WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Ahniwake Rose, president and CEO of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, from a Feb. 27, 2025, public witness hearing on fiscal 2026 funding priorities: * * * Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and Members of the Subcommittee. My name is Ahniwake Rose, and I am President of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC). I ap  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states in 2024 March 07, 2025 In 2024, annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states and were little changed in 29 states and the District of Columbia. Employment-population ratios decreased in 5 states and were little changed in 45 states and the District. The U.S. jobless rate increase  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 6, 2025 ARMY Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi (W900KK-25-D-0021); Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0022); Cubic Defense Applications Inc., San Diego, California (W900KK-25-D-0023); Ravenswood Solutions Inc.,* Fremont, California (W900KK-25-D-0024); Cole Engineering Services Inc., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0025); Skiftech LLC,* Orlando, Florida (W900KK-  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * Duluth Felon Charged with Possession of Firearm, Fentanyl DULUTH, Minn. - A Duluth woman has been indicted on illegal possession of a firearm and drug trafficking charges, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick. According to court documents, on December 8, 2023, Khadijah Denise Preston, 30, was found in possession of a Smith & Wesson model M&P   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Jason Schlender, executive administrator of the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, from a Feb. 27, 2025, public witness hearing on fiscal 2026 funding requests: * * * 1. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, OPERATION OF INDIAN PROGRAMS a. TRUST-NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, RIGHTS PROTECTION IMPLEMENTATION (RPI):   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Call on FEMA to Respond to Questions about Disaster Victim Data, Mass Firings, and Funding Freezes Lawmakers: "The Administration's destructive approach will not assist the disaster-impacted communities across the country hoping to rebuild and move forward. To the contrary, it will leave the nation more vulnerable to future disasters and less prepared to pick up the pieces when t  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE St. Paul removes foreign fugitive wanted in El Salvador for child rape MINNEAPOLIS -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Oscar Alexander Cruz Rodriguez, 29, an illegally present foreign fugitive wanted in El Salvador for rape of a minor, Feb. 14. "Criminal foreign fugitives who prey on minors are not welcome in Minnesota," said ICE   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Indian Affairs Committee Advances 25 Bills To Full Senate Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Vice Chairman of the Committee, led a business meeting of the Senate Committee of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC, to consider  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ADVANCES 25 BILLS TO FULL SENATE U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Vice Chairman of the Committee, led a business meeting of the Senate Committee of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC, to consider 25 bills before the Committee.   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, vice chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on March 7, 2025: * * * JEC Establishes Committee Leadership for the 119th Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last week, the Joint Economic Committee concluded its committee organizational vote to adopt the committee's leadership for the 119th Congress. Chairman David Schweikert (R-AZ-01) and Vice Chairman Eric Schmitt (R-MO) formally ratified the committee's membership,  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar and Colleagues Urge President Trump to Reverse Tariffs That Could Devastate Farmers and Raise Food Prices Klobuchar and Colleagues Urge President Trump to Reverse Tariffs That Could Devastate Farmers and Raise Food Prices WASHINGTON - Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agricul  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on F1 Admitting U.S. General Motors/Cadillac team WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement on Formula 1 expanding and admitting the U.S. General Motors/Cadillac team to the grid. "Last year, we took a stand when F1 sought to exclude General Motors/Cadillac from the F1 championship series despite meeting all technical and financial requir  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on Reinstatement of USDA Workers WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement on the Merit System Protection Board ordering the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to temporarily reinst  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending March 1, 2025. * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 221,000, a decrease of 21,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 242,000. The 4-week moving average was 224,250, an increase of 250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 224,000. The advance s  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Library of Congress issued the following news: * * * Library Announces Teaching with Primary Sources Regional Grant Awards The Library of Congress recently awarded six Teaching with Primary Sources regional grants. Recipients of these regional grants will make subgrants on behalf of the Library to organizations that wish to integrate Library resources and Teaching with Primary Sources methods into their educational programming. The recipients include Illinois Stat  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Demand FEMA Responds to Questions about Disaster Victim Data, Mass Firings, and Funding Freezes Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their colleagues to call on the leadership of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to respond to unanswered questions about Elon Musk's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) and   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Demand FEMA Responds to Questions about Disaster Victim Data, Mass