ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers to host water quality hearing for Wisconsin Line 5 relocation project The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will conduct a virtual public hearing for the Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, Wisconsin Line 5 Relocation Project, May 13, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and May 14, from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. The public hearing is for USACE to hear testimo  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 24, 2025, from the National Agricultural Aviation Association: * * * To: Office of Pesticide Programs Docket Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), (28221T) 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20460-0001 RE: EPA's Proposed Tolerance Revocation for Chlorpyrifos; Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OPP 2024-0431 * * * The National Agricultural Aviation Associatio  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news on April 11, 2025: * * * More than $1 billion in 2021 tax refunds still unclaimed - Taxpayers should act now to see if they are eligible WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service today reminded the 1.1 million people who didn't file their tax year 2021 federal tax returns that they may be eligible for a refund if they file by the April 15 deadline. The IRS estimates more than $1 bil  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar to Visit 19 Counties on Rural Economy Tour Stops in Northwest, Central, and Southern Minnesota will focus on healthcare, small businesses, and tariffs MINNESOTA - This week Senator Amy Klobuchar will start a 19 county rural economy tour where she will meet with farmers, veterans, small business owners, and Minnesotans across the state. Today, she will be in Clay, Wilkin, Otter Tail, a  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Klobuchar, Colleagues Press U.S. Trade Representative on Impacts of Tariff Taxes on Farmers WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and 18 of her colleagues are asking U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer for information on how the Administration's tariff taxes will impact f  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 12 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Governor Walz, Lieutenant Governor Flanagan Announce Appointments [ST. PAUL, MN] - Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced the following appointments to the Board of Firefighter Training and Education; Executive Board of Direct Care and Treatment; Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources; Minnesota Nursing Home Workforce Standard  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 12 -- The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * Minnesota PUC approves Xcel Energy's Minnesota Energy Connection Transmission Project St. Paul, Minn. - The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (Commission) approved Xcel Energy's Minnesota Energy Connection Project (MNEC Project). The project includes the construction of a new approximately 174-mile 345-kilovolt double-circuit high-voltage transmission line   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news on April 11, 2025: * * * Champlain Towers South Investigation Team Provides Update to Structural Engineers On Thursday, April 10, three members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) National Construction Safety Team (NCST) investigating the June 2021 partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South building in Surfside, Florida, shared tec  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Blasts Administration for Using Trade Policy to Enrich Inner Circle WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig joined her colleagues in expressing serious concerns that the Administration may be using trade policy to enrich the President's inner circle. In a letter to President Trump and top cabinet officials, the Members of Congress noted that Cabinet Members and top offi  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * SAVE Act Passes in the House Washington, D.C. - This week, the House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act to affirm and enforce existing laws to keep non-citizens from voting in federal elections. "It is critical to our democracy that voters have faith in their elections. Unfortunately, in states like Minnesota, where Governor Walz has done nothing about the non-citizens  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following floor remarks on April 10, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, I rise to oppose the nomination of Mark Meador as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). I respect Mr. Meador's qualifications and his prior experiences. In fact, I voted to advance his nomination out of the Commerce Committee because  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following floor remarks on April 10, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, I rise today to honor Tim Penny, a public servant, former colleague, and friend who is retiring after a lifetime of service to the State of Minnesota. Tim grew up on a family farm in southeastern Minnesota, served in both the Minnesota State   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Cosponsors Bipartisan Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Full Funding Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, this week joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), James Risch (R-Idaho), and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) to introduce the Recreational Trails Program Full Funding Act, bipartisan legislat  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * WTAS: Whip Emmer Announces Stakeholder Support for the SAVE Act WASHINGTON - Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) announced key stakeholder support for H.R. 22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, sponsored by Representative Chip Roy (R-Texas), which would secure our elections by requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration and t  more