MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: People with stroke have an approximate 80% higher risk of developing dementia than people without stroke, according to a study published in the December 4, 2024, online issue of Neurology(R), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study, which followed older people for an average of six years, found 19% of people with stroke and 13% of people without stroke deve  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * 13 Things for Minnesota's Legislators to Do Written by John Phelan Last January, I wrote a post titled "12 things for state legislators to do." None of them got done, but, as an eternal optimist, here, slightly amended, is my list of things for Minnesota's legislators to get done whe  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Fugitive Stabs Teenage Fleet Farm Employee in Random Attack - and Other Top Public Safety News Written by David Zimmer A federal fugitive stabbed a teenage employee of the Carver Fleet Farm Last week at 2 p.m., Gerald Hudson, 31, of Kansas City, walked into the Fleet Farm in Carver and randomly att  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * Is Rivian the Next Solyndra? Only $6.6B of Your Tax Dollars to Find Out! Written by Sarah Montalbano The Biden administration knows its "signature" climate tax breaks and subsidies are on the line. That's why it's doled out a staggering $6.6 billion loan to EV maker Rivian to build a  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * No Rural Residents Connected to Internet, 3 Years Into Biden Broadband Program Written by Tom Steward Some three years after the Biden administration announced the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program for rural America, not one household has been connect  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Nov. 29 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * North Dakotans Support More Fossil Fuel Production Written by Sarah Montalbano The North Dakota News Cooperative commissioned a poll of 501 North Dakotans to determine their views on energy production. Surprise, surprise: North Dakotans overwhelmingly support continued coal and oil production withi  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * President Trump's Tariffs Will Be Bad News for Minnesotans Written by John Phelan Some recent headlines in the local media read: * Kare 11: How Trump's proposed tariffs could impact Minnesota's economy * MPR News: How President-elect Trump's proposed tariffs could affect Minnesota's economy and yo  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Nov. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Thankful for My Education Written by Catrin Wigfall Happy Thanksgiving! Given that my work focuses on education, I thought it fitting to share a bit about my schooling background, which was filled with many educators who taught me not only foundational knowledge and critical thinking skills but als  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Nov. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Thanksgiving-Eve Surprise: 20 Ballots in Shakopee Declared Destroyed Written by Bill Glahn In a Thanksgiving-eve, pre-holiday, afternoon news dump, officials in Scott County admit that 20 ballots were destroyed in this year's election. The county attorney issued a two-page report (https://www.scott  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * Three Strikes for the U.S. Dept. of Education Written by Catrin Wigfall The U.S. Department of Education has failed its audit for the third year in a row due to accounting errors, reports (https://oig.ed.gov/reports/audit/fy-2024-financial-statement-audit-us-department-education) the  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following news on Dec. 3, 2024: Written by Catrin Wigfall Over 60 days ago, American Experiment submitted straightforward public data requests for access to deliverables written by the Minnesota Department of Education's (MDE) Ethnic Studies Working Group that will guide public schools on the implementation of new ethnic studies  more

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota, Dec. 3 [Category: Medical] -- Medical Alley posted the following news release: Clinical-stage medical device company further strengthens its intellectual property position with a new patent from the USPTO for FastWave's advanced intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) technology. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ FastWave Medical, a leading developer in advanced intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) technology, announced the issuance of its sixth utility patent by the U  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Wetland Loss Could Cost Upper Midwest $22 Billion Annually in Flood Damage * * * Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court stripped protections from wetlands in its Sackett v. EPA ruling, putting almost all nontidal wetlands at risk. New research from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) found the decision puts 30 million acres of wetlands in the Upper Midwest (I  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 5 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: * * * Wetland Loss Could Cost Minnesota $8 Billion Annually in Flood Damage * * * Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court stripped protections from wetlands in its Sackett v. EPA ruling, putting almost all nontidal wetlands at risk. New research from the Union of Concerned Scientists found the decision puts 10.7 million acres of wetlands in Minnesota at risk of destruction by industria  more

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota, Dec. 3 [Category: Medical] -- Medical Alley posted the following news release: NEW HOPE, Minn., December 3rd, 2024 VitalPath, specializing in the design and manufacture of custom, highly complex catheter solutions for medical device OEMs, announced the promotion of Bridget Locke to Vice President, Strategic Marketing. The promotion aligns with VitalPath's strategic imperatives for revenue growth and diversification as well as the company's vision, mission, and values.  more