ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 25 -- 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, and the city of Minot, North Dakota, recently signed a cost share agreement to facilitate a workshop focused on accessing and improving oxbows, or channels, that became disconnected on the Souris River. In 1979, when the Corps of Engineers and the city of Minot constructed the Souris River flood risk management project, some   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Education has released the following public communication dated Nov. 20, 2024, from the Texas Classroom Teachers Association: * * * TCTA response to Comment Request, Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection ED-2024-SCC-0128-0001 * * * To Whom It May Concern: The Texas Classroom Teachers Association, representing classroom teachers and instructional personnel statewide, has the following comments regarding the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) propos  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Nov. 16, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 213,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 217,000 to 219,000. The 4-week moving average was 21  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 26 -- The Minnesota Department of Education issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: * * * Funding Will Expand the Student Support Personnel Workforce * * * Today, the Minnesota Department of Education announced that 13 programs at Minnesota universities were awarded at total of $5 million in Student Support Personnel Workforce Pipeline Program grant funding to be used to support students pursuing licensure as student support personnel in order to expand   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 26 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news: The Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council (AFREC) is looking for new members to join the council and help expand soil fertility research, education, and outreach in Minnesota. AFREC is a farmer-led program to advance soil fertility research, technology development, and education. Money is raised through the sale of fertilizer in the state and invested through a competiti  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 26 -- The Minnesota Department of Health issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: * * * Work is underway to replace almost 90,000 pipes and eliminate exposure to lead from drinking water by 2033 * * * The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today announced that 100% of the state's community water systems have completed an inventory of their service lines as part of a national effort to identify where lead pipes need to be replaced. MDH has been working  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Nov. 25, 2024, at the pardoning of the national turkey: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Well, good morning. AUDIENCE: Good morning! THE PRESIDENT: They tell me there's 2,500 people here today -- (applause) -- looking for a pardon. (Laughter.) Well, good morning and welcome to a wonderful White House tradition. We've got a lot of folks joining us today. Members of my cabinet, members of the White House staff and their families. We'v  more