GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 3 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 2, 2025: * * * 'If you build it, they will come': Analysis shows passing education choice policy brings more options By Catrin Wigfall One argument against education choice programs is that expanding parental freedom to access alternative learning environments doesn't mean much in areas with limite  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 3 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 2, 2025: * * * Illegal aliens are illegal again By Bill Glahn The Trump Administration's increased efforts to oppose illegal immigration are being felt in Minnesota. Back in May, I wrote about an initiative of the U.S. Department of Justice to ramp up prosecutions for illegal border crossings. You  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 3 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 2, 2025: * * * Is patriotism going extinct?! Plus: BBB passes the Senate By Grace Keating, Kathryn Johnson and Isaac Velgersdyk In the 82nd episode of the American Experiment Podcast, Grace and Kathryn sit down to cover the news of the day before the 4th of July holiday! First, is patriotism going  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Capito Bipartisan Rural Broadband Protection Act Passes the Senate * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the statement below following the Senate passage of the bipartisan Rural Broadband Protection Act. The bill, which Klobuchar leads with Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a more thorough vett  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 3 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on July 2, 2025: * * * NAIC Amends Its Model Unfair Trade Practices Act A Significant Development for Long-Term Care Insurers Authors: Marissa Catalano , Nolan Tully , Eric F. Au At a Glance * Ten states are currently considering legislation adopting the NAIC's amendments to Section 4(H)(2)(e). Of the ten states, only four states are considering pieces of legislation that are near  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Pashos Quoted in Indiana Lawyer Article on Small Nuclear Reactors Development in Indiana * Taft partner Kay Pashos was quoted in the article "New laws aim to help Indiana make mark in development of small nuclear reactors," which was published on July 2 in The Indiana Lawyer. In the article, Pashos gives her insight on small modular nuclear reactors and discusses a timeframe for when  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McCollum Joins Every Senate and House Democrat in Opposing the One Big Ugly Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the House of Representatives awaits the vote on Donald Trump's massive budget reconciliation bill (HR1), also known as the One Big Ugly Bill, Congresswoman McCollum issued the following statement: "President Trump's big shameful reconciliation bill is back on the House floor today, and  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 3 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on July 2, 2025: * * * Supreme Court Decision in Trump v. CASA Does Not Affect Ryan Court's Universal Injunction of the FTC Noncompete Rule Opponents of the Noncompete Rule Must Wait to See Whether the FTC Will Withdraw Its Appeal of Ryan Authors: Charles F. Knapp , Mark E. Terman , David J. Woolf At a Glance * The CASA decision let stand the Ryan decision and similar federal dist  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith on Senate Passage of Republicans' Disastrous Big Bill * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) released the following statement after voting against the Republicans' disastrous and cruel budget bill: "What Republicans did here is simple: they voted to kick 16 million people off health insurance while giving massive tax breaks to billionaires and corpora  more