WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Demands Answers from Trump Admin on Closure of Head Start Office that Serves Grantees in Wisconsin WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is demanding answers from U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about the closure of five regional Head Start offices across the country, including the Region 5 office in Chicago which serves Head Start grantees more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Area - March 2025": * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington was down 0.3 percent for the two months ending in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commi more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - March 2025": * * * Regional prices rose 0.3 percent in March, up 2.7 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.3 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum Votes No on Republican Budget Resolution WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Republican-majority U.S. House of Representatives voted to advance a budget that instructs Congress to make massive cuts to Medicaid, food assistance, and other programs Americans rely on, while adding $14 Trillion in new debt over the decade. Congresswoman McCollum (MN-04) joined all Democrats and two Republ more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 11 -- Education Minnesota issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * 12 educators selected as 2025 Minnesota Teacher of the Year finalists ST. PAUL, Minnesota. April 10, 2025 - The 2025 Minnesota Teacher of the Year will be chosen from a group of 12 teachers who have been named finalists in the program. An independent selection panel of 21 leaders in the areas of education, business, government and nonprofits selected the finalists from a group of 3 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Emmer Welcomes Winners of 2024 Congressional App Challenge to Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Emmer hosted the winners of the Congressional App Challenge for Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District in Washington, D.C. The winners, Suditya Singh of Blaine and Muskan Singh of Eden Prairie, developed Tiny Thinkers, an application that uses videos and quizzes  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 10 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis on April 9, 2025 by Jacqui Baldwin-LeClair and Ava LaPlante entitled "Federal contract consolidation: Help or hindrance for Native entity enterprises?": Here are excerpts: * * * Federal contract consolidation: Help or hindrance for Native entity enterprises? For businesses owned by Native entities, a burgeoning federal contracting practice presents advantages--and hurdles Article Highli more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad Votes to Advance Fiscally Responsible Budget WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) issued the following statement after voting in support of the Senate's amendment to the House-passed budget resolution: "By passing today's resolution, we have opened the door for House and Senate committees to begin drafting legislation that aligns with the Trump administration's over more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Schakowsky, Espaillat, Panetta Introduce Legislation to Protect Immigrant Survivors of Violence WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) today introduced the Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment (WISE) Act to protect immigrant survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and gender-bas more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Welch Raise Alarm Over Escalating Violence in West Bank, Assault of Hamdan Ballal WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) are raising the alarm over escalating violence in the West Bank, especially following the violent assault of Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, an Oscar-winning co-director of the documentary, No Other Land. The l more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 11 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Governor Walz Signs Two Bills into Law [ST. PAUL, MN] - Governor Tim Walz today signed two bills into law. Senate File 823 streamlines a construction project on US 169 and HWY 182 by giving the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) authority to spend grant funding. This allows the construction project to move forward without MnDOT first having to enter into a grant more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 11 -- The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda items for April 17, 2025: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2021-039 ** G999/CI-21-135; G008/M-21-138; G004/M-21-235; G002/CI-21-610; G011 CI-21-611 CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Minnesota Gas; Great Plains Natural Gas Co.; Northern States Power Co. d/b/a Xcel Energy; Minnesota Energy Resources Corp. In the Matter of a Commission Investigation in more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 11 -- Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon issued the following news on April 10, 2025: * * * Secretary Simon Statement on U.S. SAVE Act SAINT PAUL - On April 10, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the U.S. Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act commonly known as the SAVE Act. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon issued the following statement: "The SAVE Act would cause unprecedented chaos in the U.S. election system - preventing millions of more PR

BURNSVILLE, Minnesota, April 11 -- The Minnesota Corn Growers Association issued the following news on April 10, 2025: * * * Nine Minnesota farmer organizations file to intervene in activist litigation against two state agencies A broad-based coalition of respected Minnesota farmer organizations filed a request to intervene in Ramsey County District Court litigation filed in late January by the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA), Minnesota Trout Unlimited (MNTU) and the Minnes more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Rep. Kelly Morrison Highlights NCAA Champion and Hopkins Graduate Paige Bueckers on House Floor WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) honored NCAA national champion and Hopkins High School graduate Paige Bueckers on the House floor, congratulating Paige for leading the University of Connecticut Women's Basketball team to victory in the NCAA Champions more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall and Klobuchar Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Fighting for Farmers with Biofuel Tax Credit Washington - U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) today reintroduced the bipartisan and bicameral Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act, which would protect American farmers by restricting the eligibility of the 45Z Tax Credit to renewable fuels mad more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Stauber Slams Senator Smith's Anti-Mining, Anti-Labor Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) released the following statement after Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced legislation to enact a moratorium on copper-nickel mining in the Superior National Forest. "I am disappointed yet not surprised that another harmful piece of pro-China legislation has been introduced by a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Tiffany's Wolf Delisting Bill Clears House Natural Resources Committee WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert's (CO-04) legislation to delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List and ensure that action is not subject to judicial review passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee. The Pet and Livestock Protection Ac more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Smith, Shaheen, Warnock, Murray and Wyden Introduce Legislation to Expand Childcare Relief to Families Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Enhancement Act, legislation to help more working families cover a greater share of the high cost of childcare. Senator Smith, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, w more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Mike Crapo Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Shortage of Rural Veterinarians WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) introduced a bipartisan bill to combat the scarcity of veterinarians in rural areas. The Rural Veterinary Workforce Act would give veterinarians practicing in underserved communities tax exemptions for student more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads Bicameral Letter Raising Alarm Over Escalating Violence in West Bank, Assault of Hamdan Ballal Ballal is an Oscar-winning co-director of the documentary No Other Land WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07) today led 29 of their bicameral colleagues in raising the alarm over escalating violence in the West Bank. In a letter  more PR