Thursday - April 9, 2026

U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Minnesota

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Hoeven Announces Nearly $24 Million Army Corps Contract to Construct Fargo Flood Protection, Southern Embankment
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: FARGO, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a nearly $24 million contract to PWS, Inc. of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota for further construction of the southern embankment, a critical element of the Fargo-Moorhead region's comprehensive flood protection project. The funding comes in addition to a similar contract Hoeven announced in March for construction  more
Rep. Fischbach Joins Judiciary Committee Hearing on Northern Border
GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, May 29 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Fischbach (MN-07) joined the House Judiciary Committee in a hearing on "The Biden Border Crisis: North Dakota Perspectives." "Minnesota's Seventh District is facing the same issues they are facing here in North Dakota thanks to this Administration's failed border policies, from human trafficking to gun smuggling to the rise in fentanyl overdoses. President Biden ha  more
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig Secures $869,000 for Farmington Police Department Security Fence
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: FARMINGTON, MN - U.S. Representative Angie Craig secured $869,000 in federal funding to help build a fence around the Farmington Police Department property. Rep. Craig worked with Farmington Mayor Joshua Hoyt and Police Chief Gary Rutherfordto secure this funding to provide additional necessary security for the critical infrastructure within the police department. "Strengthening the security of the Farming  more