GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 16, 2025, to the Thinking Minnesota magazine: * * * 'Liberating' Students From Education Written by Katherine Kersten On Oct. 21, 2024, pro-Palestinian student protestors took over Morrill Hall, the University of Minnesota's administration building. The students covered security cameras with spray  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * 'I Wouldn't Want to Evacuate in an EV' Written by Sarah Montalbano Amid the tragedy of the ongoing California wildfires, the Los Angeles Times published a piece yesterday entitled "L.A. fires have added another concern for potential EV buyers: Power outages." Our own Bill Glahn re  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentar on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * Bill to Repeal the Nuclear Power Ban Introduced at MN Legislature Written by Bill Glahn HF 9, a bill to, among other things, repeal the state's ban on building new nuclear power plants, was introduced in the state House of Representatives today. The bill was one of ten introduced in  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * Constitutional Crisis Day 3: Bill Introductions Written by Bill Glahn They say that the world is run by the people who show up. All week long it has been just the 67 Republicans who have shown up to attend the state House of Representatives in the Capitol. Contrary to popular beli  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 18 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * Constitutional Crisis Day 4: Dueling Court Opinions Deepen the Crisis Written by Bill Glahn It was a busy pre-holiday-weekend, late-Friday-afternoon in the state's ongoing Constitutional Crisis. Two important court decisions were issued on either end of the state that move in oppos  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * Feeding Our Future: How High Up Does the Corruption Go? Written by Bill Glahn The next trial of four defendants begins February 3 and will feature some of the biggest names in the scandal: Aimee Bock (Defendant No. 1), two co-owners of the now-defunct Safari Restaurant (Salim Said   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 18 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * Feeding Our Future: Witness Death Threat Edition Written by Bill Glahn The headline in the Sahan Journal is shocking: Feeding Our Future suspect threatened to kill witness, prosecutor reveals Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson says Salim Said threatened to kill a witness if the  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 18 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * Gov. Walz' Sales Tax Proposal Makes a Mess of a Good Idea Written by John Phelan Back from his failed bid for the Vice Presidency, Gov. Walz released his proposed budget for FY 2026-27 yesterday. As my colleague Bill Glahn noted, "This exercise is largely meaningless, with the next  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 18 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentar on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * Illegal Crossings Up on Minnesota-North Dakota Border With Canada Written by Tom Steward Border patrol agents report illegal aliens continue to attempt to cross the border with Canada into North Dakota and Minnesota in higher than usual numbers. While the influx remains exponentiall  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 18 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * Key E&E Nominees Take Reliable Energy Seriously Written by Sarah Montalbano This week saw confirmation hearings for several Cabinet positions that will be crucial to defining energy and environmental policy under the Trump administration. Luckily, all take energy seriously and prio  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * More States Introducing Legislation for Phone-free Schools Written by Catrin Wigfall To help reduce classroom distractions, curb online bullying, and encourage face-to-face interactions among students, more states are introducing legislation on cell phone use during school. North   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * Schools Struggle to Contain Out of Control Absenteeism Written by Tom Steward One of the most tragic mistakes made during the pandemic was to keep kids out of school. Apparently they got the message. Ever since the lockdown, hundreds of thousands of Minnesota students see no need t  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * Secretary of State Simon's Quorum Argument Cites Inapplicable Rules Written by John Phelan On one level, the dispute in the Minnesota House of Representatives this week is straightforward: Does a "quorum" -- which is a necessary precondition for the House to do business -- consist   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * St. Paul Police Officer Nearly Falls Victim to the Revolving Door of Justice Written by David Zimmer It is by the grace of God that St. Paul Police Officer Abdirahman Dahir was not killed Monday night, and that our region isn't mourning the loss of yet another peace officer this we  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 17 -- The Land Stewardship Project issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * 'Roots of Resilience' Will Guide the Organization's Work for 2025-2030 * * * LEWISTON, Minn. -- The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) today released a strategic plan that describes how, during the next five years, the Minnesota-based organization will work with its members and allies to support the next generation of farmers and drive rural economic revitalization via commun  more

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota, Jan. 17 [Category: Medical] -- Medical Alley posted the following news release: * * * NAMSA Acquires the US Medical Device Testing Operations of WuXi AppTec NAMSA Solidifies Position as the Leader in MedTech Testing and Clinical Research TOLEDO, OHIO USA ---NAMSA, a world-leading MedTech testing, clinical and regulatory consulting firm, announced today that is has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the U.S. medical device testing operations of WuXi App  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 17 -- The University of Minnesota School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * The Upper Midwest (Health & Human Services Region 5) Center for Public Health Preparedness and Response is a collaborative initiative focused on increasing the use of evidence-based strategies and interventions (EBSIs) to improve public health preparedness and response in line with the needs of the communities involved across six states and several Tribal communities   more

BOULDER, Colorado, Jan. 17 -- The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association issued the following news: The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) is pleased to host the 2025 Higher Education Policy Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 11-14. Solicitation of proposals for conference sessions is now open. Registration for the conference is forthcoming. The annual Policy Conference is the preeminent gathering of leaders from state higher education polic  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Minnesota School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * The accreditation applies to the University's Research Animal Resources (RAR) facilities, including the School of Public Health * * * The University of Minnesota's program for animal care and use in research and teaching has received a renewal of full accreditation following an on-site review in the fall of 2024. The School of Public Health was among the UM  more