WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Prizes for innovations to reduce water or power used during dialysis Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced seven winners of the KidneyX Sustainability Prize, designed to incentivize development of solutions to reduce water or power usage during dialysis care. Today's life-sustaining dialysis technology is facing growing concerns due to its substantial con  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded $2,500,000 for the South Broadway Avenue project planning in Rochester. The grant, provided through USDOT's RAISE program, will support the study, design, and engineering of a Complete Street and pedestrian and bike overpass along the approximate half-mile corridor on South Broadw  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is committed to a robust Marketplace Open Enrollment process for consumers so they can effortlessly purchase quality, affordable health care coverage. CMS reports that 23.6 million1 consumers selected plan year 2025 coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2025 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period, including 3.2 million new co  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on Jan. 8, 2025: * * * U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement on the announcement that the Justice Department amended its lawsuit against RealPage to include six large landlords that collectively operate 1.3 million rental units across 43 states and DC that use RealPage's algorithmic rent-setting tools. "RealPage has used its algorithms to help landlords fix rental prices and limi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded $2,500,000 for the South Broadway Avenue project planning in Rochester. The grant, provided through USDOT's RAISE program, will support the study, design, and engineering of a Complete Street and pedestrian and bike overpass along the approximate half-mile corridor on South Broa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded $25,000,000 for the Highway 3/Robert St. project planning in St. Paul. The grant, provided through USDOT's RAISE program, will reconstruct approximately 1.5 miles of State Highway 3, including upgrading pedestrian crossings, improving sidewalks and trails, managing speed, expand  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA APHIS Shares Fifteen New States Joining the NMTS and Critical Updates on HPAI Vaccines Across Species Jan. 08, 2025 Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that 15 additional states have enrolled in the National Milk Testing Strategy, bringing the total number of states to 28 in roughly one month since the program launched. The  more