GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * DHS shuts down fraud-ridden HSS program By Bill Glahn Joe Thompson gets results. The acting United States Attorney for Minnesota launched an investigation into the fraud-riddled Medicaid program Housing Stabilization Services (HSS). Don't be confused. HSS doesn't provide actual hous  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Executive Order 175 - a firm yet compassionate strategy to fight the chaos of vagrancy on our streets By David Zimmer President Trump issued Executive Order Number 175 last week. It was signed without much fanfare, but it may end up providing valuable momentum in the effort to effect  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Know your rights: Union opt-out month approaches for educators By Catrin Wigfall Back-to-school season will soon once again be underway, and so will the annual opportunity for educators to decide if union membership is right for them. From Sept. 1 until Sept. 30 -- yes, during the b  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) on July 31, 2025, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities - Structural Features and Function:" (Continued from Part 3 of 5) * * * Northern Great Plains Regional Authority The Northern Great Plains Regional Authority (NGPRA) was created by the 2002 farm bill./163 The NGPRA was created to address economic distress in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri (other than counties included   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad Meets with Local Veterans, Reintroduces Legislation to Establish VA Vet Center in Mankato * NEW ULM, MN - Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) announced his reintroduction of legislation that would authorize funding through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a Vet Center in Mankato, Minnesota. Vet Centers provide free, community-based counseling services to eligible vet  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Hoeven Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Rural Businesses Access International Markets and Increase Exports * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Hoeven (R-ND) reintroduced the Promoting Rural Exports Act, bipartisan legislation to formally establish a National Rural Export Center within the U.S. Commercial Service (USCS) and authorize the creation of up to  more

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Aug. 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic researchers find "sugar coating" cells can protect those typically destroyed in type 1 diabetes * An immunofluorescence microscopy image shows a cluster of insulin-producing beta cells (green) under attack by immune cells (dense cluster of blue dots) in a preclinical model of type 1 diabetes. ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Scientific breakthroughs in one disease don't always sh  more

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Aug. 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic treats first person in the US with a novel radiopharmaceutical therapy for breast cancer * Researchers are leading the nation in using powerful and precise radioactive drugs to treat people with complex cancers. ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic has treated the first person in the U.S. using a novel radioactive medicine for advanced breast cancer as part of an internat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: * * * Media Alert: Low-level flights to image geology over the Duluth Complex & Cuyuna Range in Northeastern Minnesota * The flights are a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey's Earth Mapping Resources Initiative and the Minnesota Geological Survey and are part of a national effort to modernize mapping of the nation's geology. "Partnership with state survey  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 2 -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * New technology will enhance safety communications near Xcel Energy's nuclear plants Mobile phone alerts allow more tailored information * MINNEAPOLIS (Aug. 1, 2025) -- Xcel Energy has partnered with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Homeland Security Emergency Management (HSEM) division to use mobile phone technology for emergency communications related to its two nuclear plants in Minnesota, en  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt's Resolution Marking One Year Anniversary of Trump Assassination Attempt, Condemning Political Violence Passes the U.S. Senate * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt's (R-MO) resolution solemnly marking the one-year anniversary of the failed assassination attempt against President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania passed the Senate. The resolution also honors the victims of the   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 1 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Successful Life Jacket Giveaway at Blue Earth County Fair Promotes Water Safety * To promote water safety and responsible recreation, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), in partnership with the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office, hosted a free life jacket giveaway on Friday, July 25, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Blue Earth County  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft/Sherman & Howard Grows Private Client Practice in Denver * Taft, one of the fastest-growing law firms in the nation, welcomed attorneys Chandler Harr and Jarissa Sabal to its Private Client group in Denver. Harr navigates ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and businesses through complex estate, gift, and income tax, and business succession matters. He practiced   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Reopens Door to Sulfide Mining Near Boundary Waters * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the Trump Administration moved forward a controversial mining proposal that directly threatens the future of Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Deputy Interior Secretary Kate MacGregor reinstated a legal opinion from the first Trump administration allowing Twin Metals M  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Demands Answers After HHS Disbands Newborn Health Committee * WASHINGTON, DC - On Thursday, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) an OBGYN for more than 20 years, led a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressing for additional information on his decision to disband the nation's advisory committee on newbo  more

WINONA, Minnesota, Aug. 2 -- Winona State University issued the following news: * * * Winona State Announces Fulbright U.S. Student Award for 2025-2026 Winona State University is pleased to announce that Lauren Myrlie, Class of 2024, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Bulgaria for the 2025-2026 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. "After a lot of hard work, I am incr  more