Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Minnesota
American Academy of Neurology: Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Mental Illness in People With MS
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release:
Pregnant people with multiple sclerosis (MS) have a higher chance of experiencing mental illness both during their pregnancy and in the first years after they give birth than those without MS, according to a study published in the January 22, 2025 online issue of Neurology(R), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
"Previous studies have shown that women with MS
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Center for Victims of Torture Denounces Passage of the Laken Riley Act
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 24 -- The Center for Victims of Torture issued the following statement on Jan. 23, 2025:
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The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) today issued this statement as the U.S. Congress passed the Laken Riley Act. President Trump is expected to sign the bill into law.
The Laken Riley Act would dramatically expand the use of mandatory detention, with no access to bond or release, without due process and for petty offenses. And it would give the states immense power to d
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary to the Thinking Minnesota: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 21, 2025, to the Thinking Minnesota magazine:
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Making sense of crime data.
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Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics
Written by David Zimmer
"It's hard to argue with the data" is one of the most overused phrases wreaking havoc on honest debates -- especially regarding crime. Politicians, acad
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary to Thinking Minnesota: It's Democracy and the Economy, Stupid
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 20 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary to the Thinking Minnesota magazine:
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The first post-election survey of Minnesota voters.
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It's Democracy and the Economy, Stupid!
Written by Bill Walsh
As Minnesota extends its nation-leading streak of voting for the Democratic presidential nominee to 52 years, political and cultural observers
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary to Thinking Minnesota: Mission Impossible
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2025, to the Thinking Minnesota magazine:
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'Net-Zero' is a non-starter without more minerals and better permitting.
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Mission Impossible
Written by Sarah Montalbano
In 2018, Center of the American Experiment released a report evaluating how environmentally responsible mining would b
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: American Experiment Files Brief With Supreme Court on Quorum Question
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2025:
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American Experiment Files Brief With Supreme Court on Quorum Question
Written by Bill Walsh
Center of the American Experiment filed an amicus brief with the Minnesota Supreme Court this week supporting the position that 67 members constitutes a quorum in the Minnesota House because
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Capitol Watch - It's a Mad House!
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 20 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary:
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Capitol Watch: It's a Mad House!
Written by Bill Walsh
The Minnesota House opened Tuesday as predicted with Democrats not showing up, Secretary Simon declaring "no quorum," and House Republicans installing their own chair to conduct business. Nothing like this has happened in the combined 218 years
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Constitutional Crisis Day 7 - Dispatches From the Media Front
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 20 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary:
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Constitutional Crisis Day 7: Dispatches From the Media Front
Written by Bill Glahn
The state House of Representatives held its fourth floor session of 2025 this afternoon. It was a pro-forma session conducted to satisfy the requirements of the state Constitution, Art. 4, Sec. 12, which states:
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Constitutional Crisis Day 9 - Upping the Ante
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2025:
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Constitutional Crisis Day 9: Upping the Ante
Written by Bill Glahn
The MN House of Representatives met at noon today for the fifth time in their 2025 session. Again, no Democrats have bothered to attend today's floor session.
Another 183 bills were introduced and sent on to commit
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Derrick Thompson - Justice Delayed, Again
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 21, 2025:
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Derrick Thompson: Justice Delayed, Again
Written by Bill Glahn
Derrick John Thompson, son of the former State Representative John Derrick Thompson, had his 3rd-degree murder trial postponed, again, this time until late May.
