WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces $82 Million for Rural Water Projects WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation today announced an investment of $82 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda in five Rural Water Projects to bring drinking water to areas of Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico and South Dakota. The funding is from the Bipartisan Infrastr  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 16 -- The Minnesota Farmers Union issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: Today the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) along with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced they have filed a lawsuit against John Deere, the world's largest tractor manufacturer, alleging the company's equipment repair policies violate federal antitrust laws and have driven up costs for farmers. "This lawsuit represents a critical  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Vicksburg man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate to 32 years in prison for conspiring to commit wire fraud, mail fraud and health care fraud; money laundering; aggravated identity theft; mail fraud; and contempt of court. He was also ordered to pay $1,917,231.26 in restitution to the victims in the case. According to court docum  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for Jan. 6-10, 2025: * * * Summarized Board Decisions No Published Decisions Issued. * * * Unpublished Board Decisions in Representation and Unfair Labor Practice Cases R Cases Essentia Health (18-RC-330714) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583efb235) Duluth, MN, January 7, 2025. The Board denied the Employer's Request for Review of the Regional Director's Order Rescheduling   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) reintroduced legislation to reinvigorate America's antitrust laws and restore competition to American markets. The Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act will give federal enforcers the resources they need to do their jobs, strengthen prohibitions on anticompetitive conduct and mergers, and make additional reforms to improve enforcement. This legislation bui  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement after the Department of Treasury announced a notice of intent to propose regulations for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit. "While more work remains to ensure flexibility for growers and producers, this guidance provides much-needed short-term certainty for homegrown biofuel producers to begin benefiting from   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following statement: * * * MINNESOTA - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement after the Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital was re-approved earlier today as a federal Critical Access Hospital. Recently, the hospital's rural designation was in jeopardy, which meant they could lose needed federal funding. After swift outreach from Senator Klobuchar, the issue was resolved. "Every Minnesotan, no matter   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * TKO Construction Services to Pay $300,000 to Settle EEOC Sex, Race and Age Discrimination Lawsuit Federal Agency Charged Employee Was Forced to Resign After She Was Told to Not Hire Women, Blacks and Older Workers for Construction Industry Jobs MINNEAPOLIS - TKO Construction Services, a staffing company that provides temporary employees for commercial, residential, restoration, heavy   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: * * * USGS releases first-ever map of potential for geologic hydrogen in U.S. The map is the first of its kind at continental scale anywhere, showing likely underground areas to explore for geologic hydrogen. It reveals areas of interest that have the potential to hold accumulations of geologic hydrogen, including a mid-continent region that covers Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota and  more