WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSFR) -- The Department of State has issued a determination allowing the temporary importation of objects for the "Royal Bronzes: Cambodian Art of the Divine" exhibition. The exhibition is set to be displayed at the Minneapolis Institute of Art in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and may travel to other venues. The determination, published in the Federal Register on July 31, 2025, deems the imported items to be of cultural importance and finds their exhibition within the United State more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Mayo Clinic for Religious Discrimination * Suit says employer forced security guard to get vaccination against federal civil rights laws MINNEAPOLIS -- The Mayo Clinic, which operates hospitals in Minnesota, Arizona and Florida, violated federal law when it refused to grant a security guard's request for a reasonable religious accommodation to its mandatory COVID-19 vaccina more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA's Research Vessel Lake Guardian Begins Summer Survey of Great Lakes * CHICAGO (July 31, 2025) - Tomorrow, the largest research vessel of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Lake Guardian, will begin its annual summer water quality survey through each of the five Great Lakes. During the month-long survey, scientists will collect samples of water and small aquatic organisms lik more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Opening Remarks on Protecting Online Data * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, delivered the following opening statement at the subcommittee hearing titled "Protecting the Virtual You: Safeguarding Americans' Online Data." Testifying at the hearing was Alan Butler, Executive Director  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Klobuchar Opening Remarks on U.S. Grain Standards Act Reauthorization U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, delivered the following opening statement at the Agriculture Committee hearing: Perspectives on Reauthorization of the U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Moran Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Biorefineries, Renewable Chemicals, and Biomanufacturing * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to enhance the ability of the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Products Assistance program to support the development of advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Builds Bipartisan Momentum with Reintroduction of His Warehouse Worker Protection Act * Bill Text (PDF) Washington (July 31, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, along with Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Representatives Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Mike Lawler (NY-17), and Haley St more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service has issued a notice indicating that the Grand Rapids Public Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects. The museum has determined a cultural affiliation between these items and various Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects listed in this  more PR

EAGAN, Minnesota, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Statement on New Trump Tariffs Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement after President Trump announced sweeping new import taxes that will be paid by American consumers and companies as part of his worldwide trade war. "Despite promising  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on July 30, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Klobuchar Opening Statement at Bipartisan Hearing to Review USDA's Reorganization Proposal U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, delivered the following opening statement at the Agriculture Committee hearing titled: more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Frankel Safeguards Access to Health Care with Bill to Repeal Trump Defunding of Planned Parenthood * Today, Rep. Lois Frankel (FL-22) joined Democratic colleagues in introducing the Restoring Essential Healthcare Act, legislation to repeal the newly enacted Republican ban on Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood health centers. "Planned Parenthood is often the only place people can go more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. Greg Casar Lead 49 Lawmakers in Demanding Trump Administration Reverse $27 Billion Student Loan Interest Hike * WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) led a letter with nearly 50 House Democrats calling on Education Secretary Linda McMahon to immediately reverse the Department of Education's decision to resume charging interest for nearly 8 mil more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune, Klobuchar, Moran, Smith Introduce Legislation to Bolster Conservation Reserve Program * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) today introduced the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Improvement and Flexibility Act. The legislation would bolster CRP by improving access to grazing, maximizing enrollment options f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Todd Young Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Farmers, Analyze Long-Term Soil Health * WASHINGTON, D.C - Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Todd Young (R-IN) reintroduced bipartisan legislation that will help bolster soil research and improve agricultural resilience and productivity in the Midwest and across the country. Experts estimate that American  more PR