WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: * * * CAIR-Minnesota to Host Community Safety Conference Including Training on DOJ Nonprofit Security Grant Tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will host a Community Safety Conference to provide critical resources and expert guidance to community leaders and organizations applying for or managing the D  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * 3 of 7 Minnesota Supreme Court Justices Up for Re-election in 2026 Written by Bill Glahn A frequent question/comment I get from readers regarding Constitutional Crisis 2025TM (now in Day 14) concerns elections for Supreme Court justices. Under the Minnesota system, justices are ap  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * After Their Victory in Court, Will the 66 DFLers Join the 67 Republicans at the House Today? Written by John Phelan On Friday, Minnesota's Supreme Court ruled in favor of the DFL's position that a quorum in the state House requires 68 Representatives to be present. What happens now  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * Capitol Watch: Call It a Government Shutdown Written by Bill Walsh Minnesota House Democrats, with fresh permission from the Supreme Court, have put the state into a government shutdown. Government shutdowns usually happen at the end of session when the two sides can't agree on the  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 26, 2025: * * * Constitutional Crisis Day 13: the Unicameral Experiment Written by Bill Glahn The state Senate is now the only remaining legislative chamber. On Friday afternoon, the all-Democrat MN Supreme Court sided with the minority House Democrats to wipe out the first two weeks of the 2025  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * Every DFLer Votes to Keep Accused Felon Nicole Mitchell in the Senate: Mitchell Casts Deciding Vote Written by John Phelan The shenanigans in the Minnesota House of Representatives have tended to obscure the fact that the legislature's other house, the Senate, has been functioning   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * Fix Our Forests Act Passes U.S. House Written by Sarah Montalbano The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fix Our Forests Act on January 23. The bill, if passed by the Senate, would serve as a means of expediting review of forest management projects under the National Environm  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * Gov. Walz's Budget Draft Takes Aim at Private Schools Written by Catrin Wigfall Gov. Tim Walz's budget proposal cuts funding intended to "promote equal educational opportunity for every student in Minnesota." Nonpublic pupil education aid and nonpublic pupil transportation aid, es  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 25 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Supreme Court Move Shuts Down House Investigation Into Fraud Written by Bill Glahn It's been portrayed as a narrow decision answering the question of "What is a quorum, 67 or 68?" As always in such matters, the decision was handed down on a Friday afternoon to minimize media coverage. But the impl  more

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota, Jan. 27 [Category: Medical] -- Medical Alley posted the following news release: * * * In the Know: Healthcare News for January 27, 2025 Intricon Expands Headquarters in Arden Hills Pfizer's BRAFTOVI(r) Combination Regimen Demonstrates Improved Response in Patients with BRAF V600E-Mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Veeva and Zifo Partner to Accelerate Quality Control Modernization Medtronic Data Highlights Benefits of Closed-Loop Spinal Cord Stim Abbott Expe  more