WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12919) on Feb. 21, 2025, legislative attorney Milan N. Ball: * * * The Evolution of P.L. 86-272's State Income Tax Immunity for Income Derived from Interstate Commerce Enacted in 1959, P.L. 86-272, 73 Stat. 555 (codified at 15 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 381-384), limits the power of states to impose a net income tax on out-of-state sellers who have limited business activities within the st  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum Statement on Firing of Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement in response to the announcement that President Donald Trump fired Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Chief of Naval Operations: "In addition to the firing o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum Statement on Firing of Joint Chiefs Chairman Charles Q. Brown WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-04), the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, released the following statement in response to the announcement that President Donald Trump fired General Charles Q. Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: "I am appalled by   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 22 -- Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity issued the following news on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * Research in Action Helps Twin Cities Habitat Improve Programs Regina Eckes Several years before adopting our new Strategic Plan: Build Forward Together, Twin Cities Habitat began seeking creative solutions to bridge the racial homeownership gap. To deepen our understanding and make meaningful changes, we partnered with Dr. Brittany Lewis and her firm Research in Action. With the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Smith, Klobuchar Demand Answers from Secretary of the Interior Regarding Mass Firing of National Park Employees WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) sent a letter to the Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum, expressing deep concern about his decision to abruptly fire more than 2,000 employees at the Department of the Interior (DOI). Reporting in  more