Firings, and Funding Freezes Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their colleagues to call on the leadership of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to respond to unanswered questions about Elon Musk's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) and its  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 8 -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * DEED Awards $11.2 Million to Train Workers for High-Demand Employment St. Paul, MN - The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced $11.2 million for job skills training, work readiness, internships, work experience, on-the-job training and job placement for Minnesotans. Through DEED's Transformative   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 7 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following proclamation: * * * WHEREAS: Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder caused by the brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles; and WHEREAS: Narcolepsy affects an estimated 1 in 2,000 people in the United States; and WHEREAS: Narcolepsy is an underrecognized and underdiagnosed condition that affects people of all ages; and WHEREAS: The most frequent symptom of narcolepsy is excessive daytime sleepiness  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 7 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following proclamation: * * * WHEREAS: International Women's Day is celebrated globally on March 8 in honor of the past, present, and future contributions of women that make our communities and countries better places to live, work, and grow; and WHEREAS: International Women's Day aims to uphold women's achievements, recognize the challenges women face, and focus greater attention on the ongoing advocacy for women's rights  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 7 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Walz, Lieutenant Governor Flanagan Announce Appointments [ST. PAUL, MN] - Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced the following appointments to the Board of Barber Examiners; Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy; Board of Dentistry; Board of Medical Practice; Clean Water Council; Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority; Minnesota Commission on  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 7 -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news: * * * State Issues Consumer Notification for Thousand Hills Beef Products from Lakewinds Food Co-op in Richfield Metal shot or BBs found in beef product The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is notifying consumers of a recall of Thousand Hills Local Farms beef products from Lakewinds Food Co-op of Richfield due to metal contamination. This recall is being issued after staff at the Richf  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Aurene Martin, a board member at the National Indian Child Welfare Association, from a Feb. 27, 2025, public witness hearing on funding recommendations for programs under the Bureau of Indian Affairs: * * * The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is a national American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) nonprofit organization. NICWA has been a l  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Grant Johnson, president of the Prairie Island Indian Community Tribal Council, from a Feb. 26, 2025, public witness hearing on funding for tribal law enforcement: * * * Summary of Agency/Program and Funding Requests 1. Funding for Tribes Threatened by Federally-Constructed or Licensed Projects 2. Funding for Tribal Law Enforcement and Emergen  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve has announced applications under the Change in Bank Control Act, allowing individuals and entities to acquire shares in specific banks and bank holding companies. The applications involve various parties, including trustees and investors seeking to retain or gain control of financial institutions. Notably, a group from Kentucky, including Michael Radcliffe, Jason Jones, and Kathy Seaford, alongside Fiduciary Trust Services, LLC, and other indi  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Protect Workers' Right to Organize, Collectively Bargain WASHINGTON, DC - This week, Rep. Angie Craig (MN-02) helped re-introduce the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act to protect workers' right to organize and bargain for higher wages, better benefits and safer working conditions. "Having grown up in a union family, I understand that the power to c  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Iowa Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by June Storm Deadline to apply for economic injury loans approaching SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Iowa of the April 7, 2025, deadline to apply   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * Thirty-Seventh Feeding Our Future Defendant Pleads Guilty with Obstruction of Justice Enhancement for Witness Tampering Attempt MINNEAPOLIS - A Lakeville man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud for his role in the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Lis  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Calls Out Republicans for Dismantling Protections that Keep Americans Safe from Dangerous and Cancer-Causing Air Toxins WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) spoke out against House Joint Resolution 61, which would repeal critical Clean Air Act protections that keep Americans safe from some of the most dangerous and cancer-cau  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Colleagues Call on FEMA to Respond to Questions about Disaster Victim Data, Mass Firings, and Funding Freezes WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Peter Welch and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) led nine of their colleagues in calling on leadership of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to respond to unanswered questions about Elon Musk's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) an  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Agricultural Stakeholders React to Trump's Tariffs Caleb Ragland, president, American Soybean Association: "Farmers are frustrated. Tariffs are not something to take lightly and 'have fun' with. Not only do they hit our family businesses squarely in the wallet, but they rock a core tenet on which our trading relationships are b  more