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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Minnesota Newsletter for Friday October 18, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Betty McCollum Stands up for Members of the U.S. Armed Forces Serving Abroad and their Right to Have their Votes Count
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: SAINT PAUL, Minn. In response to lawsuits targeting the voting rights of U.S. service members serving abroad, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement: "Recent lawsuits brought by MAGA Republicans are an outrageous attempt to threaten the voting rights of members of the U.S. Armed Forces, including Minnesot  more

Four Libraries Expand Preservation Steward Agreements With GPO
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Government Publishing Office issued the following news release: Libraries at the University of Minnesota, the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, the University of Kentucky, and the University of South Carolina have expanded upon their Preservation Steward collections with the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO). To help libraries meet the needs of efficient Government document stewardship in the digital era, GPO has established Preservation Stewards to support c  more

U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Amy Klobuchar Announce Funding to Help Beginning, Emerging Farmers Access Farmland
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: MINNEAPOLIS, MN U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar (both D-MN), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, announced funding for Renewing the Countryside's Upper Midwest Farmland Access Hub Navigator Program to improve farmland access outcomes for all stages of beginning farmers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. The Farmland Access Hub, in its seventh year, pairs land-seeking farmers with an  more