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☆ How Tim Walz made Minnesota a 'roadmap' for progressive economic policy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-02 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Governor Tim Walz delivers remarks at the Milwaukee Area Labor Council's Laborfest 2024 on September 2nd, 2024 at the Summerfest Grounds, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Tim Walz, Minnesota has expanded union protections, approved over $1 billion in housing resources, enacted universal paid family and medical leave, funded free school lunches, hiked corporate taxes and more. "It's a roadmap for sure," Amy Koch, a Republican strategist who formerly served as a Minnesota state senator, told CNBC. Already, several of the economic priorities of the Harris campaign mirror policies that were championed by Walz in Minnesota. Tim Walz listens to homeless constituents after being elected to his first term in 2018.

Persons: Tim Walz, Sara Stathas, Harris, Walz, I've, Bernie Burnham, Kamala Harris, Amy Koch, Kevin Lamarque, Joe Biden's, Gabby Giffords, Brian Snyder, Jeff Hayden, Hayden, Elianne Farhat, Mills, Bauer, Griffin, Doug Loon, Loon, Burnham, Charles Lutvak, Monica Nilsson Organizations: Milwaukee Area Labor, Washington Post, North Star State, Minnesota AFL, CNBC, Democratic Gov, Republican, Democratic, Minnesota, Reuters, Child Tax, Farmer, Labor, DFL, Senate, House, Minnesota Democrats, Fortune, Target, AaronP, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, Minnesota Gov, Minnesota Housing Locations: Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Minnesota, Tim Walz , Minnesota, Minnesota . U.S, U.S, America, Minnesota's, Minneapolis , Minnesota, UnitedHealth

☆ Eyeing state legislative gains, Democrats are making an early $750,000 push to counter the GOP in key battlegrounds
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee on Wednesday announced that it had already made early investments of almost $750,000 for the 2024 election cycle thus far. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Tony Evers has faced sizable GOP legislative majorities during his tenure despite its closely-contested statewide elections. North Carolina represents a major challenge for Democrats, as they're aiming to keep the governorship in the party's hands and erase the GOP legislative supermajority. Advertisement"We've seen Republicans try to wiggle their way around new language about their perspective around abortion, but voters are not hearing them," Williams told Business Insider.

Persons: —, Tony Evers, Heather Williams, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Roe, Wade, We've, Williams Organizations: Service, GOP, Democratic Legislative, Wednesday, Business, Democratic Gov, Democratic, Michigan Democrats, Minnesota DFL Party, Biden, Republicans Locations: Wisconsin, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Hampshire

☆ Soccer-Bayern still a work in progress with Bundesliga season set to start
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Bavarians have won the last 11 consecutive league crowns but they needed a Borussia Dortmund slip-up on the final matchday last season to retain it. A 3-0 loss to RB Leipzig in the German Super Cup at home on Saturday left Tuchel, who took over from Julian Nagelsmann late last season, fuming. Kane's German debut, with a low-key substitute appearance in the second half of their Super Cup loss, did little to dampen Bayern fans' enthusiasm and expectations. Their Super Cup win over Bayern gave them an early shot of confidence but they will have to repeat it again on Saturday when they face ambitious Leverkusen in their season opener. "We can improve many things but this obviously did give us a push," said Leipzig coach Marco Rose of the win against Bayern.

Persons: Thomas Tuchel, Harry Kane, Kai Pfaffenbach, Robert Lewandowski, Tuchel, Julian Nagelsmann, Manuel Neuer, Kim Min, jae, Felix Nmecha, Marcel Sabitzer, Rami Bensebaini, Granit Xhaka, Victor Boniface, Jonas Hofmann, Christopher Nkunku, Konrad Laimer, Dominik Szoboszlai, Josko Gvardiol, Andre Silva, Marco Rose, Robin Gosens, Karolos, Robert Birsel Organizations: Soccer Football, DFL, Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig, Allianz Arena, REUTERS, Rights, Bundesliga, Werder Bremen, Borussia Dortmund, Bayern, Tottenham Hotspur, Borussia, Bayer Leverkusen, Germany, Leverkusen, Champions League, Thomson Locations: Munich, Germany, Barcelona, Napoli, Leipzig, Union Berlin

☆ Switzerland keeper Sommer joins Inter from Bayern
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Bayern Munich v RB Leipzig - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - May 20, 2023 Bayern Munich's Yann Sommer during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO./File PhotoAug 7 (Reuters) - Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer has joined Inter Milan from Bayern Munich, both clubs said on Monday. Others, meanwhile, are born to play in goal, and this most certainly applies to Yann Sommer," Inter said in a statement. Sommer, who joined Bayern from Borussia Moenchengladbach, helped Bayern to their 33rd league title this year. Before switching to the Bundesliga, Sommer won the Swiss Super League with FC Basel four times in a row from 2010-11. Sommer has made more than 80 appearances for Switzerland having made his debut in a friendly against Romania in May 2012.

