building in downtown Bemidji from 4 - 6 p.m. BSU faculty, staff and students will share service-learning and community-engagement opportunities designed to bring together students and community organizations. BSU students will also showcase a vari  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 16 -- The Dunwoody College of Technology issued the following news release: Dunwoody College of Technology, a leader in hands-on technical education, today announces an innovative new partnership with Raise The Barr (RTB), a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing opportunity and economic mobility for single-parent families through higher education. This partnership, Raise The Barr's newest program in Minnesota, will provide eligible single-parent students i  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 16 -- Fredrikson and Byron, a law firm, issued the following news: Attorney Megan Bowman recently received the University of St. Thomas School of Law Living the Mission Award. One student from each class and a graduate(s) are selected annually to receive the Living the Mission Award. The award is given to the those who best exemplify the mission by their activities in and/or outside the classroom or in the profession. Bowman provides clients smart and business-cen  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 16 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Governor Tim Walz today signed three bills into law. Chapter 83, House File 3377 appropriates $79 million from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF) for conservation and natural resource projects across Minnesota. Chapter 84, House File 3437 designates the bridge over U.S. Highway 169 in Plymouth as the Michael Gau Memorial Bridge. Gau, a 23-year veteran of the Belle Plaine Fire   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 16 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news release: The MPCA has announced five grant recipients who will receive a combined total of more than $1 million in grants for projects to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting efforts in Greater Minnesota communities. These projects will ultimately reduce the amount of waste entering landfills, benefitting the environment and local economies.  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 16 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on April 15, 2024: Last week Senate Democrats brought forward a controversial Environment bill that fails to address numerous concerns, such as an exploding wolf population, the minnow shortage, and holding the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) accountable for wildlife management issues. "Though there was a lot of bipartisan work done on this bill, it failed to address one of the most pressing  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 16 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on April 15, 2024: On Monday the Minnesota Senate passed a Higher Education Policy bill that creates additional mandates for higher education institutions and fails to address the true concerns of students and families - those being the rising cost of tuition, lack of affordability, long term student debt, and campus safety concerns. Bipartisan measures in the bill assist students with disabilities  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 15 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on April 14, 2024: The Minnesota Senate on Thursday approved a wide-ranging transportation policy bill (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=senate&f=SF3944&ssn=0&y=2024) that Senator John Jasinski (R-Faribault), the lead Republican on the Transportation Committee, called a "true bipartisan effort." The bill includes provisions from 18 different bills authored by members of both parties. "  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 16 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on April 15, 2024: Last week Senate Democrats brought forward a controversial Environment bill that fails to address numerous concerns, such as an exploding wolf population, the minnow shortage, issues surrounding walleye stock, and holding the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) accountable for wildlife management issues. Senator Nathan Wesenberg (R-Little Falls) offered amendments to address al  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 15 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following newsletter on April 14, 2024, by State Sen. Mark Koran, R-North Branch: * * * Friends and neighbors, March 22 marked the end of the first and second deadlines for bills to be heard in committees which means we began hearing and voting on bills to pass into law last week. As you'll see, more policy related bills have made their way to the Senate floor and continue to impact - for better and for worse   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 15 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following newsletter on April 14, 2024, by State Sen. Bill Lieske, R-Lonsdale: * * * Friends and Neighbors, A lot of the most important work we do in the legislature doesn't make big headlines. The transportation policy bill we approved this week (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=senate&f=SF3944&ssn=0&y=2024) is a perfect example. There's nothing flashy in it. Instead, it's a bunch of smaller things  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 15 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following newsletter on April 14, 2024, by State Sen. Bill Lieske, R-Lonsdale: * * * Friends and Neighbors, I'm proud to share that the legislature recently approved a bipartisan agriculture bill that will make a real difference for small local growers and the countless Minnesotans who enjoy fresh produce from community farmers markets. In addition, it strengthens laws protecting our beloved pets and protects   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 16 -- The Minnesota Utilities Commission issued the following decision involving Minnesota Power, Otter Tail Power Co. and Northern States Power Co. dba Xcel Energy: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2023-197 ** E002/C-23-424 Northern States Power Co. d/b/a Xcel Energy In the Matter of the Formal Complaint and Request for Relief by the Minnesota Solar Advocates. Should the Commission grant Minnesota Solar Advocates' (MSA) petition for reconsideration  more

HELENA, Montana, April 16 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: The bad headlines are stacking up as questions continue to swirlaround Tim Sheehy and the lies he has told Montanans about who he is. Sheehy has still not released medical records to clear up questions about a gunshot wound he admitted to lying about, and local press are highlighting inconsistencies about how he has described his military record. Now, new reporting from Daily Beast shows that Sheehy l  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 16 -- Dayforce Inc. (formerly Ceridian) issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Minneapolis, MN and Melbourne, Australia -- Dayforce, Inc. (NYSE: DAY; TSX: DAY), a global human capital management (HCM) leader that makes work life better, today announced that Orica Ltd. (ASX: ORI), a leading global mining and infrastructure solutions provider, has completed the first phase of its global payroll and workforce management implementation in less than 12 mon  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 16 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft Chicago's expanded and reimagined office space was featured in the April/May 2024 issue of Chicago Lawyer in the publication's "Spaces" column. Last year, the firm completed a multi-phase remodel, adding new offices, and a state-of-the-art conference and lounge space. Chicago Partner and Office Chairman Cid Froelich said of the new space, "We wanted to build a more modern, central conference room space that w  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 16 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft attorney Thibault Vieilledent will present at the event "Destination USA: The essentials for a successful U.S. market entry from Canada" on April 16. Organized by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Canada, the event features roundtables with professionals from both Canadian and American ecosystems to help attendees learn all the essentials for entering the U.S. market. Vieilledent will discuss th  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 16 -- The University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management issued the following news on April 15, 2024: By Justin Erickson The students watch intently as Professor Ibrahim Keita writes on the whiteboard. The topic of today's class? A/B Testing, and how businesses use it to choose between two versions of a product to find out which version performs better. In BA 3051: Data-Driven Business Decisions, students learn to analyze and make decisions based on data.   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 16 -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news: The School of Social Work at the Morrison Family College of Health just received a $622,000 grant from the Minnesota Department of Education to help attract and prepare students for a career in K-12 school social work. Facing a shortage of support services staff in schools across Minnesota and the nation, the funds will allow the University of St. Thomas to develop a more robust pipeline of students pursui  more