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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Friday June 27, 2025 ( 18 items )  

AI in Financial Services -- UK's Financial Regulator Sets Out Its Approach
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 27 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary: * * * AI in Financial Services -- UK's Financial Regulator Sets Out Its Approach Regulating for Growth and International Competitiveness Authors: Huw Beverley-Smith , Steven Francis , Richard Tall , Emily J A Evans At a Glance * The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) notes that stakeholders and respondents have generally been supportive of a technology-agnostic, principles-b  more

C.H. Robinson Scales Up Item-Level Solutions for All Global Customers
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota, June 27 -- C.H. Robinson Worldwide, a company that says it solves logistics problems, issued the following news release: * * * C.H. Robinson Scales up Item-level Solutions for all Global Customers Bundling proven global supply chain and data management expertise gives users unparalleled insights and real-time control * In a move to help companies deal with mounting volatility in the world economy, C.H. Robinson, a global logistics provider managing 37 million shipme  more

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: MN Dept of Health 'Big Beautiful Bill' Poll Clearly Designed to Change Opinions, Not Report Them
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, June 27 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 26, 2025: * * * MN Dept of Health 'Big Beautiful Bill' poll clearly designed to change opinions, not report them By Matt Dean As Congress wrestles with unsustainable Medicaid growth, and proposes ways to slow it, the state of Minnesota released a taxpayer-funded poll designed to show and manufactu  more

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Walz Raises a New Health Care Tax to Lower Premiums, But Rates Skyrocket Anyway
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, June 27 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 24, 2025: * * * Walz raises a new health care tax to lower premiums, but rates skyrocket anyway Individual Health Plans Jump up to 26% By Matt Dean Buried in the last-minute deal to prevent a government shutdown, Governor Walz and legislative leaders created a new tax on health plans to subsidize  more

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary:: Washington Post's Now-shuttered Fatal Force Database - 'Designed to Inform or Inflame?'
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, June 27 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 26, 2025: * * * The Washington Post's now-shuttered Fatal Force database -- 'designed to inform or inflame?' By David Zimmer On January 1, 2025, the Washington Post quietly stopped updating its popular Fatal Force database, which had purported to be the most complete list of nationwide fatal polic  more

Clayson Presented at The American Bankruptcy Institute Central States, Bankruptcy Workshop
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Clayson Presented at The American Bankruptcy Institute Central States, Bankruptcy Workshop * Taft Detroit attorney Kimberly Ross Clayson recently presented at The American Bankruptcy Institute Central States Bankruptcy Workshop in June 2025 on Limited Liability Company Debtor Cases. The panelists provided their insights on relevant current topics and issues, such as the LLC's author  more

Clayson Presents at National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Annual Meeting
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Clayson Presents at National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Annual Meeting * Taft Detroit attorney Kimberly Ross Clayson recently presented on Subchapter V Trustee Standing: Can We Do That? at the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona in June 2025. The panel discussed the statutory powers and authority of trustees appointed under Chapt  more

Clayson to present at the Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Michigan, Bankruptcy Summer Seminar
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Clayson to present at the Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Michigan, Bankruptcy Summer Seminar * Taft Detroit attorney Kimberly Ross Clayson will present with a panel of colleagues at the upcoming Federal Bar Association for the Western District of Michigan Bankruptcy Summer Seminar this July 2025. Her panel's topic is Dispositive Motions and the Distinction betwe  more

Duluth Nurses and Advanced Practice Providers Vote to Authorize ULP Strikes Over Employer's Refusal to Bargain in Good Faith and Other ULPs
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 26 -- The Minnesota Nurses Association issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Duluth Nurses and Advanced Practice Providers Vote to Authorize ULP Strikes Over Employer's Refusal to Bargain in Good Faith and Other ULPs Duluth, Minn - June 24, 2025 - Multiple groups of nurses, healthcare workers and Advanced Practice Providers at Essentia Health and Aspirus-St. Luke's voted on Monday to authorize Unfair Labor Practice strikes at their facilities. The  more

