MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Bilott Participating in Live Webinar, "Canadian Dark Waters: PFAS Clean Up Solutions" * Taft's Rob Bilott will participate in an EnviroClass live webinar "Canadian Dark Waters: PFAS Clean Up Solutions" on Oct. 2. Bilott will share his remarkable journey, the challenges communities face when confronting PFAS contamination, and what his fight revealed about corporate accountability o  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 12 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Five new minerals designated "critical" by Interior Department By Sarah Montalbano The Department of the Interior released its 2025 draft critical minerals list last month, which expands the list from 50 minerals to 54. The U.S. Geological Survey's critical minerals list is  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 12 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Ilhan Omar's ballooning personal fortune illustrates the problems with a wealth tax By John Phelan In August 2020, Rep. Ilhan Omar (DFL) introduced the Make Billionaires Pay Act to Congress, which would have imposed a 60% tax on the gains in wealth billionaires made between M  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 12 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Minnesota Man of the Week By Bill Glahn Luis Gerardo Gomez-Esteban is our. Gomez is a 36-year-old Guatemalan. We have been tracking felony cases brought in federal district court for re-entry of previously deported illegal aliens. Specifically, cases brought since Donald Tr  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 12 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * The coward is in custody By David Zimmer Following a joint press conference and other reporting we know that last evening, about 33 hours after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at an event at Utah Valley University (UVU), law enforcement took the suspect into custody. The susp  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking direct final action to approve revisions to Minnesota's Underground Storage Tank program. The revisions were submitted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and are in line with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. This action also serves to codify the EPA's approval of Minnesota's state program and incorporates by reference those state regulations and statutes that the EPA has decided meet the require  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to approve revisions to the Minnesota's Underground Storage Tank program. The revisions were submitted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The proposed rule would also codify the EPA's approval of Minnesota's state program and incorporate by reference provisions of Minnesota's regulations. The provisions would be subject to the EPA's inspection and enforcement authorities under the Resource Conservatio  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 12 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Tips Off Its Exclusive Coverage of the Entire 2025 WNBA Playoffs Presented by Google * ESPN will exclusively carry the entire 2025 WNBA Playoffs Presented by Google, tipping off Sunday, September 14. This year's postseason features the defending champion New York Liberty, top overall seed Minnesota Lynx, Las Vegas Aces, Indiana Fever, Atlanta Dream, Golden State   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is conducting a competitive, sealed bid sale of eight healthcare mortgage loans. The loans are secured by properties that include skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota and Missouri. The sale, known as HLS 2026-1, involves first-lien mortgage notes sold without Federal Housing Administration insurance. The sale is structured as a competitive auction, which allo  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 12 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Inside the classroom: Is "equitable" grading effective? * Recent data published by the Fordham Institute suggests that teachers want to revisit "equitable" grading practices. What is "equitable" grading? "Equitable" grading arises from mastery-based grading practice, whi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Minnesota Department of Health has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, highlighting operational challenges faced by the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP). The letter emphasizes the need for adjustments to the proposed 2026 Physician Fee Schedule to enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of the program throughout Minnesota. In its correspondence, the health departm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Klobuchar and Mayor Carter Join Saint Paul Firefighters to Honor Captain Michael Paidar and Advocate for the Passage of the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act * SAINT PAUL -- Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar was joined by Mayor Melvin Carter, Fire Chief Butch Inks, Assistant Chief Jeramiah Melquist, Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters Association President Scott Vadnais, IAFF Saint Paul Lo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Joins Virginia Delegation Democrats in Condemning Political Violence * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Eugene Vindman yesterday (D-Va.-07) joined U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-Va.-03), Don Beyer (D-Va.-08), Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.-04), Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.-10), and James Walkinshaw (D-Va.-11) in releasing the followi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Scott, Beyer, McClellan, Vindman, Subramanyam & Walkinshaw Issue Statement Condemning Political Violence * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), Eugene Vindman (D-VA-07), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), and James Walkinshaw (D-VA-11) released the fo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Scott, Beyer, McClellan, Vindman, Subramanyam & Walkinshaw Issue Statement Condemning Political Violence * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), Eugene Vindman (D-VA-07), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), and James Walkinshaw (D-VA-11) releas  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Scott, Beyer, McClellan, Vindman, Subramanyam & Walkinshaw Issue Statement Condemning Political Violence * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Reps. Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), Eugene Vindman (D-VA-07), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), and James Walkinshaw (D-VA-11) released the following statement  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Scott, Beyer, McClellan, Vindman, Subramanyam & Walkinshaw Issue Statement Condemning Political Violence * Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), Eugene Vindman (D-VA-07), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), and James Walkinshaw (D-VA-11) released the following statement:   more