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State Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Friday January 24, 2025 ( 10 items )  

C.H. Robinson Launches Innovative Payment Solutions Paving the Way For Quick and Efficient Cash Flow for Carriers
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- C.H. Robinson Worldwide, a company that says it solves logistics problems, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: * * * In collaboration with Triumph Financial, company sets a new standard in financial empowerment for carriers through rapid access to payments * * * C.H. Robinson, the leading global logistics provider, today announced the launch of C.H Robinson Financial--an innovative suite of digital payment solutions aimed to increase the sp  more

Joint Statement from Twelve State Attorneys General: State and Local Law Enforcement Cannot be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement from Twelve State Attorneys General: State and Local Law Enforcement Cannot be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont, today issued a joint statem  more

Joint Statement From Vt. A.G. Clark and Eleven Other State Attorneys General - State and Local Law Enforcement Cannot Be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 24 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following joint statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Attorney General Charity Clark, along with the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, and Rhode Island, today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in feder  more

Minn. Employment & Economic Development Dept.: Minnesota Jobs and Labor Force Grow Again in December
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Minnesota employers added 4,100 jobs in December and the state's labor force grew by 3,300 jobseekers, according to data released today by the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Minnesota has added jobs for six straight months and 10 months out of the last 12. Minnesota's unemployment rate decreased two-tenths of a p  more

Minn. Gov. Walz Reappoints Honorable Sean M. Quinn to Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Governor Tim Walz today announced the reappointment of the Honorable Sean M. Quinn as a judge of the Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals for a six-year term. "It is my honor to reappoint Judge Quinn to the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals," said Governor Walz. "He is not only a talented judge with a deep understanding of workers' compensation law, but he is also co  more

Minn. Natural Resources Dept: 3M PFAS Settlement Grant Program RFP Coming Soon
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 24 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * $20 million available for restoration and recreation projects * * * A request for proposals will open in early February for restoration and recreation projects in the Twin Cities east metropolitan area and in downstream areas of the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers that have been affected by Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) released by 3M. The state of Minne  more

Minn. Natural Resources Dept: Northeast Minnesota Elk Restoration Planning Underway
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 24 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Public input period starts in January, two public meetings scheduled for February * * * The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, in coordination with other Tribal entities, local governments, landowners and other stakeholders, has kicked off public engagement on the Northeast Omashkooz (elk) Restoration and Management   more

Taft Acted as Legal Counsel to Nimble Therapeutics in Sale to AbbVie
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 24 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to Nimble Therapeutics in its sale to AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV). Nimble is a biotechnology company dedicated to delivering on the promise of oral peptide therapeutics. AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. Read the release here (https://news.abbvi  more

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  more

Workforce Programs at Colleges and Universities of Minnesota State Drive Key Sectors of State's Economy
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- Minnesota State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: Several sectors of Minnesota's economy are facing an impending workforce shortage, and the colleges and universities of Minnesota State have a critical role to play in meeting this shortage - in terms of the credit, non-credit, and customized programs it offers, the partnerships it forms, and the contribution it makes to the state's economic vitality. "Minnesota State is the most effect  more