WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule amending Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-161, V-163, and V-568, alongside establishing a new United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-545 in the vicinity of Three Rivers, Texas. This regulatory change stems from the planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Three Rivers VOR/Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) navigational ai  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued a final rule amending regulations to permit the use of zinc L-selenomethionine as a source of selenium in complete feed for broiler chickens. This amendment follows the approval of a food additive petition submitted by Zinpro Corporation, headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The FDA concluded that the data provided by Zinpro Corp. sufficiently demonstrated the safety and e  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 17 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis on May 16, 2025, by Caryn Mohr entitled "Data drive updates to state unemployment insurance systems": Here are excerpts: * * * Data drive updates to state unemployment insurance systems At a Minneapolis Fed event, unemployment insurance experts shared examples of states working with data to improve applicant experiences and modernize program systems Article Highlights * State unemploymen  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Smith Visit Command Center in Northeastern Minnesota and Survey Wildfire Damage TWO HARBORS, MINN. - Governor Tim Walz, and U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) visited the Incident Command Center in Two Harbors, Minnesota to receive a briefing from officials battling the wildfires and to survey fire damage. "We heard directly about the incredible emergency response  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 17 -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news on May 15, 2025: * * * 2025 Noxious Weed and Invasive Plant Grants Awarded $1.7 million dollars awarded since 2017 The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has announced its recipients of the 2025 Noxious Weed and Invasive Plant Grant. Thirteen projects totaling $150,000 were awarded though the grant. The money, awarded to cities, counties, townships, conservation districts, and Tribal Nati  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 17 -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Minnesota Jobs Picture Changes Little in April St. Paul, MN - Minnesota lost a small number of jobs in April, and the state's unemployment rate increased slightly as more people joined the labor force, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). In April, Minnesota lost 1,300 jobs, effectivel  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Questions Secretary of Veterans Affairs Amidst Plans to Cut 80,000 VA Jobs WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) questioned Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins on the Trump Administration's plan to cut 15% of the VA workforce - over 80,000 jobs, putting veterans' care and well-being at risk. A member of the House Committee on Veter  more