WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Slotkin, Colleagues Press USDA to Address Animal Health Impacts of their Proposed Reorganization Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Ranking Member for the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Sa  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 22 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * Large-Scale Public Hiring, Wages, and Community Outcomes: Evidence from the Works Progress Administration * Abstract Using variation in the wage schedule of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), I document the effects of higher wages in this historical public hiring program. Higher WPA wages led to greater WPA employment but did not reduce unemployment levels. Impacts on priv  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 23 -- The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda items for Oct. 30, 2025: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2023-005 * E017/RP-21-339 Otter Tail Power Co. In the Matter of Otter Tail Power Co.'s 2023-2037 Integrated Resource Plan. Should the Commission issue a letter verifying the 200 MW power purchase agreement and asset purchase proposed by Otter Tail Power Co. in its October 8, 2025 filing meets MISO's eligibility criteri  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 23 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * Minnesota DNR awards $9 Million in Flood Hazard Mitigation Grants The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has selected eight projects for funding under the Flood Hazard Mitigation Grant Assistance Program. Under this program, the state provides cost-share grants to local governments for capital improvement projects designed to mitigate flood risks and i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Statement on Partial Reopening of the Farm Service Agency Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the below statement regarding the decision by Agriculture Secretary to partially reopen Farm Service Agency offices after keeping them closed for 21 days due to the Repub  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Calls Out Democrats Prioritizing Hatred of Trump Over the American People * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), and House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Calls Out Democrats Prioritizing Hatred of Trump Over the American People * WASHINGTON, D.C. --Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), and House Interior and Environment Appropriations Su  more