WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in demanding answers from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack regarding distribution and oversight of grants and loans following the recent bankruptcy filing of Pure Prairie Poultry.The Minnesota-based poultry processor received more than $45 million in USDA grant  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 29 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following article on September 30, 2024, by Elena Falcettoni, James A Schmitz, and Mark LJ Wright entitled "Mass Production of Houses in Factories in the United States: The First and Only 'Experiment' Was a Tremendous Success." Here are excerpts: * * * We show that the first and only experiment of U.S. mass production of houses, in a factory-built home industry that became known as the Mobile Home industry (  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute issued the following white paper (No. 102) on October 15, 2024, by Bulent Guler and Amanda Michaud entitled "Online Appendix: Dynamics of Deterrence: A Macroeconomic Perspective on Punitive Justice Policy". Here are excerpts: * * * 1 Datasets and Variable Construction The empirical counterpart to incarceration in the model is incarceration in a state or federal pris  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute issued the following white paper (No. 94) on October 11, 2024, by Kathrin Ellieroth and Amanda Michaud entitled "Quits, Layoffs, and Labor Supply". Here are excerpts: * * * We develop a time series of quits and layoffs using the Current Population Survey, and analyze their relationship with labor supply decisions over the business cycle. Our findings challenge the as  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following Economic Research white paper (No. 808) on October 24, 2024, by Javier Bianchi, Alisdair McKay, and Neil Mehrotra entitled "How Should Monetary Policy Respond to Housing Inflation?" Here are excerpts: * * * A persistent rise in rents has kept inflation above target in many advanced economies. Optimal policy in the standard New Keynesian (NK) model requires policy to stabilize housing infla  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: OSCEOLA COUNTY, IOWA U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today delivered remarks in Sibley at a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating its connection to the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System. Grassley discussed his longtime support of the clean water initiative and thanked local leaders for their hard work and dedication to the project. "Over 30 years ago, community leaders began dreaming of a way to pro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, issued the following news release: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is following up on the Committee's subpoena to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for documents, communications, and intelligence reports in DHS's custody related to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). DHS has not complie  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 29 -- The Minnesota Department of Health issued the following news release: The annual Betty Hubbard Maternal and Child Health Leadership Award honorees for 2024 are Patricia Wilson (St. Anthony); Olmsted County Public Health Services family home visiting team and their partner, Cradle 2 Career; and Deb Purfeerst (Faribault). The award recognizes people or organizations in Minnesota making significant contributions to maternal and child health. Members serving on the   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 30 -- The Minnesota House Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: In response to recent reports that patients enrolled in for-profit Medicare Advantage insurance plans may lose access to the health care systems and providers they count on for medical care, the undersigned House DFL Legislators have released the following statement: "Members of the Minnesota House DFL are concerned by announcements from major health systems, i  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 30 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: During Tim Walz's tenure as governor of Minnesota, he - and Democrats who have majorities in the House and Senate - have gone to extreme lengths to turn Minnesota into a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants. From free health care and college tuition to driver's licenses, Gov. Walz has opened the floodgates of taxpayer-funded generosity - generosity at the expense of hardworking  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 30 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: State Senator John Jasinski (R-Faribault) today congratulated Rice County Public Health Director Deb Purfeerst on receiving the 2024 Betty Hubbard Maternal and Child Health Leadership Award (https://www.health.state.mn.us/news/pressrel/2024/hubbard102824.html) for her outstanding contributions to family health across Minnesota. This honor, given by the Minnesota Department of Healt  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 30 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2024: The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) recently announced that Senate District 9 will receive more than $2.7 million in Small Cities Development Program (https://mn.gov/deed/government/financial-assistance/community-funding/small-cities.jsp) (SCDP) funds. This initiative is designed to assist cities, townships and counties with critical funding for h  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: The United States has reached a settlement agreement with the Township of New Hartford to ensure that the Township provides accessible polling places to voters with disabilities. The agreement resolves the United States' investigation into New Hartford Town Hall's compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination on the  more

BURNSVILLE, Minnesota, Oct. 30 -- The Minnesota Corn Growers Association issued the following news: Minnesota corn farmers are committed to maintaining sustainability in their farming operations while ensuring financial viability. To support them in that journey, Minnesota Corn works to ensure producers have the resources, information, flexibility and support necessary to implement the practices that work best for their respective operations. In a presentation last Wednesday to the Minnesota B  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Department of Defense Spokesman Cmdr. Javan Rasnake provided the following readout: On October 29, 2024, Ms. Lisa Sawyer, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for European and NATO Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, co-chaired the U.S.-Croatia Bilateral Defense Consultations (BDC) with Ms. Nikolina Volf, Deputy Director of Policy, Croatian Ministry of Defense. The meeting took place in t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Michele Bratcher Goodwin, a professor of constitutional law and global health policy at Georgetown University, from a Sept. 24, 2024, hearing entitled "Chaos and Control: How Trump Criminalized Women's Health Care": * * * Committee Chairman Wyden, Committee Ranking Member Crapo, and distinguished members of the Senate Finance Committee, thank you for inviting me to participate in today's hearing on "Chaos a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth released the following testimony by Joe Bishop-Henchman, executive vice president of the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, from a Sept. 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Providing Small Business Relief from Remote Sales Tax Collection": * * * Senator Hassan, Senator Grassley, and members of the Subcommittee, My name is Joe Bishop-Henchman, and I am Executive Vice President of the National Taxpayer  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that the Fiscal Year 2025 federal budget bill that passed the Senate Appropriations Committee includes a $367,000 project to reconstruct the Aitkin Airport runway. The airport's runway is in need of repair and expansion to ensure Aitkin can continue serving regional aircraft. On September 26, the Senate and House agreed to avoid a shutdown  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that the Fiscal Year 2025 federal budget bills that passed the Senate and House Appropriations Committees includes projects to benefit Carver County. These projects would invest in public infrastructure. On September 26, the Senate and House agreed to avoid a shutdown and continue to negotiate on a final budget proposal. Klobuchar and Smit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) announced that the Fiscal Year 2025 federal budget bills that passed the Senate and House Appropriations Committees includes projects to benefit Mankato and Southern Minnesota. These projects would invest in public infrastructure. On September 26, the Senate and House agreed to avoid a shutdown and continue to negotiate on a final budget proposal. K  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute issued the following white paper (No. 101) on October 15, 2024, by Bulent Guler and Amanda Michaud entitled "Dynamics of Deterrence: A Macroeconomic Perspective on Punitive Justice Policy". Here are excerpts: * * * We argue that transitional dynamics play a critical role in evaluating the effects of punitive incarceration reform on crime, inequality, and labor markets  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 29 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute issued the following white paper (No. 103) on October 22, 2024, by Kai Zhao and Ayse Imrohoglu entitled "Homelessness". Here are excerpts: * * * We present a dynamic general equilibrium model of homelessness calibrated to the U.S. data and evaluate the effectiveness of several policies in the fight against homelessness. The model is designed to capture the most at-ris  more