MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 14 -- Fredrikson and Byron, a law firm, issued the following news: Fredrikson attorneys Todd Wind and Todd E. Zimmerman have become Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). Founded in 1950, the ACTL is one of the premier legal associations in North America and is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Wind is an experienced trial lawyer, concentrating on complex business disputes including antitrust, t  more

DECORAH, Iowa, March 15 -- Luther College issued the following news: Sheri Brenden, author of "Break Point: Two Minnesota Athletes and the Road to Title IX," will speak at Luther College on April 11 at 7 p.m. in the Center for Faith and Life Recital Hall, along with her sister, Peg Brenden. The book covers Peg's involvement in a landmark civil rights case to allow equal access to sports for women. Both Brenden sisters graduated from Luther College and participated in sports during the early Tit  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 15 -- The Minnesota Department of Commerce issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Grace Arnold today appointed Sydnie Lieb, PhD, as the new Assistant Commissioner of Regulatory Affairs for Commerce's Division of Energy Resources, promoting her from the position of Commerce's Director of Regulatory Affairs. Lieb will oversee the Department's work at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on regulatory issues, enco  more

SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, March 15 -- The Minnesota House Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, the Minnesota House Commerce Committee held a public hearing on legislation authored by House Majority Leader Jamie Long (DFL - Minneapolis) to establish a public health insurance option in Minnesota. The bill, HF 4745, would allow all Minnesotans to access comprehensive health insurance coverage - with low out-of-pocket costs and a large network of q  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 15 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on March 14, 2024: Senator Rich Draheim (R-Madison Lake) on Thursday voted to repair the damage done by a law approved by Democrats last session that caused many law enforcement agencies to remove or alter school resource officers (SROs) until the legislature fixed the law. The bill (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=house&f=HF%203489&ssn=0&y=2024) passed the Senate on an overwhelming bip  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 15 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on March 14, 2024: State Senator Bill Lieske (R-Lonsdale) on Thursday voted to repair the damage done by a law approved by Democrats last session that caused many law enforcement agencies to remove or alter school resource officers (SROs) until the legislature fixed the law. The bill (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=house&f=HF%203489&ssn=0&y=2024) passed the Senate on an overwhelming bi  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 15 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on March 14, 2024: Continuing the theme of "repairing" last year's legislation, the Minnesota Senate today passed a bill (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF3534&version=0&session=ls93&session_year=2024&session_number=0) to provide clarity on the expectations for School Resource Officers (SROs) and how they operate in schools. This bill comes in response to nearly a year of uncertai  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 15 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on March 14, 2024: Continuing the theme of "repairing" last year's legislation, the Minnesota Senate today passed a bill (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF3534&version=0&session=ls93&session_year=2024&session_number=0) to provide clarity on the expectations for School Resource Officers (SROs) and how they operate in schools. This bill comes in response to nearly a year of uncertai  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 15 -- The Minnesota National Guard issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Bob Brown, Minnesota National Guard The Minnesota National Guard's 834th Aviation Support Battalion hosted a unique group of visitors this month. Members of the Croatian military and civilians from the Zrakoplovni Tehnicki Centar, or ZTC, conducted a month-long maintenance exercise with Minnesota National Guard Soldiers at their Saint Paul Army Aviation Support Facility #1. The exercise high  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 15 -- The University of Minnesota School of Public Health issued the following news release: University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) Assistant Professor Sandra Safo received a 2024 Emerging Leader Award from the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS), a leading international organization focused on addressing key challenges in the field of statistics. In naming Safo an emerging leader, COPSS noted several of Safo's achievements, inc  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 15 -- Thrivent, a financial services company, issued the following news on March 14, 2024: Thrivent, a Fortune 500 diversified financial services organization, was honored today as a LSEG Lipper Fund Awards US 2024 Winner for its Small Cap Stock Fund - Class S (TSCSX) over the 10-year performance period. Thrivent Asset Management, LLC is the investment adviser to the fund. Thrivent Small Cap Stock Fund was recognized as the Best Small-Cap Core Fund out of 612 fund  more