Minnesota Congressional Delegation Introduces Bicameral, Bipartisan Resolution Honoring Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, and Condemning Political Violence
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Minnesota Congressional Delegation Introduces Bicameral, Bipartisan Resolution Honoring Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, and Condemning Political Violence * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN), along with Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Representatives Kelly Morrison (D-  more

Minnesota Nurses Association: Essentia Nurses Provide Bargaining Update as Negotiations Continue
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 26 -- The Minnesota Nurses Association issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Essentia nurses provide bargaining update as negotiations continue (Duluth, Minn) - June 25, 2025 - Essentia nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association met with Essentia today for the final scheduled negotiation date prior to contract expiration on June 30, 2025. This comes on the heels of 15,000 nurses and Advanced Practice Providers in the Twin Cities metro and Twin P  more

Post-Brexit Agreement on Gibraltar: Key Developments and Practical Implications
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 27 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary: * * * Post-Brexit Agreement on Gibraltar: Key Developments and Practical Implications A Framework for Gibraltar's Continued Access to the Schengen Area Authors: Claire D Nilson , Isabel Philips At a Glance * Gibraltar will participate in the Schengen area for free movement purposes, with Spanish border officials carrying out Schengen entry checks in Gibraltar alongside Gibraltar  more

Rehwaldt Rakes, McKay Latest Monarch to Mexico: Ten Things to Know in the American Association This Week
MOORHEAD, Minnesota, June 27 -- The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball issued the following news release: * * * Rehwaldt Rakes, McKay Latest Monarch to Mexico: Ten Things to Know in the American Association This Week As the calendar flips to July, the American Association of Professional Baseball (@AA_Baseball) races tighten in both Divisions. All regular season games in the MLB Partner League remain free for live viewing on AABaseball.tv. Here are 10 (or so) Things to  more

Rep. Craig Urges Administration to Follow Through on Promise to Deliver High-Speed Internet to Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Urges Administration to Follow Through on Promise to Deliver High-Speed Internet to Rural Communities * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig joined Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Adam Gray (D-CA) in urging the Administration to follow through on its promise to deliver high-speed internet to rural communities through the Broadband Equity Access a  more

Roper Featured in Moritz College of Law Article
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Roper Featured in Moritz College of Law Article * Taft Columbus associate David Roper is featured in the article, "Rising and Growing Through Support," published by The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law on June 6, 2025. In the article, Roper discusses his legal journey, which has included time as a legislative aide, a stint as the first Black editor-in-chief of the Ohio   more

Supreme Court Decides Medina V. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 27 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary: * * * Supreme Court Decides Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic Authors: Melinda Hudson , Brian J. Paul On June 26, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, No. 23-1275, holding that individual Medicaid beneficiaries may not sue state officials for failing to comply with the Medicaid funding condition in 42 U.S.C. Se  more

Thousands of Minnesota Nurses Protest Unfair Labor Practices Committed by Hospital Employers, Including Failure to Bargain in Good Faith Over Safe Staffing
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 26 -- The Minnesota Nurses Association issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Thousands of Minnesota nurses protest Unfair Labor Practices committed by hospital employers, including failure to bargain in good faith over safe staffing Minnesota nurses voted overwhelmingly on Monday to authorize an Unfair Labor Practice strike. * (St. Paul, MN) - June 24, 2025 - More than 15,000 nurses from 13 hospitals across the Twin Cities and Duluth voted overw  more

U.S. House Unanimously Passes Rep. Morrison's Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Attacks on Minnesota Lawmakers and Rejecting Political Violence
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. House Unanimously Passes Rep. Morrison's Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Attacks on Minnesota Lawmakers and Rejecting Political Violence * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass Representative Kelly Morrison's (MN-03) bipartisan resolution (link is external) condemning the attacks on Minnesota lawmakers and calling for unity and the rejection of  more