WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Warns Big Ten Presidents of Dangers in Selling University Assets to Private Equity Firms * 10.10.25 "This proposed deal with a private equity investor may be counter to your university's academic goals, may require the sale of university assets to a private investor, and may affect the tax-exempt purpose of those assets." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar's Bipartisan Bills Pass Senate as Part of the National Defense Authorization Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced that five bipartisan bills she leads to advance our national security and support servicemembers, law enforcement, first responders, and their families, as well as Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia, have passed the Senate as part of the National  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Grassley Legislation to Bolster Support for Identifying and Returning Kidnapped Ukrainian Children Passes Senate * Russia has kidnapped more than 19,000 Ukrainian children - attempting to erase their cultural identity and heritage WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) announced that their bipartisan Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accounta  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2025: * * * Minnesota's Exports Drop in Second Quarter, Driven by Mineral Fuel and Oil Decrease Minnesota exports of agricultural, mining and manufactured products were valued at $5.8 billion in the second quarter of 2025, a drop of 19% ($1.3 billion) over the second quarter of 2024, according to data released today by the Department of Employm  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Will Coghill-Behrends, dean of global education at Minnesota State University Mankato, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security expressing concerns regarding a proposed rule change aimed at establishing a fixed time period of admission and an extension of stay procedure for non-immigrant academic students and exchange visitors. This policy, introduced on August 28, 2025, is perceived as a threat to the institution's mission to foste  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Raw Bistro Pet Fare Voluntarily Recalls Frozen Beef Entree Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk Summary Company Announcement Date: October 10, 2025 FDA Publish Date: October 10, 2025 Product Type: Animal & Veterinary Food & Beverages Pet Food Foodborne Illness Reason for Announcement: Potential Foodborne Illness - Salmonella Company Name:  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2025: * * * Sen. Cantwell Warns Big Ten Presidents of Dangers in Selling University Assets to Private Equity Firms Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, wrote a letter to the Presidents and Chancellors of the Big Ten Conference schools  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regarding the potential impacts of a proposed immigration rule that aims to reform admission periods for international students on F and J visas. With over 6,000 international students and scholars across its five campuses, the university argues that the proposed changes threaten to undermine the diversity and economic contributions these individu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla, Beatty Announce New Bill to Stop Trump Administration From Purging Voter Rolls * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and California's former Secretary of State, and Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio-03) hosted a virtual press call to announce new bicameral legislation aimed at preventin  more