WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Members call on Appropriators to protect ILAB funding, American workers WASHINGTON - Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.), Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.), co-chair of the Child Labor Prevention Task Force and Congressman Steven Horsford (D-Nev.  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Emmer leads Minnesota Republican Delegation Effort to Defund the Department of Education Washington, D.C. - Last week, Congressman Emmer led the entire Minnesota Republican congressional delegation in a letter to the leadership of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies urging them to fully defund the Department of Education in their Fiscal Ye  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 28 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on May 27, 2025: * * * Minnesota DNR accepting comments on environmental review documents for proposed 3M Oakdale surface water diversion project The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is accepting comments until 4:30 p.m. June 26 on an environmental assessment worksheet related to the 3M Oakdale surface water diversion project, located in Washington County. 3M Chemical Opera  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Appoints Kurt Blomgren to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in Minnesota WASHINGTON, May 27, 2025-- The Trump Administration recently appointed Kurt Blomgren as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Minnesota. Blomgren joined the Minnesota FSA team on May 5, 2025. "When America's f  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Washington Post: Scalise Leads Outside the Glare of the House Speakership Last week, Washington Post 's Paul Kane profiled House Majority Leader Steve Scalise's (R-La.) critical leadership in the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and examined his role as the most tenured member of Congressional leadership. To see highlights of the piece, see below. To read the full article  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Washington Post: Scalise Leads Outside the Glare of the House Speakership WASHINGTON, D.C. --Last week, Washington Post 's Paul Kane profiled House Majority Leader Steve Scalise's (R-La.) critical leadership in the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and examined his role as the most tenured member of Congressional leadership. To see highlights of the piece, see below. To read the full artic  more