Congress has approved a temporary change allowing federal agencies to access the data starting next year but the bipartisan duo said the change should come sooner and be permanent to avoid improper payments. By Dana Ferguson, Herald – March 28, 2022 ST. PAUL — The federal government keeps timely data about Americans who die and […]
By Tad Johnson, SunThisWeek – March 24, 2022 Not long after Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig was declared the winner over Republican Tyler Kistner in the 2020 2nd District election, the two sides appeared headed for a rematch. Whether it was the 2.26% margin of victory or the litigation surrounding the death of third-party candidate […]
By Rusty Halvorson, KFGO – March 22, 2022 Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor Monday applauded members of the House of Representatives for introducing the Home Front Energy Independence Act. In response to rising gas prices and the global energy crisis due to the war in Ukraine, the legislation would make the sale of E15 year-round […]
By Kristi Belcamino, Pioneer Press – March 21, 2022 U.S. Rep. Angie Craig officially announced Sunday that she will run for reelection this fall. Craig issued a statement Sunday saying enthusiasm for her campaign is strong. Craig was first elected to Congress in 2018. She represents Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes the Twin Cities’ far southeastern suburbs and rural parts of southeastern Minnesota. Republican Tyler Kistner is also running for the seat. […]
By Erin Voegele, Biodiesel Magazine – March 21, 2022 Reps. Angie Craig, D-Minn.; Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa; Cheri Bustos, D-Ill.; and Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, on March 21 introduced the Home Front Energy Independence Act, a bill that aims to expand access to biofuels and ban Russian oil. Companion legislation was introduced in the Senate on March 9. The Home […]
Some members of the state’s congressional delegation supported efforts to bring federal dollars back to the state. By Hunter Woodall and Briana Bierschbach, Star Tribune – March 20, 2022 WASHINGTON – Water creeps through the 40-year-old roof of the Sabathani Community Center in south Minneapolis, and a “natural waterfall” leaks into the Minneapolis American Indian […]
By WCCO-TV Staff, CBS Minnesota – March 20, 2022 BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Angie Craig is officially announcing she will run for reelection this fall. Craig issued a statement Sunday saying enthusiasm for her campaign is strong. Craig was first elected to Congress in 2018. She represents Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes the […]
By Sarah Knieff, Republican Eagle (Red Wing) – March 17, 2022 Marsha Danielson is the president of MSC Southeast. She said of the lab, “It’s a state-of-the-art hospital simulation center, so it really mimics a hospital wing. It includes private patient rooms, (with) a nursing station, a control room.” MSC Southeast currently has a simulation […]
RFDTV – March 16, 2022 Currently, there are more than 400 federal programs dedicated to helping rural communities spread out across 13 departments and 50 different offices. Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig is looking to streamline services with a bill to create an Office of Rural Prosperity. “Really, there is no central hub for what’s happening in Rural […]
Winona Post – March 25, 2022 The 2022 federal omnibus bill, which passed the House on March 9 and the Senate on March 10, included $825,000 to support upgrading the nursing simulation lab at Minnesota State College Southeast’s (MSC Southeast) Red Wing, Minn., campus. The bill was supported by Representative Angie Craig, Senator Amy Klobuchar, […]