Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Minnesota
10 Weeks Out - Democrats' "Growing Momentum" Stretches "Toss-Up" Battle for Senate Control "Deep Into Trump Country"
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026:
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TEN WEEKS OUT: Democrats' "Growing Momentum" Stretches "Toss-Up" Battle for Senate Control "Deep into Trump Country"
Axios: "At the start of the cycle, Cook Political Report called Democrats' path to a Senate majority 'herculean.' Last week, it declared the battle for the Senate a toss-up"
NBC News' Ryan Nobles: "The results in Alaska during this last primary were as
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American Farm Bureau Federation, 263 Co-signers Issue Letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Leadership
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 25 (TNSletter) -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following letter with 263 co-signers to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee leadership:
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Here is the text of the letter:
August 6, 2026
The Honorable John Boozman, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, 555 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510
The Honorable Amy Klobuchar, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on A
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BLS: Hires Rates Were 4.0% or Higher in 6 States in 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Aug. 24, 2026, from Economics Daily:
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Hires rates were 4.0 percent or higher in 6 states in 2025
In 2025, annual average hires rates averaged 4.0 percent or higher in 6 states: Alaska (5.2 percent), Montana (4.8 percent), Wyoming (4.5 percent), Idaho (4.2 percent), and Indiana and South Carolina (4.0 percent each). Among these six states, annual hires levels ranged from 158,000
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Bolton, Cooper, Lightvoet Ward, and Rogers Named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Michigan's Legal 250
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Bolton, Cooper, Lightvoet Ward, and Rogers Named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Michigan's Legal 250
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Taft Detroit partners Jordan Bolton, Mark Cooper, Billee Lightvoet Ward, and Elizabeth Rogers have been named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly Michigan's Legal 250. The Michigan Legal 250 celebrates the go to legal leaders across practice areas in the local legal community.
Bolton leads th
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Capital Research Center Issues Commentary: 'Charities' Influencing Elections - 2024 and Beyond
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSrpt) -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Aug. 24, 2026, by investigative researcher Parker Thayer, senior research analyst Robert Stilson and journalist Fred Lucas:
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The "Charities" influencing elections: 2024 and beyond
A new CRC report on the charities trying to influence elections is available for download.
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From the Constitutional Convention through the end of the 20th century, American elections were a simple, widely understoo
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DalSanto Recognized as Distinguished Fellow
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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DalSanto Recognized as Distinguished Fellow
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Taft partner Kimberly DalSanto has been named a Distinguished Fellow of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation and will be recognized at the Empowerment Celebration on Sept. 30. The honor is given to a select group of individuals because of their significant contributions to the legal profession and the community.
DalSanto counsels clients on
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Faegre Drinker Issues Commentary: SBA Proposes Sweeping Overhaul of Small Business Size Standards for 338 Industry Groups
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 25 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Aug. 24, 2026, by senior counsel John G. Horan, partners Jessica C. Abrahams and Dana B. Pashkoff and associates Michelle Y. Francois and Asher Friedman Young:
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SBA Proposes Sweeping Overhaul of Small Business Size Standards for 338 Industry Groups
Proposed rule would newly classify approximately 114,541 businesses as small and convert many industries from receipts-based to
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Native Federal Contractors Contribute to Local Economies Nationwide
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 25 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis:
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Native federal contractors contribute to local economies nationwide
Center for Indian Country Development research provides insights on federal contracting activities of tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and Native Hawaiian Organizations
Article Highlights
* Native entities' revenue from federal contracting has grown over time
* Native contractors engage small businesses, reinv
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Fischbach Staff to Hold Mobile Office Hours in Sauk Centre on September 18
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
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Fischbach Staff to Hold Mobile Office Hours in Sauk Centre on September 18
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Staff from the Office of Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach will be holding mobile office hours in Sauk Centre at the Sauk Centre City Hall (320 Oak St. S) on September 18th, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
The congressional staff will be available to answer constituent questions and take feedback on policy issues. The Con
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House Oversight & Government Reform Ranking Member Garcia Demands Answers on Trump Administration Sweeping Surveillance of Community Organizations in Minn.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026:
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Ranking Member Robert Garcia Demands Answers on Trump Administration's Sweeping Surveillance of Community Organizations in Minnesota
Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, demanded answers from Attorney General Todd Blanche and Department of Homeland Secu
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Iowa Office of State Archaeologist to Repatriate Human Remains to 1 of 27 Native American Tribes in South Dakota, Oklahoma
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program at the University of Iowa will repatriate human remains to 1 of 27 Native American tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service.
