MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 13 -- The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America issued the following news release: * * * Augsburg Fortress Publishers Announces Leadership Transition Augsburg Fortress Publishers announced a significant leadership transition. The Board of Trustees, with the approval of the Presiding Bishop of the ELCA, unanimously elected Andrew DeYoung to be the organization's next President and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2026. DeYoung will succeed Tim Blevi  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 13 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * State government lands local governments with higher burden of policing cannabis market By John Phelan Back in May, I wrote about the proposed hike in Minnesota's cannabis tax from 10% to 15%. That wasn't all: Another change which has been less noted is the proposal to eliminate r  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 13 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Who should hold the authority to renew local school levies? By Catrin Wigfall Did you know that the 2023 DFL-controlled legislature decided that Minnesota school boards can bypass their residents and renew local school levies (taxes)? During the legislature's 2025 special session,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum Leads Minnesota Democrats in Letter to Secretary Noem Demanding Reinstatement of Anti-Terrorism Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On July 21, just five weeks after Minnesota was shaken by the targeted political violence against DFL elected officials, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the cancellation of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following Economic Research report (No. 672) on August 11, 2025, by Anmol Bhandari, David Evans, and Ellen McGrattan entitled "Approximating Transition Dynamics with Discrete Choice." Here are excerpts: * * * This paper develops a method to analyze policy reforms in environments with discrete choice, such as occupational choice or default. Computing transition paths in these settings is computation  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following Economic Research report (No. 671) on August 4, 2025, by Yun Taek Oh and Morris Kleiner entitled "Does Universal Occupational Licensing Recognition Improve Patient Access? Evidence from Healthcare Utilization." Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract Optimizing physician labor supply has been an important policy issue in healthcare in the United States. One of the proposed solutions has been t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Omar Visits Mexico to Meet with Key Federal Officials, Labor Unions, Civil Society Organizations for Panamerican Congress * MEXICO CITY - Earlier this month, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05) traveled to Mexico City for the Panamerican Congress to meet with Mexican civil society organizations, labor unions, members of President Claudia Sheinbaum's cabinet, and progressive legislators from  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Smith Secure Funding for the Minnesota Air National Guard In Senate-Passed Legislation * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced that the Senate approved $5,200,000 in funding for the Minnesota Air National Guard to design a C-130J Fuel Cell Maintenance Hangar, as part of the 2026 appropriations legislation. This legislation now goes to the House of Representa  more

MEDICAL ALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 13 -- Medical Alley posted the following news release from its partner company LEAH Labs: * * * LEAH Labs Receives National Science Foundation (NSF) Phase IIB Grant Award LEAH Labs, a translational medicine company building designer cell therapies for pets first, and their people next, has been awarded a highly competitive, $500,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IIB grant award. The objective of Phase IIB fundi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release: * * * NAIC President Jon Godfread: 'State-Based Regulation Isn't Just Keeping Up. It's Leading the Way.' * On Monday, Aug. 11, NAIC President and North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread delivered the keynote address at the NAIC's 2025 Summer National Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Said Commissioner Godfread: We've now pass  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paez featured in Bloomberg Law Article * Taft Cleveland partner Daniela Paez was featured in Bloomberg Law's article "Former 40 Under 40 Honorees Share Tips with Next-Gen Attorneys" published on August 12. The article catches up with some past honorees and asks them what guidance they'd give young attorneys aiming for success. Paez's advice: "Just do your best with the information y  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ruff Profiled in Law360 * Taft partner Sean Ruff was recently featured in a profile for Law360, published on July 30. The article, titled "Fintech Payments Pro Moves Practice to Taft," focuses on Ruff's recent move to Taft and highlights his legal career and his work advising clients on matters involving financial services. To read the full article, visit here (subscription requir  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 13 -- The Southeastern Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * SLF announces Minnesota legal titan James Dickey as new Senior Attorney in fight to defend constitutional rights across US Today, the Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF), an organization of top attorneys that regularly defend constitutional rights, announced the hire of new senior attorney James Dickey. James will serve as a lead counsel on SLF's cases and craft strategies   more

CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 12 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Vikings WR Rondale Moore suffered season-ending knee injury in preseason opener * Rondale Moore 's comeback season ended after just one preseason play. The receiver suffered a season-ending knee injury in Minnesota's preseason opener, the Vikings announced Tuesday. It's a massive blow to Moore, who hasn't played a regular-season game since Week 18 of the 2023 season, and the Vikings'  more

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, Aug. 13 [Category: Business] -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * Winmark/Play It Again Sports Makes Board Change * MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (August 11, 2025) - Winmark Corporation, the parent company of Play It Again Sports, announced that Jenele C. Grassle has informed the company of her decision not to stand for re-election to the Winmark Board of Directors at its next Annual Meeting of Shareholders in April 2026. Keith Creden  more