WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch Join Call for Investigation into Unfair Sugar Trade Practices * Washington, D.C.- Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee Jim Risch (R-Idaho) signed a bipartisan, bicameral letter in support of efforts by U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer to initiate a Section 301 investigation into unfair and discriminatory   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 18 -- Education Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * Legislature passes vital step toward educator health insurance reform on final working day of the 2026 session The Minnesota Legislature passed several meaningful bills to improve public education in Minnesota this session, including on the last working day voting to fund the first comprehensive study of the spiraling health insurance costs of Minnesota school districts. "Hundreds of Minnesota educat  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 23 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on May 22, 2026: * * * Governor Walz Appoints Nathan Sosinski, Stacy St George, and Kathryn Fodness to Fill Tenth Judicial District Vacancies Governor Tim Walz today announced the appointment of Nathan Sosinski, Stacy St George, and Kathryn Fodness as District Court Judges in Minnesota's Tenth Judicial District. These seats will be chambered in Buffalo in Wright County, Elk River in Sherburne County,   more

NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, May 23 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news: * * * St. Olaf commencement ceremony celebrates the Class of 2026 * St. Olaf College celebrated the Class of 2026 with a commencement ceremony on the picturesque lawn in front of Mellby Hall on Saturday, May 23. President Susan Rundell Singer welcomed the graduates and their families to the ceremony, noting that it was a moment for celebration and reflection. "Class of 2026, you are graduating at a moment in hig  more