ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 27 -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * DEED Awards Infrastructure Grants to Three Cities, Supporting 1,000 Jobs St. Paul, MN - The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded more than $5 million in grants to three infrastructure projects in Greater Minnesota. The funding, from DEED's Greater Minnesota Business Development Public Infrastructure   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * House Appropriations Committee Approves Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill * WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee met today to consider the Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act. Congressman David Valadao (CA-22), Chairman of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, released the following statement on the bill's passage out of full committee markup: "After months of  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 26 -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news on June 25, 2025: * * * Grants Assist Beginning Farmers with Equipment and Infrastructure Costs Overwhelming demand outstrips available funding * A new grant program from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) created to help new farmers with the cost of purchasing needed equipment and infrastructure has awarded 97 grants totaling $856,833 across 45 Minnesota counties in its first year.   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 26 (TNSxrep) -- The Minnesota Department of Health issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * New survey shows broad support among Minnesotans for Medicaid 8 in 10 respondents opposed federal cuts to Medicaid * Findings from a new statewide survey show there is broad support among Minnesotans for Medicaid and providing health insurance to people in need. Nearly three quarters of respondents (72%) said that Medicaid was "very important" to people in t  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 26 (TNSxrep) -- The Minnesota Department of Health issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Reported adverse health events see slight increase in 2024, smaller than previous years The latest adverse health events data issued by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) showed the smallest increase in preventable errors since before the COVID-19 pandemic. After recording unprecedented increases that saw the number of annually reported adverse health e  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Minnesota Congressional Delegation Introduces Bicameral, Bipartisan Resolution Honoring Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, and Condemning Political Violence * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN), along with Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Representatives Kelly Morrison (D-  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 27 -- The Minnesota Department of Commerce issued the following news release on June 26, 2025: * * * Minnesota Department of Commerce Awards $15 Million in Clean Energy Grants SAINT PAUL, MN: The Minnesota Department of Commerce has awarded $15 million in clean energy grants through the latest round of the State Competitiveness Fund (SCF) Matching Funds Program. The grants will help Minnesota electric cooperatives, businesses, nonprofits, Tribal governments, and oth  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sanders, Klobuchar Call on Defense Department to Fund Lifesaving Programs for Service Members and Families * WASHINGTON, June 26 - Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) led a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth calling on the Department of Defense to fully fund lifesaving programs for U.S. service members and their families. In the most recent government funding bi  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Urges Administration to Follow Through on Promise to Deliver High-Speed Internet to Rural Communities * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig joined Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Adam Gray (D-CA) in urging the Administration to follow through on its promise to deliver high-speed internet to rural communities through the Broadband Equity Access a  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Lauren Underwood Delivers Remarks at the Full Committee Markup of the Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative Branch Funding Bill to Highlight Republicans' Waste, Fraud, and Abuse * WASHINGTON -- Today, Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14) delivered the following remarks at the House Appropriations Committee markup of the fiscal year 2026 Legislative Branch funding bill: "I am unable to support  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Supporting Our Veterans, Servicemembers, and National Security Congress has a duty to responsibly fund the government and provide for important programs that aid and protect the American people - such as supporting our servicemembers, veterans, and national defense - whi  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. House Unanimously Passes Rep. Morrison's Bipartisan Resolution Condemning Attacks on Minnesota Lawmakers and Rejecting Political Violence * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass Representative Kelly Morrison's (MN-03) bipartisan resolution (link is external) condemning the attacks on Minnesota lawmakers and calling for unity and the rejection of  more