Saturday - April 19, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Wednesday April 09, 2025 ( 4 items )  

CAIR-Minnesota Supports Burnsville Families Urging School Board to Reschedule Graduation Falling on Eid al-Adha
WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Minnesota Supports Burnsville Families Urging School Board to Reschedule Graduation Falling on Eid al-Adha (MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 4/8/25) - On Thursday, April 10, the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) will join Burnsville students, families, and community organizers at the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School Board meeting to urge   more

DFI Files Title IX Complaint Against Minnesota Education Department and Two Public School Districts for Forcing Girls to Share Intimate Facilities With Boys
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies issued the following news release on April 7, 2025: * * * DFI Files Title IX Complaint Against Minnesota Education Department and Two Public School Districts for Forcing Girls to Share Intimate Facilities with Boys WASHINGTON--Today, the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) against the Minnesota Departm  more

Minnesota Department of Commerce Awards $1.23 million for Solar on Public Buildings
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 8 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Minnesota Department of Commerce Awards $1.23 million for Solar on Public Buildings The Minnesota Department of Commerce has awarded $1.23 million in grants to 17 local governments to install solar arrays on 23 buildings, including town halls, fire stations, community centers, and public works buildings. The grants will fund solar i  more

Minnesota Electric Utility Employee Challenges IBEW Nationwide Policy Coercing Worker Contributions to Union's Political Activity
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 8 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Minnesota Electric Utility Employee Challenges IBEW Nationwide Policy Coercing Worker Contributions to Union's Political Activity Worker charges union with blocking her right under CWA v. Beck Supreme Court decision to end payments for union politics Benson, MN (April 8, 2025) - An employee of Agralite Electric Cooperative, an electric utility company in Western Mi  more