WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Eleven attorneys general and three state labor organizations have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor regarding proposed changes by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The letter expresses opposition to OSHA's proposal that could significantly diminish safety protections for workers engaged in "inherently risky" activities. The aimed regulatory shift targets the general duty clause of the Occupational Safety and Health Ac  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Seeks to Return $65 Billion of Unspent COVID Cash to Taxpayers * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is introducing legislation to claw back more than $65 billion in unspent COVID funds and return the money to taxpayers. Her Returning Unspent COVID Funds Act identifies $65.5 billion currently sitting in outdated COVID slush funds that should be returned to the American people. Instead, t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following commentary to Fox News on Nov. 5, 2025: * * * When did MAGA become Make Argentina Great Again? On May 19, President Donald Trump's Department of Agriculture unveiled its so-called "Farmers First" policy initiative with an aggressive marketing campaign. There was a press conference with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, a social media campaign promoting the initiativ  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy introduces bill to protect Americans from ideologically motivated violence * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Ideologically Motivated Violence Accountability Act, a bill allowing courts to consider whether a criminal committed their offense to punish others because of their ideological or religious affiliations when deciding   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * Klobuchar Statement on Court Ordering the Administration to Pay Full SNAP Benefits U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement in response to today's federal district court order requiring the Administrati  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on Weight Loss Drug Pricing Announcement * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement in response to Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk's newly negotiated prices for weight loss drugs for Medicare beneficiaries. "Today's announcement of lower prices for Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs is a direct result of the Medicare drug price negotiation  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 7 -- The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda items for Nov. 13, 2025: * * * INTRODUCTION DECISION ITEMS 1. Details 2025-242 * E999/PR-25-12; E999/PR-02-1240 All Electric Utilities In the Matter of Commission Consideration and Determination of Compliance with Minnesota's Renewable Energy Objectives for Year 2024; In the Matter of the Green Pricing and Verification Filing Process. 1. Should the Commission find that the Electric Utilit  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 7 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * Minnesota DNR seeks public feedback on Cody Lake aeration permit request People can comment through Nov. 18 * The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input on a request from the Wheatland Twin Lakes Sportsmen Club to install and operate an aeration system on Cody Lake in Rice County, west of Lonsdale and east of Montgomery. The DNR wo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Statement on Court Ordering Trump Administration to Release Full SNAP Benefits in November Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the below statement following an order by Judge John McConnell of the District of Rhode Island to the Trump administration to fully fund and issue SNAP ben  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (TNSbrep) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2025: * * * November 06,2025 Trumpcare is Gutting Americans' Health Care "Republicans are lying when they say the harms of this law will not be felt in the near term." Monthly Tally of Hospitals, Patients, and Health Care Workers Getting Harmed Continues to Grow * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the late  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith's Statement on FAA Announcement of Reduced Air Traffic at MSP Airport as a Result of Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) released the following statement following an announcement by the Federal Aviation Administration that air traffic will be reduced by 10% across 40 'high-volume' markets during government shutdown, including at Minneap  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- UnitedHealthcare (UHC), Minneapolis, Minnesota, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey Field Test. The letter responds to an Information Collection Request (ICR) published by the agency in the Federal Register on September 5, 2025, outlining UHC's recommendations and concerns related to the survey updates. UHC, a health benefits division of UnitedHealth Group, aims to enhance  more