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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Monday February 16, 2026 ( 3 items )  

Following Ousting of DOJ Antitrust Chief Gail Slater, Klobuchar Leads Colleagues in Raising Concerns About Administration's Commitment to Antitrust Enforcement and Impact on Live Nation-Ticketmaster Trial
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Following Ousting of DOJ Antitrust Chief Gail Slater, Klobuchar Leads Colleagues in Raising Concerns About Administration's Commitment to Antitrust Enforcement and Impact on Live Nation-Ticketmaster Trial * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, and longtime leader of the Subcommittee on Competition   more

Minnesota Medical Association Urges Congress To Restrict Federal Agents At Healthcare Facilities
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The Minnesota Medical Association and several statewide physician organizations have called on Congress to restrict certain federal immigration enforcement activities in or near healthcare facilities as part of ongoing funding considerations for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Members of Minnesota's congressional delegation, the association urged lawmakers to limit activities by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection in h  more

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Raises Concerns Over DOE Climate Report
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has submitted concerns to the U.S. Department of Energy regarding a recently released report titled "A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate." The agency argues that the report was developed outside established federal advisory committee laws, thus questioning its validity and the findings presented within. The MPCA's public comment letter emphasizes that the report's authors, known as the Climate  more