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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Tuesday September 24, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Senators Amy Klobuchar, Tina Smith Announce Expansion of Meat Processing Facility in Perham, MN
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Today, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith (both D-MN), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, announced funding to double the capacity of a meat processing facility in Perham, MN. The $530,000 grant will go to Lakes Community Cooperative, a processing facility that provides its member owners with multi-species livestock processing services.  Helping smaller, locally   more

Sens. Klobuchar, Smith Announce Beltrami County to Receive Additional Federal Resources for Law Enforcement to Crack Down on Illicit Drug Trafficking, Address the Overdose Epidemic
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced Beltrami County will receive federal resources to help law enforcement crack down on illicit drug trafficking and address the overdose epidemic through the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program. The HIDTA Program, funded by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), coordinates and assists federal, sta  more