CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 7, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Duluth - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Duluth, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.42 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Julie more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 7, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Fargo - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Fargo, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.89 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Julie W more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 7, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Grand Forks - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.82 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissi more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 7, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Mankato - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.90 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Julie  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 7, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $34.73 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 7, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Rochester, MN - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $37.65 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissione more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 7, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in St. Cloud - May 2024": * * * Workers in the St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.07 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Ju more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 7, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Employment up in 23 metro areas, down in 1 area, over the year ended March 2025 From March 2024 to March 2025, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 23 metropolitan areas, decreased in 1 area, and was essentially unchanged in 363 areas. The largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment occurred in Barnstable Town, Massachusett more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Chairman Williams Joins Majority Whip Emmer for Stakeholder Roundtable During National Small Business Week WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, joined a roundtable hosted by Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) with key small business stakeholders to discuss House Republ more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Emmer Hosts Small Business Stakeholder Roundtable During National Small Business Week Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Emmer hosted a roundtable with key small business stakeholders to discuss House Republicans' commitment to supporting small businesses across America. Minnesota small business leader and CEO of Blaine-based Lorenz Bus Service, Mike Canine, also participated in the d more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education has approved new testing materials and extended the usability of certain existing assessments for use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS). The announcement confirms that the CASAS Reading GOALS 2 Series is now deemed suitable for evaluating Literacy and English Language Arts at all Adult Basic Education (ABE) levels for a period of seven years beginning May 8, 2 more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 8 -- Education Minnesota issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Education Minnesota applauds the Class of 2024 for the highest graduation rate on record ST. PAUL, Minn. May 7, 2025 - Education Minnesota congratulates the high school class of 2024 for graduating at the highest rate on record, said Education Minnesota President Denise Specht on Wednesday after the state released the new data. "These Minnesota students overcame the disruptions and dis more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Emmer, Minnesota Republican Delegation Issue Statement on Nomination of Daniel Rosen to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Emmer, along with the rest of the Minnesota Republican Delegation, issued the following statement on the nomination of Daniel Rosen to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota: "Dan Rosen is one of the sharpes more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System published a notice regarding an application under the Change in Bank Control Act. Michelle Lynn Ahneman, a resident of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, has applied to acquire control of the voting shares of Frandsen Financial Corporation, headquartered in Arden Hills, Minnesota. Ahneman's acquisition would occur through her appointment as a co-trustee of the Dennis Frandsen 2014 Children's Trust Agreement and the Dennis Frandsen 2015 Grandchildren' more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * House Agriculture Democrats, Stakeholders Speak Out Against Republican Plan to Take Food Away from People, Cut Basic Needs Programs Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), Vice Ranking Member Shontel Brown (OH-11), Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Ranking Member Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and Congr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Addresses Need for Forest Service Resources and Staffing at Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing Klobuchar Calls for Investment in Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, delivered the more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Colleagues Raise Concerns About New USDA Farm Loan Process WASHINGTON - Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, is pressing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for more information about reporting that certain farm loans and loan guarante more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 8 -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news on May 7, 2025: * * * Conservation Efforts Pay Off in Higher Profits for Minnesota Farmers Six years of data highlight positive return on investment for conservation efforts Farmers enrolled in the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP) saw nearly double the profits of non-certified farms, according to recent data from the Minnesota State Agricultural Centers of Excell more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) released "People's Town Halls: A Report" summarizing key themes and concerns from 10 town hall meetings held across the state between March 18 and April 8, 2025. The report, issued in May 2025, captures the voices of over 600 attendees, primarily farmers and rural community members, frustrated by a perceived lack of representation in Washington, D.C., and St. Paul. The town halls revealed widespread concerns about the impact of tariffs and trad more ST

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened investigations into 45 universities under Title VI following OCR's February 14 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) that reiterated schools' civil rights obligations to end the use of racial preferences and stereotypes in e more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (PMAE) at Harvard University has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and confirmed a cultural affiliation with multiple Native American tribes. The remains, which represent at least 23 individuals, were removed from sites in the Missouri River region near Bismarck, North Dakota, and in the Dakota Territory (modern-day North and South Dakota). These remains were collected in the ear more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following news release on May 6, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Omar Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Reforming Worker Compensation WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) delivered the following opening statement at Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing entitled, "FECA Reform and Oversight: Prioritizing Workers, Protecting  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following floor remarks on May 6, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Kumara Jayasuriya on his remarkable tenure as the president of Southwest Minnesota State University. Under President Jayasuriya's leadership, SMSU thrived. In a period where most Minnesota schools saw an enrollment drop more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 6, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor Sue Abderholden for her decades of tireless service and steadfast commitment to Minnesotans living with disabilities and mental illnesses. For the past 24 years, Ms. Abderholden has served as Executive Director of the Minnesota chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illn more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Omar's Statement on Trump Administration's Plan to Deport Migrants to Libya WASHINGTON-Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's decision to deport migrants to Libya. "The Trump Administration's plan to send migrants to Libya is unconscionable, cruel, and blatantly illegal. This decision flies in the face of basic morality. Sending migrants to a country  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Finstad, Costa Reintroduce LAST ACRE Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressmen Brad Finstad (MN-01) and Jim Costa (CA-21) reintroduced the Linking Access to Spur Technology for Agriculture Connectivity in Rural Environments (LAST ACRE) Act, legislation that would improve access to high-speed broadband for rural communities by establishing the Last Acre grant program within the United States Department more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Stauber Helps Advance Historic Natural Resources Reconciliation Bill WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and his House Natural Resources Committee colleagues held a full committee markup on their portion of the budget reconciliation bill. Congressman Stauber released the following statement following the bill's advancement: "The House Natural Resources Co more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Amy Klobuchar Press Forest Service on Boundary Waters Visitor Permit Disruptions WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar (both D-MN) are pressing the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) over recent reporting about dramatic staffing and budget cuts at USFS that will negatively impact local economies across Minnesota and make it more difficult for visitors to  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Majority Leader John Thune Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand and Strengthen Local Meat Processing Capabilities WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) reintroduced the Strengthening Local Processing Act, legislation that would provide support to America's small meat and poultry processors to help strengthe more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * Whip Emmer Hosts Small Business Stakeholder Roundtable During National Small Business Week WASHINGTON - Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) hosted a roundtable with key small business stakeholders to discuss House Republicans' commitment to supporting small businesses across America. The roundtable comes during National Small Business Week, a time to recognize more PR