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Federal Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for 2024-12-21 ( 4 items )  
Corps of Engineers Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Lock and Dam 10 Mooring Cell Project (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for its proposed Lock and Dam 10 mooring cell project. The purpose of the project is to construct a mooring cell for navigation vessels to tie off while awaiting passage through the lock on the Upper Mississippi River, upstream of Lock and Dam 10, near Gut more PR

Interior and Defense Departments Invest $15 Million to Preserve Green Spaces, Enhance Recreation Opportunities Around Military Installations (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Departments of the Interior and Defense today announced a $15 million investment to support conservation and recreation access around military bases through the Readiness and Recreation Initiative. Funding comes from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Department of Defense (DOD)'s Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program and will support community conservation pro more PR

Minn. U.S. Attorney: Three Twin Cities Men Indicted in Narcotics Fraud Conspiracy (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: Three individuals have been charged in a conspiracy to acquire scheduled controlled substances by fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, Oscar Becerra-Ruiz, 21, Jasper William Johnson, 19, and Rayjaun Keon Varner, 23, knowingly conspired with each other to obtain promethazine with codeine, a controlled substance. From approxi more PR

White House Fact Sheet: President Biden & VP Harris Are Delivering for Rural Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * President Biden and Vice President Harris Are Delivering for Rural Communities Over the past four years, President Biden and Vice President Harris have taken action to ensure rural Americans do not have to leave their hometowns to find opportunity. One year ago, President Biden visited a family farm in Northfield, Minnesota to kick off the "Investing in Rural America" event series, spurr more PR