ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 5 -- Education Minnesota issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * Trump's new threat to public schools shows bias, but isn't binding on Minnesota school districts The latest threat to federal funding for Minnesota's public schools shows the biases of President Trump's administration, but isn't binding on Minnesota school districts, Denise Specht, president of Education Minnesota, said Friday.  "Whatever the legal-sounding pretext for this illegal   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 5 -- The Minnesota House Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus issued the following news release on April 4, 2025: * * * House DFL, Senate DFL Announce Town Hall Meetings to Fight Back Against Trump The House DFL and Senate DFL announced a series of town hall meetings during the legislative break to talk with Minnesotans about how the Trump administration is hurting our state. DFL legislators are working to pass a responsible state budget, protect accomplishments like Pai  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * Johnsonville, LLC, Recalls Cheddar Bratwurst Product Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination WASHINGTON, April 5, 2025 - Johnsonville, LLC, a Momence, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 22,672 pounds of cheddar bratwurst product that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically hard plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foo  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 5 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Walz, Lieutenant Governor Flanagan Announce Appointments Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan announced the following appointments to the Agricultural Chemical Response Compensation Board; Board of Podiatric Medicine; Capitol Art Exhibit Advisory Committee; Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority; and the State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind. Janet H  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Klobuchar Supports Veterans, Opposes Congressional Republican Budget WATCH KLOBUCHAR'S FULL REMARKS HERE WASHINGTON--On the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) spoke in opposition to the Congressional Republican budget resolution, which ignores the Administration's actions weakening the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and leaving veterans and veteran families to   more