Red River Women’s Clinic, MoorheadMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Some high-profile Democrats, including U.S. Sen. Tina Smith and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan will visit the Red River Women’s Clinic in Moorhead Thursday. According to Smith’s office, the group plans to meet with Executive Director Tammi Kromenaker, clinic staff members and volunteers. They’ll discuss the impact on patients and abortion providers in…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota election officials will be conducting two recounts starting Monday. Contests in House Districts 3A and 3B fell within the limits for a publicly funded recount and candidates have filed for recounts. Election officials will conduct them in those races in Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, and St. Louis counties. The State Canvassing Board met Tuesday to…
WASHINGTON (AP/KVRR) – The estimated $740 billion economic package from Democrats is nowhere near what President Joe Biden first envisioned with his effort to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems. The Senate has approved the slimmer but still substantial compromise package 51-50 with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote. It heads next to the House. It’s…
WASHINGTON (AP/KVRR) – Senate bargainers have announced a bipartisan framework responding to last month’s mass shootings in New York and Texas. It’s a noteworthy though limited breakthrough offering modest gun curbs and bolstered efforts to improve school safety and mental health programs. The proposal falls far short of tougher steps long sought by President Joe Biden and many Democrats. Even…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR-AP) – The parents of Amir Locke and their attorneys say Locke was “executed” by a Minneapolis SWAT team that woke him from a deep sleep, and that he reached in confusion for a legal firearm to protect himself. Andre Locke and Karen Wells, described him as respectful to police, and said they coached him on how to act…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The $1.9 trillion COVID relief package passed by Congress this week contains an historic amount of funding for Indigenous Americans. The American Rescue Plan, signed by President Biden into law Thursday, includes $31 billion to help tribal communities recover from the pandemic. It’s the largest single infusion of resources to tribal communities in U.S. history. Senator Tina…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack was confirmed by the Senate this week as the next Agriculture Secretary, a job he held previously for 8 years. Minnesota and North Dakota lawmakers were asked about what’s in store for agriculture under the Biden administration. In a 92-7 vote Tuesday, Vilsack was confirmed to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture….
WASHINGTON (KVRR) – During his confirmation hearing Wednesday, Agriculture Secretary nominee Tom Vilsack addressed climate change, food insecurity and economic hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Vilsack is one step closer to leading USDA, a role he held for eight years during the Obama Administration. “I’m back again. I also realize this is a different time and I am…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A nonpartisan report from the US Government Accountability Office reveals that Southern states have been receiving more in payouts from the USDA Market Facilitation Program than other regions. Farmers in states like Minnesota and North Dakota received on average between $29,000 and $36,000 in payouts from the program. In states like Georgia and Arizona, those payouts ranged…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Our local congressional delegations are praising the advancement of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved the trade deal. It has also been approved by the Finance, Energy and Public Works and Budget committees. Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; Commerce and the Foreign Relations committees still have to weigh in before going to the full…
