BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 10 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * "My Wish" Returns to SportsCenter July 13 with Justin Jefferson, C.J. Stroud, Canelo Alvarez and the Savannah Bananas. * The award-winning ESPN "My Wish" series returns for its 18th season on Sunday, July 13, and will feature NFL, boxing, and baseball stars. Since its beginning in 2006, the series has worked with Make-A-Wish to fulfill 88 sports-themed wishes for child  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Amarilio Contributes Chapter to IICLE Publication on Civil Appeals * Taft Chicago partner Jonathan Amarilio contributed the chapter "Stays and Appeal Bonds" for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education publication Civil Appeals: State and Federal. This handbook is a guide through the progression of a civil appeal. Amarilio serves as co-chair of Taft's firm-wide Appell  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 8, 2025: * * * Anika Foundation linked to voter registration fraud By Bill Glahn To be clear: neither the Anika Foundation itself nor anyone associated with it have been accused of any wrongdoing. The occasion was the guilty plea hearing this morning for Ronnie Williams, a/k/a Michael Gibson, age  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 8, 2025: * * * Big Beautiful Break for wind and solar? Not quite, says Trump EO By Sarah Montalbano The One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed into law on July 4, 2025. With it came sharp rollbacks of some Inflation Reduction Act tax credits but not others. There have been a number of myths circulatin  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 9, 2025: * * * Pervasive Medicaid fraud met with milquetoast response by Walz regulators By Matt Dean Rep. Kristin Robbins, Chair of the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee held, a hearing on Tuesday, July 8, to hear from the Department of Human Services (DHS) reg  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, July 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on July 10, 2025: * * * Public school districts lose students yet per-pupil revenue increases By Catrin Wigfall Why do Minnesota public school districts with declining enrollment see an increase in per-pupil revenue? Because under public school finance systems, "districts that lose students do not lose a  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has announced that Security State Agency of Aitkin Inc., based in Minnesota, has applied to acquire Randall Bancorp Inc., which indirectly includes Randall State Bank. This proposed acquisition outlined in a recent Federal Register notice highlights the ongoing consolidation within the financial sector and underscores the public's role in the regulatory review process. The Federal Reserve is actively seeking public comments on the propo  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: [VIDEO] Rep. Omar Sounds Alarm on Catastrophic Big Ugly Budget Bill on Minnesotans * MINNEAPOLIS- Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) hosted a press conference in Minneapolis to sound the alarm on the catastrophic impacts the Big Ugly budget bill will have on Minnesotans. The Congresswoman was joined by local and state leaders to share the widespread impacts this bill will have across our state.   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), urging improvements to the efficiency of programs under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), specifically regarding Section 10(a). The MN DNR, which manages approximately 5.8 million acres of land in the state, stresses the importance of balancing conservation efforts with economic development. "The Section 10 permitting program is a v  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, July 11 -- Sanford Health issued the following news release on July 10, 2025: * * * Minnesota to play San Francisco in MBB at Sanford Pentagon * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Minnesota Golden Gophers will play the University of San Francisco Dons in men's basketball at the Sanford Pentagon in a nonconference matchup on Nov. 22. The on-sale date for tickets will be announced later. "This matchup provides both teams the opportunity for a quality non-conference win at a tr  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Klobuchar Stands Up in Support of Public Broadcasting * WATCH KLOBUCHAR'S FULL REMARKS HERE WASHINGTON -- On the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) spoke in opposition to the Administration's attempt to clawback funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and foreign aid that Congress had already approved on a bipartisan basis. "As the daughter of a   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Pleshivoy Contributes Chapter to IICLE Publication on Estate Planning * Taft Chicago partner Julie Sirlin Pleshivoy contributed the chapter "Income, Estate, and Other Tax Considerations" for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education publication Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits. This handbook is a guide through IRAs and tax-qualified plans. Pleshivoy counsels ind  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Rounds Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Empower States and Communities to Reduce Homelessness * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today introduced the Reducing Homelessness Through Program Reform Act, legislation to cut red tape and create local solutions for addressing homelessness. "Without a safe, affordab  more

CANTON, Ohio, July 10 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Vikings LB Dallas Turner lost $240K in financial fraud scheme * EAGAN, Minn -- Minnesota Vikings outside linebacker Dallas Turner was targeted in an alleged financial fraud scheme that cost him about $240,000, according to local authorities. Sgt. Rich Evans confirmed Thursday that the Eagan police department was actively investigating the case, working toward criminal charges with mult  more