MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 6 -- Ameriprise Financial, a provider of investment advice, asset management and insurance capabilities, issued the following news release: * * * Ameriprise Financial Recognized as Most Recommended Among Wealth Managers in 2025 Kiplinger Readers' Choice Awards MINNEAPOLIS - JUNE 5, 2025 - Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) today announced that it received high recognition in the 2025 Kiplinger Readers' Choice Awards. Kiplinger, a publication known for personal  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, June 6 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 5, 2025: * * * Amazon announces massive NC data center By Bill Glahn Sound familiar? The AP reported yesterday: Amazon plans to invest $10 billion toward building a campus in North Carolina to expand its cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure. That's billion, with a "b." An e  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, June 6 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 5, 2025: * * * Health provisions in One Big Beautiful Bill could impact upcoming budget deal By Matt Dean The One Big Beautiful Bill (HR1, aka OBBB), passed by the GOP-controlled U.S. House on May 22, 2025, significantly alters federal healthcare funding, impacting Minnesota's health care system. T  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, June 6 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 5, 2025: * * * U.S. ranks 8th highest in school time but still gets outperformed By Catrin Wigfall Does the American education system provide students enough instructional time to keep them competitive against their peers worldwide? It's a question policymakers have argued over for decades. In ter  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad's Legislation Passes House, Protecting Small Businesses from Harmful Sanctuary City Policies * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01), member of the House Committee on Small Business, released a statement following House passage of H.R. 2931, the Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act, with bipartisan support : "By circumventing federal law and encouraging illegal immigran  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Five Highs Gang Members Convicted by Jury of RICO Conspiracy, Drug Trafficking, and Firearms Offenses * Following a three-week trial, a federal jury in Minneapolis convicted five Minnesota men today for their involvement in the Highs -- a violent Minneapolis street gang -- and in gang-related murders, shootings, and narcotics distribution. According to court documents and evidence presented at tri  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: [VIDEO] Rep. Omar Condemns Trump's Travel Ban * WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) joined a press conference in front of the United States Capitol Building to condemn President Donald Trump's travel ban and to reintroduce the NO BAN Act. The Congresswoman emphasized how disastrous Trump's racist travel ban will be. It will keep families separated and endanger lives. Rep. Omar also   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Klobuchar Highlights Negative Impacts of Proposed Republican Cuts to SNAP At Spotlight Forum WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, emphasized the importance of SNAP and the risks it faces due to the House Republic  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSFR) -- The Office of Personnel Management is proposing a rule to abolish the Hennepin, Minnesota, nonappropriated fund Federal wage system wage area. This action is necessary due to declining NAF FWS employment and the inability of local activities to conduct wage surveys in the area. The proposed rule would redefine most of Hennepin's counties to the nearest NAF FWS wage areas, with counties lacking NAF FWS employment no longer being defined to a NAF wage area. Currentl  more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, June 5 -- Rezidor Hotel Group issued the following news release: * * * Radisson Collection debuts in France with the opening of Cour des Loges, a Renaissance icon in Lyon Radisson Hotel Group debuts Radisson Collection in France with the opening of Cour des Loges Lyon, A Radisson Collection Hotel, bringing its distinctive luxury-lifestyle brand to an iconic address in the heart of Lyon's historic center. Situated in Lyon's UNESCO-listed Vieux Lyon district -- an enchant  more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, June 6 -- Rezidor Hotel Group issued the following news release: * * * Radisson Hotel Group builds on sustainability commitment with closed loop approach to amenities recycling Radisson Hotel Group continues to drive its responsible business agenda with an innovative closed loop recycling approach to hotel bulk liquid amenities in key markets including India, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. This wide-scale initiative is part of the Group's broader commitment  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Opening Statement at Conservation Subcommittee Hearing Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at a Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee hearing titled "Supporting Farmers, Strengthening Conservation, Sustaining Working  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Presses Trump's Head of the Small Business Administration to Support Tariff Exemptions for Small Businesses Rep. Morrison questions Small Business Administrator Loeffler * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) questioned the United States Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler at a hearing of the U.  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 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, I rise today to speak in favor of the Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Reporting Act of 2025. I will start by thanking my friend and colleague from Kentucky (Mr. McGarvey) for introducing this bill and for his hard work in getting this bill to this poin  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 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, I rise today in strong support of my bill, the ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act. I want to begin by thanking my colleagues from California, Missouri, and New Hampshire, Representatives Simon, Alford, and Pappas, for their support of thi  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Craig, Levin Reintroduce Legislation to Require Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Hotel Rooms and Short-Term Rentals * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig (MN-02) and Mike Levin (CA-49) reintroduced legislation to require that carbon monoxide detectors be installed in every hotel and motel room and short-term rental across the country. Rep. Craig originally introduced the Stay  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Sanctuary Governors to Testify at Oversight Committee on June 12 WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced "A Hearing with Sanctuary State Governors." Governors of Illinois, Minnesota, and New York will testify at the hearing on their states' sanctuary poli  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 6 -- The Center for Victims of Torture issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Travel Bans are Merely Punitive and do not Make U.S. Citizens Safer The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) today issued this statement in response to President Trump's announcement that people from 12 countries will not be allowed into the United States, along with a partial ban for people from seven more. "This new travel ban is inhumane, discriminatory and arbitrary. B  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar, Tina Smith Celebrate Award to Repair Flood Damage from Rapidan Dam Failure * ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith (both D-MN) announced a grant for Southeastern Minnesota to survey and repair damage done by severe storms in May 2024, which caused flooding and damage to road infrastructure in 42 counties. One notable example is the Rapidan  more