WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following July 2026 Beige Book: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity increased slightly in the Ninth District since the previous report. Employment grew moderately, while wage growth was modest to moderate. Prices increased moderately, and input price pressures remained elevated. Growth was noted in services, construction, commercial real estate, and manufacturing. Consumer spending, residential real est  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Thune, Barrasso Legislation to Expedite Broadband Permits to Unserved Communities Heads to Full Senate * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) applauded t  more