WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that they secured federal funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 federal budget for projects benefiting Red Wing. These projects will help support Sorin's Bluff Reservoir and the Red Wing Hill Street Triplex Project. "These projects will improve critical water infrastructure and housing options for communities in Red Wing," said Klobuchar. "With thi  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that they secured $75,000 in funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 federal budget to support mental health services in Detroit Lakes. The funding will provide A Place to Belong with resources for outreach and recruitment of persons with mental illness. A Place to Belong is a social club for adults who are diagnosed with a serious mental illness."We  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that they secured federal funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 federal budget for projects to benefit Scott County and surrounding areas. These projects will invest in public trails, workforce development, and mental health services. Klobuchar and Smith requested the funding along with U.S. Representative Angie Craig (D-MN)."From building a trail   more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that they secured $550,000 in funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 federal budget to implement the Stratis Health CIRCLE of Care program in Hubbard and Beltrami Counties. The project is a substance use treatment program aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality for those with opioid use disorder (OUD)."The opioid epidemic has been hurting communit  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that they secured $250,000 in funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 federal budget for the Boys & Girls Club of Rochester's Off-site Program Expansion project. This expansion will double the number of K-12 students served by the Rochester Boys & Girls Club."Nonprofits like the Boys & Girls Club of Rochester offer important resources for kids to imp  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced the introduction of the Rural Mail Delivery Improvement Act, legislation to require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to implement all the recommendations made by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) following their audit of the Bemidji Post Office. The USPS currently disagrees with two of the five reco  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, and 23 of her colleagues called on Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter to prevent and prosecute collusion and price fixing in the oil industry. The letter calls for the launch of an industry-wide investigation int  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Representative Pete Stauber (R-MN) announced the introduction of the Rural Mail Delivery Improvement Act. This legislation would require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to implement all of the recommendations made by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) following their audit of the Bemidji Post Office, which uncovered operational problems at the facility. "M  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: D.C. [5.29.24] - Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith sent a scathing letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, following a United States Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General (OIG) report that reveals severe management failures contributing to critical postal service disruptions in Bemidji and the broader Minnesota-North Dakota District, including around 80,000 pieces of delayed mail. Senator Smith is call  more