COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 23 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: Four students at the Missouri School of Journalism have been selected for 2024 Knight Nonprofit News summer internships, during which they will work in news product management and audience engagement at nonprofit newsrooms for 10 weeks. The participating newsrooms in Minnesota, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas are members of the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), which counts 450 m  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 23 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) belatedly announced a final rule authorizing year-round sales of E15, with additional delays, in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin: "EPA's final rule authorizing year-round E15 sales i  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 23 -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news: Through a request for information (RFI), the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) invites eligible cooperatives and other interested stakeholders in providing input to help the agency in designing a new Green Fertilizer Grant Program and in assessing business readiness of the green fertilizer industry in Minnesota. During the 2023 session, the Minnesota Legislature appropriated $7 million to  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 22 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced the appointment of James Rowader as executive director of the Cannabis Expungement Board. Rowader will start as executive director on March 25. "I'm proud to appoint James Rowader as executive director of the Cannabis Expungement Board," said Governor Walz. "The board will play a critical role in addressing and reducing disparit  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 23 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Tim Walz co-chaired the Council of Governors meeting in Washington, D.C. The meeting focused on the progress made on issues of cybersecurity, emergency management and disaster response, issues impacting the Air and Army National Guard, workforce matters, and strategic defense budget trends. "It was an honor to convene the bipartisan Council of Governors meeting today and discuss how w  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 23 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft attorneys Art McMahon and Bryar Brandvold authored Chapter 6 titled "Restricted and Control Securities under the Federal Securities Laws" of the Federal Securities Act of 1933 treatise which was published by LexisNexis on Feb. 16, 2024. McMahon is chair of Taft's Public Companies and Securities group. He advises boards of directors and senior management of public companies on corporate governance and securitie  more