Thursday - April 9, 2026

U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Minnesota

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Sens. Klobuchar, Smith Secure Funding for Boys & Girls Club of Rochester
WASHINGTON, May 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 they secured $250,000 in funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 federal budget for the Boys & Girls Club of Rochester's Off-site Program Expansion project. This expansion will double the number of K-12 students served by the Rochester Boys & Girls Club. "Nonprofits like the Boys & Girls Club of Rochester offer important resources for kids to  more
Sens. Klobuchar, Smith Secure Funding for Infrastructure and Housing Improvement Projects in Red Wing
WASHINGTON, May 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 they secured federal funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 federal budget for projects benefiting Red Wing. These projects will help support Sorin's Bluff Reservoir and the Red Wing Hill Street Triplex Project. "These projects will improve critical water infrastructure and housing options for communities in Red Wing," said Klobuchar. "With  more
Sens. Klobuchar, Smith Secure Funding for Infrastructure Project in Harris
WASHINGTON, May 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 they secured $1,574,000 in funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 federal budget for a project to extend municipal sewer and water services in Harris. Klobuchar and Smith requested the funding along with U.S. Representative Pete Stauber (R-MN). "The City of Harris has been attracting new businesses, but the water and sewer service lines need  more
Sens. Klobuchar, Smith Secure Funding for Mental Health Services in Detroit Lakes
WASHINGTON, May 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 they secured $75,000 in funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 federal budget to support mental health services in Detroit Lakes. The funding will provide A Place to Belong with resources for outreach and recruitment of persons with mental illness. A Place to Belong is a social club for adults who are diagnosed with a serious mental illness.   more
Sens. Klobuchar, Smith Secure Funding for Projects to Benefit Scott County
WASHINGTON, May 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 they secured federal funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 federal budget for projects to benefit Scott County and surrounding areas. These projects will invest in public trails, workforce development, and mental health services. Klobuchar and Smith requested the funding along with U.S. Representative Angie Craig (D-MN). "From building a tr  more
Sens. Klobuchar, Smith Secure Funding for Substance Use Treatment Program in Hubbard & Beltrami Counties
WASHINGTON, May 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 they secured $550,000 in funding in the Fiscal Year 2024 federal budget to implement the Stratis Health CIRCLE of Care program in Hubbard and Beltrami Counties. The project is a substance use treatment program aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality for those with opioid use disorder (OUD). "The opioid epidemic has been hurting comm  more