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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Thursday November 27, 2025 ( 15 items )  

Baltic View Resort & Spa, a Member of Radisson Individuals, Debuts in Miedzyzdroje, a Seaside Sanctuary on Poland's Baltic Coast
MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Nov. 27 -- Rezidor Hotel Group issued the following news release: * * * Baltic View Resort & Spa, a member of Radisson Individuals, debuts in Miedzyzdroje, a seaside sanctuary on Poland's Baltic coast Radisson Hotel Group has expanded its Polish portfolio with the opening of Baltic View Resort & Spa, a member of Radisson Individuals, located in Miedzyzdroje on the Baltic coast. Set along the seaside promenade and only steps from the town's iconic pier, the new resort fe  more

CAIR-Minnesota Condemns Break-In at Masjid Uthman in North Minneapolis Amid Ongoing Pattern of Attacks Targeting Mosques
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Minnesota Condemns Break-In at Masjid Uthman in North Minneapolis Amid Ongoing Pattern of Attacks Targeting Mosques * The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today condemned a break-in at Masjid Uthman in North Minneapolis. The incident occurred on Sunday night, November 23, 2025, at approximately 10:32 PM, when suspects   more

Can Your Driving Patterns Predict Cognitive Decline?
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 27 -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Can your driving patterns predict cognitive decline? Highlights * Your driving habits could be a marker of your brain health. * GPS trackers spotted cognitive issues better than age or memory tests alone. * People with mild cognitive impairment started driving less, especially at night, and stuck to familiar routes. * Adding driving data to the mix increased the accuracy in detec  more

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Did Gov. Walz Tell House DFLers to Squash the Bill Creating a Fraud Investigator?
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Nov. 26 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Did Gov. Walz tell House DFLers to squash the bill creating a fraud investigator? By John Phelan On May 8, the Senate DFL announced: The Minnesota Senate passed bipartisan legislation creating an independent Office of the Inspector General Thursday, establishing a new state office to protect publ  more

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: From Cradle to Content - Children Under 2 are Watching More YouTube Than They Ever Have
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Nov. 26 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * From cradle to content: Children under 2 are watching more YouTube than they ever have Parents have always reached for easy tools to soothe young children. However, the advent of digital media and relatively cheap tablets have given parents a new choice. Will little Timmy be placated by stuffed anim  more

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: ICE and the Manufactured Opposition It Faces
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Nov. 26 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * ICE and the manufactured opposition it faces By David Zimmer Casual Minnesota consumers of the news or social media are being, not so subtly, influenced to believe that enforcement efforts by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are creating "chaos" and are widely opposed. The truth is the "  more

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Jury Nullification
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Nov. 26 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, posted the following commentary: * * * Jury nullification From KARE-11, Hennepin County Judge tosses out jury's guilty verdict in $7.2 million home healthcare fraud case. Jurors tell KARE 11 News their decision wasn't difficult after seeing evidence of "obvious fraud" committed by Abdifatah Yusuf. The way jury nullification usually wo  more

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Study Finds - Weak Relationship Between Spending and Academic Outcomes
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Nov. 26 (TNSrpt) -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Study finds: Weak relationship between spending and academic outcomes By Catrin Wigfall More spending doesn't clearly translate into better academic outcomes, according to research from the center-left Brookings Institution. For years, American Experiment has argued that there is a weak a  more

Early Labor Market Impacts of Minnesota's 2023 Non-Compete Enforcement Ban
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 26 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * The Early Labor Market Impacts of Minnesota's 2023 Non-Compete Enforcement Ban By Ayushi Narayan, Economist, Community Development and Engagement; Ryan Nunn, Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement Abstract We assess the early impacts of Minnesota's 2023 non-compete enforcement ban on earnings and mobility outcomes. We use a variety of methodologies to stu  more

Klobuchar Statement on Newly Released Prices for 15 Additional Prescription Drugs Subject to Medicare Negotiations
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on Newly Released Prices for 15 Additional Prescription Drugs Subject to Medicare Negotiations * WASHINGTON U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who led the Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act to end the nearly 20-year ban on Medicare negotiating lower prescription drug prices for consumers, released the following statement on today's announcement of the neg  more

Mayo Clinic researchers identify why some lung tumors respond well to immunotherapy
ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Nov. 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic researchers identify why some lung tumors respond well to immunotherapy * ROCHESTER, Minn. For some patients with the most common type of lung cancer, known as lung adenocarcinoma, there's new hope. In a new study published in Cell Reports, Mayo Clinic researchers have found several previously unknown genetic and cellular processes that occur in lung adenocarcinoma tu  more

Navigation season ending on the Upper Mississippi River
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Navigation season ending on the Upper Mississippi River * The last tow of the 2025 Upper Mississippi River navigation season departed St. Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, Nov. 25. The Motor Vessel Sierra Dawn departed late afternoon enroute to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, Lock and Dam 2, near Hastings, Minnesota, with 12 barges. Traditionally, the last  more

States look for clogs in the housing pipeline
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 26 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * States look for clogs in the housing pipeline By Ben Horowitz, Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement; Ella Tracy, Intern, Community Development and Engagement For the third year in a row, we've taken an inventory of new changes states have made to their regulatory frameworks for housing. The results indicate that in 2025, places with a history of making it eas  more

Taft Hosts 12th Annual Wayne State Taft Transactional Law Competition
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Hosts 12th Annual Wayne State Taft Transactional Law Competition * In partnership with Wayne State University Law School, Taft hosted the 12th Annual Wayne State Taft Transactional Law Competition on Nov. 14 in the firm's Southfield office. The Wayne State Taft Transactional Law Competition, previously known as the Jaffe Transactional Law Competition, was established in 2014   more

Wright to Moderate Panel at 2026 INTA Annual Meeting in London
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Wright to Moderate Panel at 2026 INTA Annual Meeting in London * Taft Indianapolis partner Amy Wright will moderate a panel at the 2026 International Trademark Association (INTA) Annual Meeting in London, England, on May 4, 2026. As a Project Team member for the INTA Planning Committee, Wright developed and will moderate the daily keynote session, "Franchise, Fame & the Future: Busi  more