He is accused of killing five young women in a horror car
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: District Town Hall Will Discuss $20 Million Budget Error
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2025:
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District Town Hall Will Discuss $20 Million Budget Error
Written by Catrin Wigfall
The Robbinsdale school district will host a town hall tomorrow (Thursday, Jan. 23) from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Armstrong High School on the "state of district finances, including the previously annou
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Flurry of Executive Orders Signal New Approach to E&E Policy
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2025:
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Flurry of Executive Orders Signal New Approach to E&E Policy
Written by Sarah Montalbano
President Donald Trump has wasted no time in issuing executive orders to restore the U.S.' energy dominance. His slew of actions has promised a renewed focus on critical minerals, expedited per
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Hundreds of Chinese-made Drones to Be Grounded by North Dakota
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2025:
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Hundreds of Chinese-made Drones to Be Grounded by North Dakota
Written by Tom Steward
There's been no hysteria over mysterious drones in the North Dakota skies, unlike other parts of the country. Yet hundreds of Chinese-manufactured drones operated by North Dakota state agencies ar
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Mega Solar Project Replacing Coal Plant Generates Mega Backlash
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 20 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary:
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Mega Solar Project Replacing Coal Plant Generates Mega Backlash
Written by Tom Steward
Xcel's plan to shut down the venerable Alan S. King coal-fired power plant in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota exposes one of green energy's dirty little secrets. Namely, the hugely disproportionate amount of land req
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Menagerie of Misfits Disrupts Minnesota House Public Safety Committee Hearing
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2025:
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Menagerie of misfits disrupts Minnesota House Public Safety Committee hearing
Written by David Zimmer
Tuesday offered the Minnesota House Public Safety Committee its first opportunity to meet in this legislative session. It took just a few minutes for the progressive left to make k
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: More Spending Won't Fix Childcare But Could Worsen State Budget Problems
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2025:
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More Spending Won't Fix Childcare But Could Worsen State Budget Problems
Written by Martha Njolomole
Some DFL legislators will reportedly (https://www.agweek.com/news/policy/as-child-care-issues-persist-minnesota-lawmakers-consider-cost-caps-rural-investments) reintroduce a bill to
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: New Podcast Previews Legal Arguments in Quorum Case
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2025:
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New podcast previews legal arguments in quorum case
Written by Bill Walsh
As the temperature outside drops, the drama in the Capitol HEATS UP! Grace, Kathryn, and President of the American Experiment John Hinderaker break it all down for us in this week's episode of the American Ex
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Presidential Inauguration - A Security Event Like No Other
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 20 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary:
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Presidential Inauguration - a Security Event Like No Other
Written by David Zimmer
Today's presidential inauguration will take place in Washington, D.C. amid the highest security designation our nation affords -- a National Special Security Event (NSSE). This designation not only provides for finan
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Questions Swirl Around Xcel/Amazon Land Deal in Becker
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:
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Questions Swirl Around Xcel/Amazon Land Deal in Becker
Written by Bill Glahn
The Minnesota Star Tribune headline sums it up:
Xcel said a nearly $8M land sale was a good deal for ratepayers. The buyer flipped the land to Amazon for $73M.
The land in question is an undeveloped 348-acre parcel near
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Repeal of Nuclear Ban Advances in MN House
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 21, 2025:
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Repeal of Nuclear Ban Advances in MN House
Written by Bill Glahn
HF 9, which would repeal the state's ban on new nuclear power plants, advanced this afternoon out of the House of Representatives' energy committee.
In addition to legalizing new nuclear power, the bill would promote
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Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Supreme Court Ruling Places Gov. Walz in Catch-22
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:
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Supreme Court Ruling Places Gov. Walz in Catch-22
Written by John Phelan
"That's some catch, that Catch-22," he observed.
"It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed.
Yesterday, in a unanimous verdict, Minnesota's Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Walz's calling of a special election for House seat
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Center of the American Experiment: Retail Delivery Fee Should Be Repealed
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following statement on Jan. 22, 2025, by economist John Phelan:
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Today, I testified in front of the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee on HF 5. This bill would, among other things, halt indexing on the motor fuels tax, repeal the retail delivery fee, and exempt all Social Security benefits from the state individua
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Winona State University Extends Care to Clinical Site in Holmen
WINONA, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- Winona State University issued the following news on Jan. 22, 2025:
A new public health clinical site in Holmen provided a great example of what partnerships can look like.
The clinical site offered free wellness checks and preventative care for the public through a partnership between Winona State University and the Holmen Area Community Center. Over an eight-week period in fall 2024, undergraduate nursing students from the Department of Nursing provided care fro
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