BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 13 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Urges Supreme Court To Preserve Temporary Protected Status For Haitians And Syrians * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe in the Supreme Court of the United States, in support of a challenge to the Trump Administration's ter  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 14 -- The American Institute of Steel Construction issued the following news release: * * * AISC Announces Inaugural Class of Fellows Some people go so far above and beyond that simple membership is insufficient. The American Institute of Steel Construction is recognizing 20 long-standing volunteers for their service by giving them a brand-new title: AISC Fellows. The AISC Fellows program celebrates those who have made enduring contributions--hundreds of hours over   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on April 13, 2026, by Blake Reed: * * * Why Governor Walz's Proposed Tech Tax Would Harm Innovation and Burden Minnesota Families Minnesotans who value limited government and the freedom of businesses to compete and invest without excessive bureaucratic interference see these principles as essential to economic growth and opportunity. That is why Governor Tim Walz's new supplemental budget proposal raises serious  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 13 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * As affordability challenges persist, AG Brown urges FTC rulemaking on unfair and deceptive rental housing fees * Washington AG Nick Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 27 state attorneys general today are asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to move forward with a proposed rulemaking on hidden and deceptive rental housing fee practices. Last month, the FTC published a  more

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, April 13 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news: * * * As first students graduate, new master of science in exercise physiology program continues to grow * Funded by a $9.4 million Workforce Innovation Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. in December 2021, the 36-credit graduate program provides foundational knowledge and clinical experiences. Students prepare to work with clients in preventative health programs, medic  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a challenge to the termination of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haitians and Syrians.   more

ALBANY, New York, April 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and Bipartisan Coalition Urge FTC to Address Deceptive Rental Fees * April 13, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 25 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enact a rule addressing unfair and deceptive fee practices in the rental housing market. In a comment letter submi  more

ALBANY, New York, April 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Legal Status of Haitian and Syrian Immigrants * New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Court to uphold the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Haiti and Syria who have been living in the Uni  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION URGING SUPREME COURT TO PRESERVE TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR HAITIANS AND SYRIANS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Haiti and Syria. Raoul and the coalition filed an amicus brief today in Trump v. Miot an  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 13 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe in the Supreme Court of the United States, in support of a challenge to the Trump Administration  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * B&G Foods Teamsters Ratify Strong Contract * Press Contact: Lena Melentijevic Phone: (347) 208-2279 Email: LMelentijevic@teamster.org (STOUGHTON, Wis.) - Members of Teamsters Local 120 at B&G Foods in Stoughton, Wis., have overwhelmingly ratified a strong new contract just weeks after authorizing a strike. The three-year agreement delivers a 19 percent wage increase  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 13 -- The University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management issued the following news: * * * Carlson Alum Leverages Network to Inspire Business Students * By Charly Haley Sumaya "Sam" Mohamed, '21 BSB, wants her young business students to know that their future holds infinite possibilities. Mohamed takes a hands-on, personable approach to her work teaching at the Academy of Finance -the same high school business education program that she attended before   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 14 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 13, 2026, by Vice President of Communications Bill Walsh: * * * Capitol Watch: New tax on wealth? The legislature returned to work on Tuesday after their Easter/Passover break. According to the Minnesota Constitution, they must adjourn on the first Monday after the third Saturday in May, which me  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 14 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 13, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * DOJ sues Minnesota over alleged Title IX violations The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Minnesota over policies it alleges violate Title IX. The complaint, filed March 30, argues that the Minnesota Department of Educat  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 14 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 13, 2026, by economist John Phelan: * * * State government is squeezing school budgets and pushing up property taxes with unfunded mandates Back in 2023, the "historic" DFL trifecta enacted a K-12 education bill which included a $2.2 billion hike in spending on schools. The bill indexed the per p  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement: * * * Congresswoman McCollum Statement on Accusations Against Rep. Eric Swalwell and Other Members of Congress "The allegations reported late last week against Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) are deeply disturbing. Sexual assault, domestic abuse, and harassment allegations must always be taken seriously. Victims who step forward to share these stories show great courage. Perpetrators of this misconduct must be  more

NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, April 13 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news: * * * From springs and bolts, St. Olaf researchers built a computer that doesn't require electricity * * * Published in Nature Communications, researchers from St. Olaf College and Syracuse University built a computer made entirely of mechanical components that can perform simple computations without electricity or batteries. "We typically think of memory as something in a computer hard drive, or within our   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Harris Quoted on Schedule A Litigation in Managing IP Magazine * Taft Chicago partner Marcus Harris was quoted in the Managing IP magazine article, "Schedule A Scrutiny Drives Law Firm Strategy Shift." In the piece, Harris comments on the scrutiny Schedule A litigation faces, as some firms appear to overly rely on the tool to manage heavy caseloads. However, Harris adds that when u  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 13 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report * April 6 - 12, 2026 DES MOINES, Iowa (Apr. 13, 2026) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each wee  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe in the Supreme Court of the United States, in support of a challenge to the Trump administration's termination   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 14 (TNSrep) -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release on April 13, 2026: * * * Tariffs and Uncertainty Drive 13% Decline in Minnesota Exports Between 2024 and 2025 Minnesota exports of agricultural, mining and manufactured goods were valued at $23.5 billion last year, a drop of $3.4 billion (down 13%) over 2024, according to the annual exports report released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment a  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Announces Multistate Settlement with Norwegian Cruise Line Multistate Investigation Examined Business Practices During COVID-19 Pandemic * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) announced a settlement today with Norwegian Cruise Line, specifically NCL Bahamas, Ltd., following a multistate  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Leads Bipartisan Multistate Call for Federal Action on Rental Housing Fee Abuses, Puts New Jersey Landlords on Notice of State's Application Fee Cap Taking action to promote housing affordability for all New Jerseyans, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport is leading a bipartisan coalition of 27 attorneys general urging the Federal  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 14 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news: * * * Read Brand New NCFR Journal Research Read New Early-View Articles Published April 5-11 * Keep up with the latest research from NCFR's three scholarly journals -- Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR). Most Recent Journal Issues: FR April 2026 issue (https://onlinel  more

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, April 13 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news: * * * Research record nets national award for UW-Eau Claire's Jadyn Hartwig * Hartwig, who is studying British history and theater this term at Harlaxton College in Grantham, England, says that a "break from the hard sciences in the English countryside" has been refreshing. Receiving this award news, she says, is going to change the trajectory of her career as a scientist and has her e  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, April 13 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford leaders join panel discussions at Becker's meeting * The four-day conference takes place April 13-16 in Chicago. Sanford Health's Tommy Ibrahim, M.D., MBA, MHA, executive vice president and chief transformation officer and Brad Reimer, chief technology and digital officer, will join executives from the nation's top health systems. Ibrahim will join a keynote panel   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Acts as Legal Counsel to Ardlussa Capital in $225 Million Debut Fund Raise * Taft is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to Ardlussa Capital in the closing of its oversubscribed inaugural flagship private equity fund, Ardlussa Opportunities Fund I, at $225 million. Ardlussa Capital is a Cincinnati-based private equity firm focused on providing equity solutions via seconda  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Launches New York Office with Energy & Project Finance Team * Taft, one of the nation's fastest-growing law firms, announced today the opening of its office in New York, marking the latest milestone in the firm's long-term strategic plan. Taft's New York office is anchored by the arrival of a new energy, infrastructure, and project finance group led by Brad McCormick, Tim Mora  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, April 13 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Undergrads play pivotal role in shaping international literary journal through new editing and publishing course * Three years ago, when Olivia Soffey '26 first volunteered as a student editor for the Bryant Literary Review (BLR), it was just she and her friend Audrey Jones '24 combing through stacks of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction submissions alongside History, Literature, and the Arts Profe  more

WINONA, Minnesota, April 14 -- Winona State University issued the following news: * * * Follow Artemis II: Humanity's Return Journey Toward the Moon Jennifer Anderson, Ph.D., Professor of Geoscience, invites the campus community to join in following NASA's historic Artemis II mission, currently carrying astronauts farther from Earth than humans have traveled in more than 50 years. "Following Artemis II in real time is an incredible experience," Anderson says. "It's exciting to see science,   more