GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 27 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * A violent Tuesday (and now sadly Wednesday) in Minneapolis * Update: Shortly after posting the original news of some ten shooting victims in Minneapolis on Tuesday, the tragic news broke of a mass shooting at Annunciation Church this morning as the grade school mass began abou  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * AFT's Weingarten and Teachers Unify's Abbey Clements Respond to Minnesota Shooting * WASHINGTON-- AFT President Randi Weingarten and Abbey Clements, executive director of Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence and a survivor of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, issued the following statement after two children were killed and more than a dozen were injured i  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2025: * * * Hormone therapy type matters for memory performance after menopause The type of estradiol-based hormone therapy taken during and after menopause, such as patches or pills, may be associated with differences in memory performance, according to a study published on August 27, 2025, in Neurology(R), an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology.The st  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2025: * * * Stroke risk highest among Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander people A new study found that Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander people had the highest rate of stroke among people from other race and ethnic groups, with a rate more than three times higher than that of white people. The study is published on August 27, 2025, in Neurology(R), the medical journal o  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 27 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Annunciation school shooter identified as transgender former student * Media outlets have reported that multiple law enforcement sources have identified the Annunciation school shooter as "Robin M. Westman," a 23-year-old former student who graduated from 8 th grade at Annunciation in 2017. Westm  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Bilott Featured Speaker at Cintas Institute for Business Ethics at Xavier University * Taft's Rob Bilott will be the featured speaker at the Cintas Institute for Business Ethics "Event: Dark Waters, Clear Conscience," on Oct. 14 at Xavier University. Bilott will engage in a fireside chat following the movie screening of "Dark Waters." Learn more here. Dubbed by The New York Times   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 26 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * BlackRock's MP buyout: green v. green * A funny thing happened on the way to BlackRock's takeover of Minnesota Power: the environmentalist movement was split. From Walker Orenstein at the Minnesota Star Tribune : Northern Minnesota power company sale has clean energy groups   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 26 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * The value of deterrence * Dr. James Dobson, who sadly passed away last week at the age of 89, wrote in his 1970 book Dare to Discipline, "Respect for leadership is the glue that holds social organization together. Without it there is chaos, violence, and insecurity for everyone." Others have buil  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Aug. 27, 2025: * * * Chairman Garbarino Issues Statement on Targeted Minneapolis Shooting Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) released the following statement after two children were killed and 17 people were injured in a targeted shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which is being i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams Statement on Annunciation Catholic School Shooting * "The attack on Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis is heartbreaking in every way imaginable. Leslie, Carter, and I are keeping the victims, their families, and everyone impacted by this horrible act of violence in our prayers. Nowhere in our country should anyone--especially children in church and during   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Cors and Klassman Named to BTI Consulting's Client Service All-Stars 2025 * Taft Partners Jeanne Cors and Kenneth Klassman were recognized by BTI Consulting Group in the "Client Service All-Stars" 2025 report, considered the gold standard used by corporate counsel and law firms alike to identify attorneys delivering the best levels of client service. For more than three decades, B  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Congratulates State Rep. Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger On Her Primary Victory in the Minnesota State Senate Race * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following state Rep. Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger's victory in today's Democratic primary in the special election for Minnesota's state Senate District 47, EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement: "EMILYs List is proud to congra  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Statement on School Shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church School * MINNEAPOLIS -- Today, the Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, issued the following statements on the shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in South Minneapolis. While  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 26 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Feeding Our Future: 54th conviction * Behind the blue door. Hussein Mohamed Farah appeared in federal court in downtown Minneapolis this afternoon to enter the 47th guilty plea in the sprawling Feeding Our Future scandal. Farah, the most recent defendant charged in the case ( No. 73 ), became the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, issued the following news release: * * * Gabby Giffords' statement on mass shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis GIFFORDS, the national gun violence prevention group led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, released the following statement on the mass shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is reported that there are at least 20 victims, including children, and t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Demands Action After Tragic School Shooting in Minnesota * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement as more details come out in the hours since the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School. "It was beyond horrifying to see two innocent children - eight and ten years old - shot dead in Minnesota during the first week of school," said   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Omar Statement on Annunciation Catholic School Shooting in Minneapolis * MINNEAPOLIS--Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement after the tragic mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in her district. "I am beyond heartbroken over the tragic news of the shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. The loss of life is unthinkable. As a mom and Minneapolis r  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Smith responds to horrific shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis * Following the atrocious and unspeakable shooting that occurred at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota this morning, Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) issued the statement below: "My wife, Marie, and I are heartbroken and horrified by the unimaginable act of violence that occurred at Ann  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Adams Statement on Horrific Shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis * WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) released a statement on the horrific school shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, MN. "My prayers are with the people of Minnesota, the victims, and their families after today's horrific shooting at Annunciation Ca  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 27 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Survey shows that most parents cannot correctly define chronic absenteeism * Chronic absenteeism remains at crisis levels in both America and Minnesota. Escalated by the pandemic, the 2023-2024 school year saw a national chronic absentee rating of 23.5 percent. In the 2022-202  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 26 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Who's coming to school? The student absentee crisis continues * Before the pandemic, chronic absenteeism in schools -- defined as when a student misses 10 percent or more of the school year -- was considered a crisis. But COVID pushed chronic absentee numbers into a catastroph  more