WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * CBO Confirms: Millions of Food Insecure Americans will See Higher Food Costs due to Congressional Republicans' SNAP Cuts More than 4 Million Will See Loss or Reduction of Benefits from Republican Cost Shift and Red Tape Provisions * WASHINGTON - Analysis from the non-partisan, independent budget office shows Congressiona more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * CBO Confirms: Millions of Food Insecure Americans will See Higher Food Costs due to Congressional Republicans' SNAP Cuts More than 4 Million Will See Loss or Reduction of Benefits from Republican Cost Shift and Red Tape Provisions * Analysis from the non-partisan, independent budget office shows Congressional Republicans' budget cuts will cause hig more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, May 31 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 23, 2025, to Independent Women's Forum Center for Energy and Conservation: * * * DOI won't award renewables developers 80% off federal lands By Sarah Montalbano The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced Thursday, May 15th, that it's rescinding last year's rule that cut some wind and solar fees  more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, May 31 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on commentary on May 29, 2025: * * * All Minnesota's businesses should be paying less sales tax By John Phelan One of the few things we know with reasonable certainty about the budget brewing in St. Paul is that data centers will be required to pay sales tax on their electricity in future, like other Minne more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, May 31 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 28, 2025: * * * DFL deficit: DFLer's fight to give illegal immigrants free healthcare is holding up budget deal By John Phelan Last week, I summarized the state of play in the budget negotiations in St. Paul and suggested that you "watch this space" to stay informed. If you have been watching this s more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, May 31 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on commentary on May 29, 2025: * * * Supreme Court gets permitting right in a likely-landmark ruling By Sarah Montalbano Today, the Supreme Court rightsized the scope of National Environmental Policy Act reviews by an 8-0 decision. It could well be a landmark ruling for lower courts because it decides that more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, May 31 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 30, 2025: * * * Teams from low tax states have an advantage over teams from high tax states By John Phelan Every year, in either December or January, I post something along the lines of "Did the Vikings suck this year because of Minnesota's high taxes?" Indeed, I grade Vikings' seasons by how early  more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, May 31 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 29, 2025: * * * Walz needs to drop the comedy routine and make Minnesota competitive again By Matt Dean This week, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz needled the Texas legislature's attempt to rein in their marijuana laws. "Texans, flee the nanny state and come up north to enjoy the land of the free." Walz more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 31 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis on May 30, 2025, by Rob Gillezeau entitled "Economic implications of reaffirming Indigenous land rights: Lessons from Canada": Here are excerpts: * * * Economic implications of reaffirming Indigenous land rights: Lessons from Canada Both Indigenous and non-Indigenous incomes grew faster in parts of Canada where Indigenous land rights and title were reaffirmed Article Highlights - Constit more PR

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, May 27 -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * STAHLS' Awards First 2025 Family Scholarships ST. CLAIR SHORES, MICHIGAN - STAHLS' announced the first quarter winners of the 2025 Stahl Family Scholarship. Stevensville High School in Stevensville, Montana is the winner in the school category, and Elite Design Solutions in Minnetonka, Minnesota is the winner in the business category. Both winners will receive The Dream Shop Package va more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Stauber to Attend President Trump's Rally in Pittsburgh Celebrating U.S. Steel-Nippon Partnership PITTSBURGH, PA - Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) will join President Donald Trump, Members of Congress from the Pennsylvania delegation, and local steelworkers at the U.S. Steel Irvin Works Plant in Pittsburgh to celebrate the new and historic partnership between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel. O more PR