BEMIDJI, Minnesota, Jan. 10 -- Bemidji State University issued the following news: Bemidji State University's free food pantry will continue to receive support through new funding from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education's Hunger-Free Campus program. Bucky's Cupboard has been awarded a $10,050 Sustaining Designation Grant, which supports colleges and universities that have earned a Hunger-Free Campus designation and are seeking funds to sustain their efforts. The pantry has assisted more  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (TNSwrap) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following CAIR In the News on Jan. 7, 2025: * * * CAIR: Advocacy Group Welcomes Historians' Vote on Gaza Resolution as Others Express Concern - Diverse: Issues In Higher Education (https://www.diverseeducation.com/international/article/15711439/advocacy-group-welcomes-historians-vote-on-gaza-resolution-as-others-express-concern) * * * CAIR-MN: Minneapolis City Council approves federal consent decree to refor  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 10 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * Another one bites the dust as Mayo Clinic Fairmont nurses vote out union Written by Tom Steward Another group of Mayo Clinic Health System nurses has voted to terminate a decades-old association with their union. Registered nurses at Mayo Clinic Health in Fairmont voted this week to  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * If Minnesota Closed Its Looming Budget Deficit Entirely With Spending Cuts, Real Terms, Per Capita Spending Would Still Be Higher in 2029 Than in Any Year Before 2024 Written by John Phelan Last week I wrote that, adjusted for inflation, government spending per person in Minnesota   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics Written by David Zimmer Making sense of crime data. If you have found the buzz around crime data confusing, or if you have doubts on what you've read in legacy media about crime rates supposedly "trending down," this is the article for you -- as s  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 10 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * Minneapolis hotel sells for a third of its 2018 price Written by John Phelan We at Center of the American Experiment have long warned of looming budget squeezes in Minneapolis and St. Paul as a result of collapsing commercial property values. Simply put, declining values mean declin  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * More Union Influence = More Bureaucratic Growth Written by Catrin Wigfall There's a strong positive relationship between union density and administrative expansion, suggesting that unions "may play a critical role in explaining the 'educational bloat' that now pervades schools in t  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 10 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Neighboring Attorney General puts on a master class on handling of an officer-involved shooting Written by David Zimmer North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley announced yesterday in a press conference that the Fargo police officers who shot and killed Peter Greco, 65, on November 13 were justif  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 10 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 9, 2025: * * * New Medicaid fraud added to ScandalTracker 2025 Written by Bill Glahn The state Attorney General, Keith Ellison, announced a new Medicaid prosecution involving $7.3 million and five felony counts. The defendant is named as Chavis Willis. Mr. Willis stands accused of stealing the $7  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * New York Congestion Pricing - a Lesson in Demand and Supply Written by Martha Njolomole To deal with congestion in its streets, New York implemented congestion pricing. According to the Associated Press, beginning last Sunday, January 5, drivers have been paying: $9 to enter Manha  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * A Request and a Warning Regarding Immigration Enforcement Written by David Zimmer On January 20, 2025, President Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. One of his top campaign promises was to immediately address the failed immigration and border securi  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Solar Poses Risks to Critical Habitats of Vulnerable Species, Study Finds Written by Sarah Montalbano A new peer-reviewed study finds significant overlap between vulnerable species and solar energy potential in the Southwest. The paper may be read in full here (https://peerj.com/ar  more

CANTON, Ohio, Jan. 11 -- The National Football League issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2025: By Bobby Kownack, Digital Content Producer Wild Card Weekend finishes Monday with a matchup between familiar foes. Back in Week 8, the Los Angeles Rams, 2-4 at the time, proved unkind hosts to the Vikings, then 5-1, upsetting Minnesota to help reboot their season and playoff aspirations. That reboot, as most are, was buoyed by the return of stars such as Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp, who had mis  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, issued the following news release: Organization Says It is Unaware of Any Other District Solely Relying on BookLooks.org, Saying it is Like Having 'a Fox Rule a Chicken Coop' (NEW YORK)-- PEN America today called on a Minnesota public school district to reverse its decision to rely primarily on a website that scans books for "ob  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Minnesota School of Public Health issued the following news release: The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota published a comprehensive, state-of-the-art report aimed at improving surveillance, research, and response to a potential chronic wasting disease (CWD) spillover from cervids such as deer to people or farm animals. The report, "Chronic Wasting Disease Spillover Preparednes  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * There is no vaccine or treatment for the fatal infection, and inconsistent disease monitoring and limited resources are constraining preparedness * * * The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota has released a detailed report on preparedness and response gaps and needs should chronic wasting disease (CWD) jump from cervids such as  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news: The ocean is the hottest it has ever been recorded by humans, not only at the surface temperature but also for the upper 2,000 meters, according to a new study co-authored by John Abraham, a mechanical engineering professor in the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. The study, published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, found that ocean warming in 2024 led to new r  more