SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Extended Block on Trump Administration's Attempt to Restrict Mail Voting * OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement in response to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granting the coalition's request for a preliminary  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 5 -- Bethel University issued the following news: * * * Formed for conviction in an age of uncertainty Bethel political science alumni reflect on faith, conviction, and what their education prepared them for. By Jason Schoonover '09, senior web content specialist In many ways, State Rep. Huldah Momanyi-Hiltsley '11, GS'15 is living out her dream. Not only did she become the first Kenyan-born person elected to a state legislature in the U.S. when she was elected in  more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Sept. 5 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Back-to-school homework for parents: Know your rights and exercise them Written by Catrin Wigfall As a new school year gets underway, parents have some homework of their own to get done: knowing the rights they have within the public education system and how to exercise them so they can play an active  more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Sept. 5 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * It's time for teacher salary reform. What are Minnesota's options? Written by Josiah Padley Minnesota teacher pay is broken. It's time to refresh the entire system and pay teachers as professionals. The average Minnesota teacher makes a salary of $77,655 (plus benefits), according to the Minnesota Pr  more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Sept. 5 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Nukes and natural gas: End two bans, for the price of one Written by Darren Nelson Electricity prices started to become more-and-more unaffordable in Minnesota from 2002 onwards. This was driven by the state's: 2001 Renewable Energy Objective (REO); 2007 Renewable Energy Standard (RES); 2022 Climate A  more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Sept. 5 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * To save Medicare, Congress must cut fraud Written by Matt Dean From Rochester to the communities around Red Lake Reservation, Minnesotans depend on reliable, local care options. Our state has earned a reputation as one of the healthiest in the nation, with strong health outcomes and lower costs compar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Housing Trust Fund: Fiscal Year 2026 Allocation Notice The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) established the Housing Trust Fund (HTF) to be administered by HUD. Pursuant to the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Security and Soundness Act of 1992, as amended by HERA, eligible HTF grantees are the 50 states, the District of Columbia, t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following August 2026 Beige Book: * * * Summary of Economic Activity The Ninth District economy expanded slightly since the previous report. Employment grew modestly, and labor demand continued to increase. Prices increased moderately, and wage growth was modest to moderate. Growth was noted in financial services, commercial construction, and manufacturing. Residential construction, energy, and agriculture were flat, wh  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 6 -- Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party issued the following news release: * * * Ron Schutz Wrote Poem Implying Support for Shooting Government Officials During COVID-19 Pandemic It was recently uncovered that MNGOP candidate for Attorney General Ron Schutz wrote a poem suggesting violence against government officials may have been necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic. Schutz posted the poem to his Facebook page in April of 2020. In the poem, Schutz lists  more

MORRIS, Minnesota, Sept. 4 -- University of Minnesota Morris campus issued the following news: * * * Ready4Learning: UMN Morris collaboration supports Stevens County students and families * On August 29, 133 students from the Chokio-Alberta, Hancock, St. Mary's and Morris Area schools received school supplies for the upcoming school year, thanks to the Office of Community Engagement, computer science students and volunteers from the University of Minnesota Morris. The Office of Community En  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Executive Order Targets Wolves to Appease Ranchers * Under the guise of supporting ranchers from livestock loss due to wolf predation, the Trump administration issued an executive order late Friday directing the Secretary of Interior to make a determination on whether America's iconic gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves warrant downlisting or delisting from t  more