ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity issued the following news release: * * * AFP-MN Testifies Against Education Barriers During National School Choice Week # Jan 29, 2025 by AFP ST. PAUL, MN - Today, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) took this National School Choice Week to highlight bureaucratic hurdles in Minnesota's education system by testifying before the state Senate. In a hearing before the Senate Education Finance Committe  more

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota, Jan. 28 [Category: Medical] -- Medical Alley posted the following news release: * * * AVS Completes a $36M Series B Financing Ahead of IVL U.S. Commercial Launch January 28, 2025 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time BOSTON-( BUSINESS WIRE )-Amplitude Vascular Systems ( AVS ), a medical device company focused on safely and effectively treating severely calcified arterial disease with its novel PULSE IVL(tm) platform, announced today that it has completed a Series B round  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 30 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * The 2025 Legislative Session So Far: A Promising Start for Childcare Licensing Reform Written by Martha Njolomole With the House at a standstill, how the rest of the legislative session progresses is uncertain. Despite the chaos, current proposals do offer some reason for hope in s  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 29 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Border Patrol Agent's Murder Connected to Trans Terrorist Group Written by David Zimmer Last week U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland, a Minnesota native, was shot and killed while conducting an investigative traffic stop in Vermont. It marked the first time in ten years that a B  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 30 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Boycotting DFL State Rep: 'I Essentially Work for Free' Written by Bill Walsh DFL State Representative Kristin Bahner of Maple Grove claimed in a constituent email this week that she essentially works for free at the legislature because of all the time she puts in on behalf of her   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 30 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Feeding Our Future: Guilty Plea #27, Sentencing #3 Written by Bill Glahn Today, at the Federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis, the 27th guilty plea was entered in the Feeding Our Future case. Sharmake Jama, Defendant No. 39, became conviction No. 32 in the sprawling free-food   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 30 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * KSTP Investigates More Fraud in CCAP Childcare Program Written by Bill Glahn Jay Kolls of KSTP-5 TV performs a public service in his report last night on the 10 o'clock news. His headline: 62 investigations underway involving federally-funded Minnesota child care centers It's a s  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 30 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Minnesota Senate Energy Committee Kills Repeal Of Nuclear Power, Hydro Bans Written by Bill Glahn This afternoon, the state senate Energy committee took up two bills to repeal the ban on new nuclear power plants. Today's meeting was only possible because, under the current Senate   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 29 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Opponents Pack Cong. Tiffany's Town Hall on St. Croix County Solar Project Written by Tom Steward Residents of St. Croix County across the river from the Alan S. King power plant in Oak Park Heights turned out in force at a town hall Monday to oppose a huge solar farm Xcel Energy w  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 30 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 29, 2025: * * * Survey Says: Parents Are Interested In New School Options, Few Follow Through Written by Catrin Wigfall Happy National School Choice Week! New survey results reveal that 60 percent of U.S. parents said they considered new or different schools for at least one of their kids last yea  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project issued the following news release: * * * Economic Liberties Launches 2025 "End Junk Fees" Campaign, Applauds Unanimous Virginia Senate Vote Washington, D.C. -- Following news that the Virginia State Senate has unanimously passed SB1212, a law banning deceptive, mandatory junk fees, the American Economic Liberties Project officially announced the re-launch of its "End Junk Fees " campaign--which supported m  more