BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Expands Tribal Health Access with Approval of Medicaid State Plan Amendments in Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is expanding access to vital care for American Indian and Alaska Native communities by approving Medicaid State Plan Amendme  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 14 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis on June 13, 2025, entitled "Cutting Hours Instead of Cutting Jobs: Shared Work Within the Unemployment Insurance System": Here are excerpts: * * * Cutting Hours Instead of Cutting Jobs: Shared Work Within the Unemployment Insurance System An event featuring new data and perspectives * How can unemployment insurance (UI) support alternatives to layoffs when business is slow? A little-kno  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority in Brighton, Michigan, has completed an inventory of ancestral human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The authority has determined a cultural connection exists between these items and various Indian Tribes, making them available for repatriation. This process allows for the return of these cultural items on or after July 11, 2025. The inventory identif  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has issued a notice entitled "Overhead Door Counterbalance Torsion Springs From China and India; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Investigations." This notice announces the scheduling of the final phase of investigations to determine if a U.S. industry is experiencing material injury, or is threatened with material injury, due to imports of overhead door counterbalance torsion springs from Chin  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department Justice Antitrust Division has issued a notice entitled "National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 - MLCommons Association." MLCommons Association, a collaborative research and production venture, has filed an update regarding its membership. This notice, a requirement under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, aims to extend the provisions that limit antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specific   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on Federal Judge Blocking President Trump's Firing of CPSC Commissioners * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement on federal judges blocking the president's firing of the three Democratic Consumer Product Safety Commissioners and ordering their immediate reinstatement. "This was an illegal firing that put the safety of Americans at r  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * LaHood Questions Governor Pritzker for Endangering the Lives of Residents of Illinois * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) questioned Governor JB Pritzker at the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's hearing with sanctuary state governors on their failure to enforce federal immigration laws. Click to watch a clip of Rep. LaHood's full questioning "Instead of work  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 14 (TNSrep) -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release on June 13, 2025: * * * Minnesota Exports Declined 6% to $6.3 Billion in First Quarter St. Paul, MN - Minnesota exports of goods declined to $6.3 billion in the first quarter 2025, slipping 6% compared to the first quarter of 2024, according to data released by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). While overall U.S. expor  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 14 -- Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon issued the following news on June 13, 2025: * * * Secretary Simon Statement on Charges Related to Fraudulent Voter Registration Applications No fraudulent ballots were requested or cast in connection with the case * SAINT PAUL - The U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota has charged two people with conspiracy to engage in voter registration fraud. For more than two years, Office of the Minnesota Secretary of Stat  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks on June 12, 2025: * * * Ranking Member McCollum Remarks at the Full Committee Markup of the 2026 Defense Bill WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN-04), Ranking Member of the Defense Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the full committee markup of the 2026 Defense funding bill: Thank you, Chairman Cole, Ranking Member DeLauro, and  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Introduces Bill to Address Housing Crisis * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig introduced legislation to address the affordable housing crisis by enabling the federal government to better track and study housing loss across the country. Rep. Craig's Federal Inquiry into the Nature and Documentation (FIND) of Housing Loss Act would create a joint taskforce between t  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Statement on EPA RVO Announcement * EAGAN, MN - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's announcement on proposed volumes for the 2026 and 2027 Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs). "Today's RVO proposal from EPA is a step in the right direction as we continue working to invest in homegrown biofuels, lower prices at  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Craig, Van Drew Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Critical Medication Shortages and Reduce American Reliance on Chinese Manufacturing * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN) and Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen domestic medication supply chains and reduce American reliance on China for critical medications. The bipartis  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following article: * * * School Food Authorities Work With State and Federal Agencies To Implement the National School Lunch Program By Saied Toossi and Jessica E. Todd Highlights * Providing meals to children through the National School Lunch Program is a partnership between the Federal government, which sets rules and provides funding and other support; State agencies, which monitor program im  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Minnesota Producers in Goodhue and Rice Counties Affected by High Winds, Hail, and Tornado * Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the a  more