WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrest 49 illegal aliens with commercial driver's licenses * INDIO, Calif. In recent weeks, El Centro Sector agents arrested 49 illegal aliens with commercial driver's licenses during vehicle stops at immigration checkpoints and in interagency operations. Between Nov. 23 and Dec. 12, Indio Station agents apprehended 42   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSFR) -- L&M Road Services LLC, North Ulen, Minnesota, has filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration to allow the operation of unmanned aircraft systems from moving vehicles. The petition seeks to amend Exemption No. 21546B, which currently prohibits commercial agricultural drone flights from a moving platform. By requesting relief from specific sections of the Federal Aviation Regulations, including Condition and Limitati  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 20 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * Delivering housing innovation on a flatbed trailer Authors: Libby Starling, Senior Community Development Advisor, Community Development and Engagement; Ella Tracy, Intern, Community Development and Engagement Housing affordability is one of the most pressing issues Americans face today. Despite the evident need for additional housing, developers are struggling to build new units qu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar and Cramer's Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act Signed into Law * WASHINGTONU.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced that their bipartisan Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act has been signed into law. The bipartisan legislation expands access to federal support for the families of firefighters and other first responders who pass away or become permanently disabled fro  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Booker, Colleagues Press the FTC to Investigate Instacart's Dynamic Pricing * Letter urges for investigation to determine if the use of dynamic pricing violates the FTC Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, and Cory Booker, Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Co  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 20 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Minnesota DNR finalizes off-highway vehicle strategic master plans The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has finalized strategic master plans for each of the three primary categories of off-highway vehicle recreation: all-terrain vehicles, off-road vehicles and off-highway motorcycles. The plans communicate the background and trends of OHV recreation  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Returns More Than $3.2 Million to Constituents in Minnesota's Second District in 2025 * EAGAN, MN - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced that her office has returned more than $3.2 million to constituents across Minnesota's Second District this year. Since coming to Congress in 2019, Rep. Craig and her casework team have worked to help constituents resolve issues with feder  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * Senator Ashley Moody & Senator Lindsey Graham Introduce Bill to Sunset Section 230 Immunity, Protect Children Online Today,Senator Ashley Moody is joining forces with Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecti  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * SPEED Act Clears House with Stauber's Support, Boosting U.S. Infrastructure * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), a cosponsor of H.R. 4776, the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act, released the following statement after the House passed the comprehensive permitting reform package that streamlines the broken NEPA process this Thursday:   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Stauber Leads Colleagues in Letter to Canada on Remote Area Border Crossing Program Announcement * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Senator Kevin Cramer (ND), and Congressman Jack Bergman (MI-01) sent a letter to the Canadian government inquiring about Canada's recent termination of the Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) permit program. On this announcement, Congressman   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Calls Out Backdoor Abortion Ban in Republicans' Health Care Bill * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) joined Democratic leadership and fellow members of the Democratic Doctors Caucus for a press conference on the Republicans' health care bill passed in the House of Representatives. Rep. Morrison, an OBGYN for more than 20 years, called out that  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Walz's Radical Negligence: Why Minnesota Taxpayer Dollars Funded Fraud, Not Families * The fraud and financial waste exposed in Minnesota under Governor Tim Walz are not just scandals; they're a display of radical negligence, proving he is entirely unfit to manage a single taxpayer dime or protect Minnesotans. The theft of $1 billion from vulnerable Minnesotans across our state's human ser  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 19 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * What new data tell us about the growth of occupational licensure * Many of us are required to maintain licenses in order to practice our occupations legally. In recent years, 22 percent of the employed have reported holding a government-issued license, in professions ranging from physical therapy to cosmetology to public school teaching. Because occupational licenses can be costly   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 20 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2025: * * * With training complete, 12 new DNR conservation officers hit the field Twelve new Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officers have completed their training and now occupy previously vacant field stations across the state. The officers, some of whom were hired through the Conservation Officer Prep program, completed the 15-week CO Academy   more