WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (AU Docket No. 20-34; WC Dockets No. 19-126, 10-90) on July 29, 2025: * * * By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB or Bureau) announces that certain Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) census block groups (CBGs) are now eligible for other funding programs. Specifically, CenturyTel of Montana, Inc.; CenturyTel of Washington, Inc.; Embarq Florida, I  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following Beige Book on July 15, 2025: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Ninth District economic activity was flat since the previous report. Employment rose slightly and wages grew moderately. Prices increased modestly overall, with greater pressure among manufacturers. Tourism activity increased and residential real estate was mixed. Manufacturing, vehicle sales, and commercial real estate were flat. Nonauto consumer  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Following Rep. Craig and Minnesota Democrats' Push, Trump Administration Releases More than $70 Million in Congressionally Appropriated Funding to Minnesota Public Schools * EAGAN, MN - This week, following U.S. Representative Angie Craig and Minnesota Congressional Democrats' push, the Trump Administration announced that they will be releasing more than $70 million in funding that had been illegal  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Collins & Kelly Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Provide AI Guidelines for Election Offices * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) reintroduced the bipartisan Preparing Election Administrators for AI Act to require the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to dev  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 30 -- Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon issued the following news on July 29, 2025: * * * Sec. Simon announces availability of 2025-26 Blue Book SAINT PAUL - On Tuesday, July 29, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon announced availability of the 2025-26 Minnesota Legislative Manual, or "Blue Book." The book is a comprehensive guide to Minnesota's government, including information on the state legislature, state executive offices, state agencies, and state   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSFR) -- The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, Saint Paul, has completed an inventory of human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and is set to repatriate the remains of at least one Native American individual. The remains, with no associated funerary objects, were removed from a cave in Duluth, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, prior to 1934. They were later donated to the Otter Tail Historical Society in 1934 and subsequently transferre  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Co., Davidson, North Carolina, has filed an interim Part 21 report regarding the failure of two NAMCO limit switches supplied for use in U.S. nuclear power plants. The issue, first reported by Xcel Energy, Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 21, 2025, involves switches from project CJ21087 (tag numbers CJ2108701, serial numbers 01 and 04) that failed bench tests designed to verify proper spring-return contact operation. Xcel Energy discovered the co  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Cassidy Introduce Legislation to Assist Families With Post-Secondary Education Choices * Washington - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-Louisiana), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, in reintroducing the College Transparency Act. This legislation ensures that students and famil  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith's Bipartisan Housing Legislation Unanimously Passes Key Senate Committee * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), the top Democrat on the Senate Housing Subcommittee, announced that two of her major bipartisan bills aimed at combatting America's housing crisis were included in a package that passed unanimously (24 - 0) out of the Senate Banking, Housing  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Patty Murray, Representatives Friedman, Williams and Pappas Introduce New Legislation to Restore Federal Funding to Planned Parenthood * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Restoring Essential Healthcare Act, a bicameral bill that repeals President Trump's One Big, Beautiful Bill (OBBB) provision that bans   more