GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Nov. 18 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following news on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * American Experiment policy fellow adds perspective to Minneapolis crime debate Following recent elections in Minneapolis for all 13 City Council seats and for the Mayor, renewed debate over public safety in the city has been a point of discussion in the Star Tribune Opinion pages. It real  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Nov. 18 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Another 'knucklehead' moment? Walz stumbles on pre-K facts By Catrin Wigfall While in Texas recently, Gov. Tim Walz talked up Minnesota's education system, making a series of points that painted the state as a national model. He highlighted the state's record-level graduation rates (but left off th  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Nov. 18 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Are Minnesota's charter school leaders paid proportionally to their performance? By Josiah Padley A recent KSTP 5 report found that the superintendents of the state's 30 largest public school districts had eye-popping salaries and perks. The salaries of most superintendents ranged in the upper $200  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Nov. 18 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Minnesota 'a very distant last place' for data center developers By Sarah Montalbano The Star Tribune reported this weekend about several data center projects that have pulled out of Minnesota thanks to "the state's lengthy permitting process." From the article: "A company has halted two large-sc  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Nov. 18 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * One Expensive Minnesota: Minnesotans face an extra $1 billion ($164 per person) in property taxes in 2026 By John Phelan People across Minnesota will be receiving their truth-in-taxation notices pretty soon, if they haven't already. According to preliminary Department of Revenue estimates, all told  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Fischbach staff to hold mobile office hours in Elbow Lake - Dec. 5 * Staff from the Office of Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach will be holding mobile office hours in Elbow Lake on Friday, December 5, 2025 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m at the Elbow Lake Community Building (117 Central Ave.) in the Swanson Room. The congressional staff will be available to answer constituent questions and take  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar and Smith Announce Significant Federal Infrastructure Funding for Duluth International Airport * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) announced they have secured significant federal funding for Duluth International Airport's air traffic control tower replacement project. The grant provides $20 million to fund the relocation of the Duluth air traff  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Nov. 17 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Sports Academy Fargo adds Sydney Lanoue * FARGO, N.D. - Sanford Sports Academy Volleyball has added Sydney Lanoue as an academy specialist. She will be based in Fargo. Lanoue, a Tracy, Minn. native, helped lead Tracy Milroy Balaton High School to three Minnesota State Tournament appearances. Lanoue played collegiately at the University of Minnesota Duluth from 2018-  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Stauber Announces $20 Million in Funding for a New Air Traffic Control Tower at the Duluth International Airport * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), in partnership with U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, today announced $20 million in federal funding for the construction of a new air traffic control tower at the Duluth International Airport. This critical   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Delivers $20 Million for Duluth Air Traffic Control Tower * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced an additional $20 million to replace the aging air traffic control tower at Duluth International Airport a major step toward delivering long-overdue safety and infrastructure upgrades in northern Minnesota.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Leads Effort Calling on Speaker Johnson to Take Action on Bipartisan Bills to End Tariff War * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) led her colleagues in calling for Speaker Mike Johnson to immediately take up the bipartisan resolutions that passed the Senate last month to end President Trump's global trade war and restore congressional auth  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith Leads Fight Against Trump Administration's Cuts to Housing for Formerly Homeless Minnesotans * MINNEAPOLIS, MN U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) led 41 of her colleagues in calling on the Trump Administration to immediately halt plans to cut housing funding for people who were previously homeless. 3,600 Minnesotans could lose their housing and be forced back into homelessn  more

WINONA, Minnesota, Nov. 18 -- Winona State University issued the following news: * * * Winona State Levels Up Science Labs with Cutting-Edge Equipment Winona State University students now have access to advanced tools that make science hands-on, exciting, and future-focused. Recently, the College of Science and Engineering at Winona State added three major upgrades: * A 400 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer that helps students see what molecules look like and understand how   more