PHOENIX, Arizona, May 22 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * ACLU of Arizona Demands Justice and Transparency as Trump DOJ Abandons Federal Police Oversight PHOENIX - The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona, the ACLU, and local partners launched the Seven States Safety Campaign today, filing coordinated public records requests to uncover police misconduct in Phoenix, Arizona and six other states where the U.S. Depart  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 22 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * ACLU of Minnesota Responds to DOJ's Withdrawal from Consent Decree Agreement with MPD This morning, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it will be asking the court to withdraw from the consent decree agreement it reached with the Minneapolis Police Department. This comes less than a month after President Trump issued an executive order opining that  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 21, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Sioux Falls - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.27 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commi  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news: * * * Borealis Tops 205,800 Guests at First Anniversary Total Amtrak St. Paul - Chicago Ridership Up 227 percent ST. PAUL, Minn., and CHICAGO - Robust ridership demand for the state-sponsored Borealis trains between St. Paul and Chicago continues to exceed expectations in its first full year of service. Operated daily by Amtrak under contracts with Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, Borealis ridersh  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Emmer Reintroduces Bill to Bring Regulatory Clarity to Digital Assets Ecosystem Washington, D.C. \- Today, Congressman Tom Emmer reintroduced the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA), which solidifies that digital asset developers and service providers that do not custody consumer funds are not money transmitters. It provides necessary legal clarity that will unlock blockchain development in the   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad's Prove It Act Passes House Judiciary Committee WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) released the following statement, after his legislation, the Prove It Act, passed the House Judiciary Committee: "As a member of the House Committee on Small Business, I have heard from numerous small business owners about how federal overregulation threatens their growth and success,  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Klobuchar Lead Bipartisan Resolution Calling for Return of Kidnapped Ukrainian Children WASHINGTON - Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) led a bipartisan group of senators in introducing a resolution calling for the return of abducted Ukrainian children before finalizing any peace agreement to end Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine. The resolution condemns Russia's   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Welch, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Medicare Drug Price Negotiation and Lower Costs for Americans WASHINGTON \- Today, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Peter Welch (D-VT) reintroduced the Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act. This legislation would expand Medicare negotiation of drug prices to lower drug costs for consumers, reduce federal s  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 22 -- The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda items for May 29, 2025: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2025-091 * E229,119/SA-25-134 Detroit Lakes Public Utilities; Lake Region Electric Coop. In the Matter of the Joint Request of the Detroit Lakes Public Utilities and Lake Region Electric Cooperative to Modify Electric Service Territory Boundaries. Should the Commission approve the joint request of service area transfer f  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 22 -- The Minnesota Nurses Association issued the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * Duluth nurses and providers sound the alarm as Essentia pockets tax breaks, cuts patient care (Duluth) - May 20, 2025 - Earlier today, frontline healthcare staff and community members in Duluth raised urgent concerns about declining patient care and unsafe staffing levels at Essentia Health -- even as the not-for-profit system receives millions in tax exemptions meant to b  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 22 (TNSrep) -- The Minnesota Nurses Association issued the following news release on May 20, 2025: * * * Nurses sound the alarm as Twin Cities hospitals pocket tax breaks, cut patient care (St. Paul) - May 20, 2025 - Nurses and community members across the Twin Cities are raising urgent concerns over worsening patient care and understaffing in local hospitals--even as the major health systems benefiting from tax-exempt status fail to meet their basic obligations to th  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) is calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to issue crucial guidance for implementing the Thomas R. Carper Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) of 2024. In a letter dated April 30, 2025, the NPCA, representing 1.6 million members and supporters, emphasized the need for specific directives to safeguard and enhance America's national parks. The NPCA highlighted the Army Corps' vital role in protecting and restoring wate  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Testifies Against Food Assistance Cuts at Middle of Night Hearing Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement before the House Rules Committee, as Republicans pushed forward with their plan to cut $300 billion from food assistance programs t  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following remarks on May 20, 2025, at an oversight hearing on the National Guard and Reserves Forces: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chair, and Mr. Chair, I stated to our people testifying this morning that I will be leaving to go to Interior, which you and I both served on. Right after my opening statement, Mr. Case will be here in my stead, and I hope to be back. So   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, issued the following remarks on May 20, 2025, at a hearing for the U.S. Department of the Interior's budget for fiscal 2026: * * * Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, thank you for holding this hearing this morning, and Secretary Burgum, thank you very much for being with us today. I appreciated that the slight delay in committee gave me a chan  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following floor remarks on May 20, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, today I rise on behalf of Minnesota families who will lose access to healthcare if the Republican budget passes. I want to tell you about Alicia and her daughter, one of them. Alicia's oldest daughter is 11 years old. She is a happy, active, and conf  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Haley M. Stevens, D-Michigan, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 20, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1223, the Accelerating Networking, Cyberinfrastructure, and Hardware for Oceanic Research Act, or ANCHOR Act. I would like to thank my colleague, Representative Vince Fong (R-CA), for working with me to advance this bipartisan legislation. I would also like to thank Senators Alex Pa  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Craig, Hinson Lead Bipartisan Call to Expand Homegrown Biofuels Production WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN) and Ashley Hinson (R-IA) led 26 of their bipartisan colleagues in calling on the Administration to expand annual Renewable Volumes Obligations for biomass-based diesel in their upcoming rulemaking for 2026. In a letter to President Donald Trump, the Member  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Ashley Moody Introduces Drone Espionage Act to Crack Down on Spying through Video Surveillance of Military Installations WASHINGTON, D.C.--Today, with the advent of drone technology and the rise in adversarial drones flying over military installations, Senator Ashley Moody introduced the Drone Espionage Act which would make it a federal crime to take unauthorized videos of U.S. military  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall and Warner Reintroduce Bill to Improve Seniors' Access to Care Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Virginia) today reintroduced the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act - bipartisan, zero-cost legislation to improve access to care for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The bill focuses on streamlining the   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * The U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division Dismisses Biden-Era Police Investigations and Proposed Police Consent Decrees in Louisville and Minneapolis Today, the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division is beginning the process of dismissing lawsuits against the Louisville, Kentucky and Minneapolis, Minnesota police departments. These lawsuits, which were filed at the last minute b  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith's Statement on Trump Administration's Move to Abandon Minneapolis Police Reform WASHINGTON, D.C -- Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) issued the following statement on the Department of Justice's decision to withdraw the federal consent decree with the Minneapolis Police Department: "I am deeply disturbed by the Trump administration's decision to abandon the feder  more