GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 26 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 17, 2025): * * * Written by Bill Glahn Feeding Our Future: the defense of Salim Said, Aye Begorrah! The second Feeding Our Future trial resumed this morning at the federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. Your correspondent was there. Salim Said, co-owner of the Safari Restaurant of south Mi  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 28 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers seeks comments on river sand placement site in Winona County, Minn. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public comments on a draft Environment Assessment, or EA, for a proposed river sand placement site in Winona County, Minnesota. The sand will be beneficially used by Fastenal Company for construction of a warehouse. The   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 24 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Louisiana to power $5.8 billion Hyundai steel plant Hyundai Motor Group has made a groundbreaking decision to invest $5.8 billion in a new manufacturing facility in Louisiana. This first-of-its-kind site marks Hyundai's inaugural North American steel facility, establishing a fully integrated, made-in-America supply chain to support its automotive manufacturing operations across t  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11140) on March 25, 2025, by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn. Here are excerpts: * * * Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Overview of Structure and Activities Federal regional commissions and authorities (FRCAs) address perceived regional economic underdevelopment. These organizations accommodate multileveled and multijurisdictional participatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is Helping Iowa Below is a continuously updated list of good news arising from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted by President Trump and congressional Republicans in 2017, and which now must be made permanent. The average annual TCJA tax cut for Iowa households is $1,423. ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL IRS DATA, TCJA PROVIDED: 19% tax cut for Iowans making be  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following floor remarks on March 25, 2025: * * * Mr. President, I am so glad the junior Senator from Indiana occupies the chair as Presiding Officer at this time because it was 100 years ago next week that "The Voice of a Thousand Main Streets" first began broadcasting from the second floor of the Main Auto Supply Building in downtown Fort Wayne, IN--an area that the Presiding Officer knows well. On March 31, 1925, at 500 watts, 1  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12648) on March 24, 2025, by natural resources policy specialist Anna E. Normand and deputy assistant director and specialist Nicole T. Carter. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: FY2025 Appropriations Congress generally funds the civil works activities of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in annual Energy and Water Development appropriations acts. T  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * Wildlife Vocalizations Lost: Cheyenne Beach I worked for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). I started working for NRCS as a soil conservationi  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Celebrates 100th Anniversary of WOWO Radio **Click here or above to watch Senator Young's floor speech.** WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) spoke on the Senate floor about 100th anniversary of WOWO Radio in Fort Wayne. On March 31, 1925, at 500 watts, 1320 on the dial, the Voice of the Midwest - WOWO Radio - first hit the airwaves. "Over the past century, through good times and b  more