Persons: Yann Sommer, Angelika Warmuth, Sommer, Manuel Neuer's, Simone Inzaghi's Inter, Andre Onana, Samir Handanovic, Alex Cordaz, Romania's Ionut Radu, Yann Sommer's, Jan, Christian Dreesen, Manuel Neuer, Anita Kobylinska, Tommy Lund, Ken Ferris Organizations: Soccer Football, Bundesliga, Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig, Allianz Arena, Bayern, Inter Milan, Inter, Manchester United, Premier League, AFC Bournemouth, Borussia Moenchengladbach, Swiss Super League, FC Basel, Romania, Thomson Locations: Munich, Germany, Switzerland, deputise, Gdansk

☆ Arsenal, Belgian FA among winners selected by UEFA for social change work
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 27 (Reuters) - UEFA announced the inaugural recipients of their "FootbALL Awards" on Tuesday, recognising the contribution to social change, given to Belgium's Football Association, the German Football League, Arsenal and former France player Lilian Thuram. The "FootbALL" programme, launched by UEFA at the Champions League final earlier this month, highlights the power of football to drive positive social change across European communities. The Belgian FA (RBFA) was one of the first national associations to establish a comprehensive football social responsibility strategy. The German Football League (DFL) has been recognised for continuous fight against discrimination and for their activities during International Weeks Against Racism, UEFA said. "Their work showcases the importance of leading by example, which is exactly what the FootbALL programme represents," said UEFA Director of Social & Environmental Sustainability Michele Uva.

Persons: Lilian Thuram, Uva, Anita Kobylinska, Christian Radnedge Organizations: UEFA, Belgium's Football Association, German Football League, Arsenal, Champions League, Belgian FA, Adidas, Social, Environmental, Thomson Locations: France, London, Frankfurt, Germany, Gdansk

☆ Sixth Street preparing bid for German football media rights - FT
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. investor Sixth Street is among the companies preparing to bid for a portion of the German football league's media and commercial rights, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The report comes as Germany's soccer governing body is pressing on with plans to sell parts of the Bundesliga media rights for the country's first and second leagues to private investors. The German football league was initially expected to sell a 20% stake in a newly created company handling the Bundesliga's media rights in October, but pushed it to this year after a lack of consensus among the league clubs. The business is valued at between 15 billion euros and 18 billion euros, with a 20% stake priced at about 3.6 billion euros ($3.89 billion). Sixth Street declined to comment on the Financial Times report, while DFL and Bundesliga did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

☆ Germany's DFL presses on with deal for media rights
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

FRANKFURT, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Germany's soccer governing body is pressing on with plans to sell parts of the Bundesliga media rights for the country's first and second leagues to private investors, the Deutsche Fussball Liga (DFL) said in a media release on Friday. Valuing the business at between 17 and 20 billion euros, the transaction could bring in 2.5-3 billion euros ($2.70-3.24 billion), Bild said. It stressed it was not about a sale of shares in the Bundesliga but a temporary minority interest in license revenue from the media rights. A spokesperson for DFL, contacted on Saturday about the Bild report, said there was no new comment beyond the Friday night press release. The rights, according to the Bild report, would be granted for 25 to 30 years, with the 36 clubs retaining control.

☆ Inside TikTok's push to win over the global sports community, from setting up concerts for the NHL to sponsoring a women's rugby championship
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Colin Salao | Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The company has leaned in, setting up sponsorship deals with teams and leagues. Tune into a professional rugby match in one of Europe's Six Nations leagues and it's impossible to miss TikTok's branding plastered all over the field. Twelve of the top 25 fastest growing brands on TikTok between March 2021 and March 2022 were sports teams or leagues. The company has even tested streaming live games that are shot vertically to match TikTok's video format. Enya Breen of Ireland kicks a late try conversion during a TikTok Women's Six Nations match on April 30, 2022.

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