WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum Leads Minnesota Democrats in Letter to Secretary Noem Demanding Reinstatement of Anti-Terrorism Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On July 21, just five weeks after Minnesota was shaken by the targeted political violence against DFL elected officials, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the cancellation of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region -- July 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The advance was led by a 0.2-percent rise in the all items less food and energy index. The energy in  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area - July 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area advanced 0.7 percent for the two months ending in July 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Julie W  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following Economic Research report (No. 672) on August 11, 2025, by Anmol Bhandari, David Evans, and Ellen McGrattan entitled "Approximating Transition Dynamics with Discrete Choice." Here are excerpts: * * * This paper develops a method to analyze policy reforms in environments with discrete choice, such as occupational choice or default. Computing transition paths in these settings is computation  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following Economic Research report (No. 671) on August 4, 2025, by Yun Taek Oh and Morris Kleiner entitled "Does Universal Occupational Licensing Recognition Improve Patient Access? Evidence from Healthcare Utilization." Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract Optimizing physician labor supply has been an important policy issue in healthcare in the United States. One of the proposed solutions has been t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Omar Visits Mexico to Meet with Key Federal Officials, Labor Unions, Civil Society Organizations for Panamerican Congress * MEXICO CITY - Earlier this month, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05) traveled to Mexico City for the Panamerican Congress to meet with Mexican civil society organizations, labor unions, members of President Claudia Sheinbaum's cabinet, and progressive legislators from  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Smith Secure Funding for the Minnesota Air National Guard In Senate-Passed Legislation * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced that the Senate approved $5,200,000 in funding for the Minnesota Air National Guard to design a C-130J Fuel Cell Maintenance Hangar, as part of the 2026 appropriations legislation. This legislation now goes to the House of Representa  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 13 -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * MDA Awards over $560,000 to Support Meat Processing Workforce and Education Funding helps schools butchery programs and employee recruitment * The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has awarded more than $560,000 in grants to support workforce development and hands-on training in meat processing across the state. Funding was made available through two complementa  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 13 -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * DEED Awards $1.6 Million for Eight Contamination Cleanup and Investigation Projects The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced more than $1.6 million in Contamination Cleanup and Investigation grants to eight communities statewide. The grant program helps awarded communities fund the assessment an  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 13 -- Minnesota Housing issued the following news release: * * * Minnesota Housing Awards $37 Million to Projects that Encourage Affordable Homeownership ST. PAUL, MN - The Minnesota Housing board of directors recently approved seven grants totaling $37 million for projects that encourage affordable homeownership across Minnesota. Grants were awarded through the Homeownership Investment Grants Program. The Homeownership Investment Grants Program was designed to inc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release: * * * USDA Forecasts U.S. Corn Production Up and Soybean Production Down from 2024 Aug. 12, 2025 - The Crop Production report issued today by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecasted corn production up from 2024 and soybean production down from last year. Corn production is up 13% from last year, forecast at 16.7 billion bushels; soyb  more