The remains represent one adult male and were reported at an antique mall in Arnolds Park, Iowa, in June 2026. The State Archaeologist transferred the remains to the program in July. Handwriting on the remains indicates t
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Keep Up With New NCFR Journal Research
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 25 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news on Aug. 24, 2026:
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Keep Up With New NCFR Journal Research
29 Early-View Articles Published Aug. 16-22
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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:
JMF August 2026 issue (htt
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Klobuchar Statement on New Tariffs on Canada
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
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Klobuchar Statement on New Tariffs on Canada
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Klobuchar heads up bipartisan Canada-U.S. group in the Senate and was one of the leaders of the bill to overturn tariffs against Canada.
MINNESOTA - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), co-chair of the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group, released the following statement on the Administration's new tariffs on Canadian goods and Canada's retaliatory
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Md. A.G. Brown Joins Coalition Opposing Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Attempt to Weaken Environmental Reviews
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 25 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition Opposing Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Attempt to Weaken Environmental Reviews
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general and Harris County, Texas, in a comment letter opposing a proposal by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that would unlawfully ignore foreseeable enviro
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Md. A.G. Brown Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Colorado Civil Rights Protections for Universal Preschool
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 25 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Colorado Civil Rights Protections for Universal Preschool
Coalition Files Amicus Brief Arguing States Can Require Private Providers Receiving Public Funding to Comply with Nondiscrimination Laws
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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in
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Minn. Health Dept.: State Immunization Champion Creates Healthier Communities Through Education and Access
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 25 -- The Minnesota Department of Health issued the following news release:
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Minnesota immunization champion creates healthier communities through education and access
Mary Langworthy, of Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district, is Minnesota's 2026 Immunization Champion
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At the beginning of last school year, more than 6,000 students in the Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district were behind on their back-to-school immunizations. Health Services Coo
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Native American Studies welcomes two new postdoctoral fellows
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 23 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news:
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Native American Studies welcomes two new postdoctoral fellows
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The University of New Mexico's department of Native American Studies welcomed two new postdoctoral fellows as the 2026-27 school year kicks off. Madeline Rose Mendoza (Laguna Pueblo, Ohkay Owingeh, Chicana) and Shayla Chatto, a citizen of the Navajo Nation and descendant of the White Mountain Apache tribe, will join the department.
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Natural gas drilling could raise salt levels, in turn boosting radium in water
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Natural gas drilling could raise salt levels, in turn boosting radium in water
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Pennsylvania ranks second in U.S. natural gas production, accounting for about one-fifth of U.S. output in 2024, and has one of the most extensive histories of energy extraction in the country. A team of researchers from Penn State is trying to better understand the environmental impacts
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Prime nurses in three states give notice they plan to hold one-day strikes for fair contracts that support patient safety
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 24 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Prime nurses in three states give notice they plan to hold one-day strikes for fair contracts that support patient safety
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Nurses at West Anaheim Medical Center in Anaheim, Calif.; Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, N.V.; Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago, Ill.; and nurses and health care workers at Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding, Calif. gave n
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Taft Opens New Dayton Office, Continues Investment in Downtown
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Taft Opens New Dayton Office, Continues Investment in Downtown
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Taft, one of the nation's fastest-growing law firms, is excited to announce the relocation of its Dayton office to a fresh, modern space that is designed to support continued growth while reinforcing the firm's longstanding investment in the downtown community.
Located at 115 Madison St., Taft occupies approximately 2
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USDA Announces Roster for Upcoming Agribusiness Trade Mission to Australia
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following news release:
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USDA Announces Roster for Upcoming Agribusiness Trade Mission to Australia
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Washington, D.C., Aug. 24, 2026 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service announced the participant list for its upcoming trade mission to Melbourne, Australia, Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.
Through FAS agribusiness trade missions, American agribusinesses connect di
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Wildlife Society, 80 Co-signers Issue Letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Leadership
BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 25 (TNSletter) -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, issued the following letter with 80 co-signers to the Senate Agriculture Committee leadership:
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Here is the text of the letter:
July 28, 2026
The Honorable John Boozman, Chairman, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry, Washington, DC 20510
The Honorable Amy Klobuchar, Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry, Washington, DC 20510
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