WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Attorneys General of Washington, California, New York, Massachusetts, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, D.C., and Harris County, Texas, have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, expressing their staunch opposition to the agency's recent Interim Final Rules, which rescind vital regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Bolton Named Among Michigan Lawyers Weekly's "Go To Business Litigation Lawyers 2025" * Taft Detroit partner Jordan Bolton has been recognized as one of the "Go To Business Litigation Lawyers 2025" by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. This recognition honors lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and professional achievements within the Business Litigation field. Bolton's prac  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 6 -- Ameriprise Financial, a provider of investment advice, asset management and insurance capabilities, issued the following news release: * * * ChoiceOne Bank Selects Ameriprise Financial to Manage its Investment Program Partnership gives ChoiceOne Wealth Management clients' access to impressive suite of solutions and services offered by Ameriprise Financial * Minneapolis - August 4, 2025 - Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) today announced ChoiceOne Ban  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers seeks comments on Lock and Dam 7 dredging (Lower approach to Lock and Dam 7) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for two proposed routine dredge cuts within Pool 8 of the Mississippi River, near Lock and Dam 7 in La Crescent, Minnesota. Removing river sand from the  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Hayden, Cook, Tassone, and Kline to Speak at 2025 Ohio Tax Conference * Taft partners Jeremy Hayden, Justin Cook, Christopher Tassone, and Javan Kline will speak at the 2025 Ohio Tax Conference hosted by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce on Aug. 13 - 14. On Aug. 13, Hayden will be featured in the session "Structuring Your Corporate Reorganization to Minimize Tax Consequences," and Cook   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Hayden, Cook, Tassone, and Kline to Speak at 2025 Ohio Tax Conference * Taft attorneys Jeremy Hayden, Justin Cook, Christopher Tassone, and Javan Kline will speak at the 2025 Ohio Tax Conference hosted by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce on Aug. 13-14. On Aug. 13, Hayden will be featured in the session "Structuring Your Corporate Reorganization to Minimize Tax Consequences," and Cook w  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 4 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: * * * Incent and invest: Laws show states aiming to reduce use of conventionally produced nitrogen fertilizers, expand options through local production * In Nebraska and Minnesota, new state incentives are encouraging farmers to reduce their use of synthetic fertilizers. A goal of recent laws in Minnesota and North Dakota is to ramp up in-state fertilizer   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Thune, Smith & Moran Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Bolster Conservation Reserve Program * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Thune (R-SD), Tina Smith (D-MN) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Improvement and Flexibility Act. This bipartisan legislation would bolster CRP by improving access to grazing, maximizing enrollment  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A report titled 'Groundwater Budget for the Surficial Aquifer Surrounding Lake Nokomis, Minneapolis, Minnesota' from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in collaboration with the University of Minnesota, quantifies components of the groundwater budget in the Lake Nokomis area. Written by Colin T. Livdahl, the report, Open-File Report 2025-1021, addresses concerns about rising groundwater levels damaging underground infrastructure and building foundations. The study  more

CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 5 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * NFL suspends Vikings WR Jordan Addison three games for violating substance-abuse policy * The NFL suspended Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison on Tuesday for the first three games of the 2025 season for violating the league's substances of abuse policy, the league announced. The suspension comes after Addison resolved a 2024 DUI citation by pleading no contest to a lesser ch  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Craig, Alford, McDonald Rivet, Messmer Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen USDA's BioPreferred Program, Ensure America Remains the World's Leader in Biomanufacturing * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN), Mark Alford (R-MO), Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) and Mark Messmer (R-IN) reintroduced the Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act to strengthen the U.S. Department of  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Acted as Legal Counsel to Beck Suppliers in ESOP Sale * Taft's ESOP team is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to Beck Suppliers, Inc. in its sale to the Beck Suppliers Employee Stock Ownership Plan. The move ensures that the future of Beck - and its FriendShip Kitchen stores, Beck Branded Fuels, Beck Fuel Systems, and Beck Car Wash Systems divisions - will be shaped and sha  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Acts as Legal Counsel to Providus Capital Partners With Add-On Acquisitions * Taft acted as legal counsel to Providus Capital Partners, LLC in connection with two add-on acquisitions by portfolio company McMillan Pazdan Smith, LLC. McMillan Pazdan Smith, an architecture, advisory services, planning, and interior design firm, acquired Jumper Carter Sease, the longest practicing  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a new report, "Nonstationary Flood Frequency Analysis Using Regression in the North-Central United States," which introduces an extension of a method for flood frequency analysis (FFA). The report, authored by Sara B. Levin, is designated as Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5034 and was prepared in cooperation with the departments of transportation and natural resources of nine states: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, M  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Geological Survey have released 'Hydroclimatic and Land-Use Factors Affecting Peak Streamflow in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin,' a report issued in 2025. This publication, Circular 1557, was authored by Karen R. Ryberg, Mackenzie K. Marti, Nancy A. Barth, Thomas M. Over, Sara B. Levin, Hannah L. Podzorski, Steven K. Sando, Tara Williams-Sether, Padr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) issued a report titled 'Restoration of Gavia immer (Common Loon) in Minnesota--2024 Annual Report', authored by William S. Beatty, Kelly Amoth, Luke J. Fara, Brian R. Gray, Kristin Hall, Steven C. Houdek, Jayden Jech, Kevin P. Kenow, Michael Wellik, and Steven Yang. This document, listed as Open-File Report 2025-1029, summarizes activities from 2024 related to the restoration of common loons following the Deepwater Horizon oil spi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and coauthored by Hannah L. Podzorski and Karen R. Ryberg explores how subsurface agricultural drainage systems affect water flow in downstream waterways. Titled 'A Framework for Understanding the Effects of Subsurface Agricultural Drainage on Downstream Flows,' the document, identified as Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5023, was prepared in cooperation with the transportation departments of Illinois, Iowa, Mi  more