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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Thursday June 19, 2025 ( 15 items )  

American Academy of Neurology: Food Insecurity, Neighborhood, Lack of Social Support, Linked to Worse Stroke Recovery
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 19 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Food insecurity, neighborhood, lack of social support, linked to worse stroke recovery Despite these challenges, the same factors were linked to higher survival rates Highlights * Having at least one social factor affecting health, like food insecurity or not having a safe place to live or enough social support, was linked to worse recovery after stroke.   more

American Academy of Neurology: What is a Brain Age Gap, and How May It Affect Thinking and Memory Skills?
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 19 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * What is a brain age gap, and how may it affect thinking and memory skills? MINNEAPOLIS -- The difference between the brain's predicted age and actual chronological age, called a brain age gap, may influence the relationship between cognitive impairment risk factors, like high blood pressure and diabetes, and a person's cognitive performance, also known as thi  more

American Association To Host Futures Tryout Camp In Conjunction With 2025 All-Star Game
MOORHEAD, Minnesota, June 19 -- The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball issued the following news release: * * * American Association To Host Futures Tryout Camp In Conjunction with 2025 All-Star Game The American Association of Professional Baseball will hold the American Association Futures Tryout Camp on Monday, July 21st at the Bucky Burgau Field in Moorhead, MN. The field is located on the campus of Concordia College. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE AMERICAN ASSOCIA  more

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Counterpoint - Payments for Locally Provided Goods and Services Should Not End Once a Home is Paid Off
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, June 19 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 18, 2025: * * * Counterpoint: Payments for locally provided goods and services should not end once a home is paid off By John Phelan The Owatonna People's Press has an op-ed from Derek Delaney titled "Property taxes in Minnesota should end once a home is paid off." I have long argued that Minnesot  more

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Progress Made, But Concerns Remain in DHS's Second Draft of New Family Childcare Rules
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, June 19 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 18, 2025: * * * Progress made, but concerns remain in DHS's second draft of new family childcare rules By Martha Njolomole In 2021, the Minnesota legislature passed a law creating the childcare modernization project. The legislature tasked the Department of Human Services (DHS) with analyzing and   more

Congresswoman McCollum Signs onto War Powers Resolution to Prohibit Involvement in Iran without a Vote in Congress
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum Signs onto War Powers Resolution to Prohibit Involvement in Iran without a Vote in Congress * SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, announced on Wednesday that she is co-sponsoring a war powers resolution introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) aimed at prohibiting U.  more

Cyndi Stovall to Present at 43rd Annual Real Estate Symposium
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Cyndi Stovall to Present at 43rd Annual Real Estate Symposium * Taft, formerly Sherman & Howard, real estate partner Cyndi Stovall will speak at the 43 rd Annual Real Estate Symposium on energy efficiency and wildfire resilience. She will share her insights on GHG emissions, the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) in Colorado, wildfire risk mitigation, and more. This con  more

Finstad Announces 2025 Service Academy Nominees
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad Announces 2025 Service Academy Nominees * NEW ULM, MN - Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) announced that he has nominated four southern Minnesota students to the nation's service academies, all of whom have accepted appointments to their prospective institutions. Individuals nominated by Rep. Finstad include: Luke Sems, Pine Island High School, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Ava Au  more

Hadley Featured in Indiana Lawyer
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Hadley Featured in Indiana Lawyer * Taft partner Vivek Hadley had a video exclusive featured in the Indiana Lawyer. The piece features Hadley's background as a musician and discusses how he showcases his talents around the city. Hadley shares how music has remained a creative outlet throughout his legal career. The video feature captures his performances and explores the balance bet  more

In Wake of Political Assassinations in Minnesota and Antisemitic Violence in Colorado and D.C., Ranking Member Raskin Demands Answers on Gutting of Counterterrorism Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * In Wake of Political Assassinations in Minnesota and Antisemitic Violence in Colorado and D.C., Ranking Member Raskin Demands Answers on Gutting of Counterterrorism Infrastructure Trump Administration Has Demolished America's Capacity to Prevent and Respond to Terrorism * Washington, D.C. (June 18, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Mem  more

Joint statement from Delaware's elected leaders on the violence in Minnesota
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Joint statement from Delaware's elected leaders on the violence in Minnesota * DOVER - Today, Delaware's elected leaders released a joint statement on the political violence in Minnesota: "We are all horrified by the shooting of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman, and their spouses in what appears to have been a despicable and politically motivated attack. We   more

Minnesota Nurses Association: Aspirus Walks Away From Solutions, Pushes Concessions Instead of Care
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 19 -- The Minnesota Nurses Association issued the following news release on June 18, 2025: * * * Aspirus Walks Away from Solutions, Pushes Concessions Instead of Care (Duluth, MN) - June 18, 2025 - In the final scheduled bargaining session before their contract expires, nurses at Aspirus St. Luke's were met not with compromise, but with cuts. Instead of working toward solutions, hospital executives introduced an economic proposal loaded with rollbacks: limiting sick   more

Old El Paso Taps Keith Urban in 'Castin' the Cowboy' to Crown the Voice of Taco Night
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 19 -- General Mills, a food company, issued the following news release: * * * Old El Paso Taps Keith Urban in 'Castin' the Cowboy' to Crown the Voice of Taco Night Old El Paso embraces the popular cowboy aesthetic and spotlights the next Tex-Mex star. * MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Cowboy-core is having a moment. Fringe is flying, boots are stomping, and belt buckles are back. Now, Old El Paso is dialing up the heat this summer, by turning taco night into a full-blown cow  more

Rep. Fischbach Congratulates 2025 Congressional Art Competition Winners from Minnesota's 7th District
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fischbach Congratulates 2025 Congressional Art Competition Winners from Minnesota's 7th District * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Fischbach's office once again participated in the Congressional Art Competition. The office received over 45 submissions from students across the Seventh Congressional District. "I am encouraged to see the number of talented students we have in the Sevent  more

Sheehan Quoted in NIB Magazine
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Sheehan Quoted in NIB Magazine * Taft attorney Cari Sheehan was quoted in the article "Attorneys on fence about AI," which was published on June 5 in the Northwest Indiana Business Magazine. In the article, Sheehan discussed the growing importance for law firms to have a basic understanding of artificial intelligence (AI), noting that AI "is not going away." The piece also highlight  more