ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 27 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: 3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) today announced the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge (#YoungScientist) 26 state merit winners and four honorable mention recipients. As the nation's premier middle school science competition, the 3M Young Scientist Challenge features outstanding innovations from young scientists that demonstrate the powe  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 27 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Governor Tim Walz today announced a significant step in the state's effort to bring price transparency to the prescription drug market. Today the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) published the inaugural list of 364 drugs from 76 manufacturers that will now be subject to reporting from drug manufacturers, pharmacy benefit managers, wholesalers, and pharmacies. Information collected will shed light   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 26 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Governor Tim Walz, United States Senator Amy Klobuchar, and public safety and emergency management staff today took an aerial tour of Henderson, Le Sueur, the Rapidan Dam, and Waterville following storms and severe flooding across Southern Minnesota. Over 40 counties throughout the state have been impacted by flooding, which has disrupted agriculture and damaged roads and property. Since June 18, Sout  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 27 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on June 25, 2024: Last week Governor Walz announced the appointment of two new members to the Minnesota Racing Commission: Melanie Benjamin from Onamia, MN and Johnny Johnson from Welch, MN. The Commission provides oversight for live horse racing, wagering, online wagering, and card clubs at both Canterbury and Running Aces racetracks. Both appointees are tribal leaders - Benjamin is the six-term M  more

BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota, June 27 -- Mall of America, a shopping and entertainment complex, issued the following news release: Mall of America(R) is proud to announce the integration of advanced facial recognition technology into its security system. The Mall takes an industry-leading, multi-layered approach to security. This innovative technology will provide another layer of security and demonstrates the Mall's commitment to safety. Facial recognition is being used at the Mall for the sole pur  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 26 -- The Metropolitan Council, regional policy-making body, planning agency and provider of essential services for the Twin Cities metropolitan region, issued the following news: The Metropolitan Council has awarded a total of $1.1 million in grants to 41 cities in the seven-county metro region to support changes that reduce the amount of water being pumped from underground aquifers and surface waters as the region grows. "Minnesotans rely on water for our health, ou  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 26 -- The Metropolitan Council, regional policy-making body, planning agency and provider of essential services for the Twin Cities metropolitan region, issued the following news: In June, the Metropolitan Council awarded 10 grants totaling $1.1 million to support cities as they prepare for development or create local policies that influence physical development. Cities awarded grants in this round include Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Falcon Heights, Minneapolis, Newp  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 27 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news on June 26, 2024: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) today announced a $500,000 investment to help eight communities in Greater Minnesota better understand how to prepare their infrastructure for extreme weather caused by climate change. The grants, which range from $27.000 to $156,000, will support cities' plans to improve and upgrade stormwater and drainage systems and prevent flooding.  more

CENTER VALLEY, Pennsylvania, June 27 -- Shift4, a payment processing company, issued the following news release: EAGAN, Minn. and CENTER VALLEY, Pa. -- June 26, 2024 -- Shift4 (NYSE:FOUR), the leader in integrated payments and commerce technology, has been selected by the Minnesota Vikings to power payments at U.S. Bank Stadium. Shift4's end-to-end payment platform will power the venue's food & beverage concessions as well as ticket sales. "As we continue to focus on delivering a best-in-class  more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, June 27 -- Radisson Hotel Group, a subsidiary of Rezidor Hotel Group, issued the following news release: Brussels / New Delhi - 26 June 2024 -- Radisson Hotel Group is delighted to announce the signing of 10 new hotels in just four days. These signings are across brands, including Radisson Blu, Radisson, Radisson Individuals, and its brand extension Radisson Individuals Retreats. The Group also entered five new markets and will be the first to open internationally branded  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news on June 25, 2024: Surrounding the anniversary of the Dobbs decision, DGA Chair and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and several other Democratic governors have been highlighting how the fight for abortion rights will play a major role in November - including at a joint press conference that also featured DGA Vice Chair Gov. Kelly and Govs. Beshear, Cooper, Evers, Inslee and Green in Minneapolis yesterday. Read more  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 27 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news: Sen. Eric Lucero (R-Saint Michael) was recently appointed to the Legislative Working Group on Common Interest Communities and Homeowners Associations. The working group was newly created as part of the 2024 legislative session and consists of 18 individuals representing a broad cross-section of stakeholders including members of HOAs, realtors, attorneys, and other designees. "I am very pleased and  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 26 -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith of Minnesota, as well as Congresswoman Betty McCollum from the state's Fourth District, announced in June that they helped secure more than $1.1 million in federal funding for the School of Education and Dougherty Family College at the University of St. Thomas and the South St. Paul School District to increase the number of science, technology, engineering and mathe  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 27 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft has been ranked No. 67 in the 2024 National Law Journal (NLJ) 500. The annual survey recognizes the largest law firms in the United States based on the average number of full-time equivalent attorneys for the previous year. Taft continues to increase its ranking since entering the list in 2017. To learn more about the NLJ 500, click here (https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/nlj-500/) (subscription require  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 27 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: The federal criminal code prohibits bribery for federal officials and state officials in separate provisions. For federal officials, in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 201, Congress separately prohibited accepting things of value intending to be influenced in an official's job, but also accepting things of value "for or because of" an official act already taken. The former refers to what people commonly deem "bribes," and carries a   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release: The University of Minnesota recently published its first Twin Cities campus Climate Resilience Plan -- the only one of its kind in the Big Ten. The new plan is an addendum to the 2023 Climate Action Plan. Other universities have climate action plans, but few include resilience plans, which go beyond carbon emissions reduction strategies to respond to climate change and analyze how they af  more