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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken announce the formation of a judicial selection committee to assist them in making recommendations to the president to fill two vacancies on Minnesota’s federal district court. The vacancies were created by Judge Ann Montgomery’s...

ST. PAUL -- Many rural Americans, who are heavily Republican, are not happy with how President Barack Obama has dealt with their issues as he nears the end of eight years in office. The Democratic president says he has done well. "I’ve spent most of my life living in big cities,"...

Klobuchar in region today, SaturdayMINNEAPOLIS -- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar will kick off her two-day tour of southwest Minnesota today. Klobuchar will begin her two-day tour with stops in Redwood, Lyon, Lincoln and Pipestone counties. She will visit an electric co-op solar garden...

WASHINGTON -- There’s a cost that comes with the 450 percent increase in the price of EpiPens. Parents worry that they won’t be able to afford their child’s medication. They drive to pharmacies miles away from their homes just to get the best deal on EpiPens. School nurses...

WASHINGTON -- When we ask our servicemembers to put their lives on the line in defense of our nation, we make a commitment to give them the support they need when they come home. But too often, we fall short of that commitment, especially when it comes to health care. I spend a lot...

WASHINGTON — Kari Hunt of Marshall, Texas, was going through a tough time. She was separating from her husband of 10 years, and she had three children under the age of 10 to take care of. On a winter day a few years back, Kari agreed to meet her then-husband in a Texas hotel in...

WASHINGTON — We have a crisis in our country. A crisis that claims more lives than car crashes. A crisis that rips apart families of all different backgrounds. Killing 28,648 Americans in 2014, this crisis is prescription drug and heroin abuse. And with deaths increasing nearly...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota joins Super Tuesday this year, but the question is whether the day will be super for any of the presidential candidates. It has not always been. Super Tuesday, March 1 this year, is the day when several states hold primaries or caucuses, in part to pick delegates...

ST. PAUL — More than $4 billion for transportation projects is headed from Washington to Minnesota in the next five years, but money is not the big news for state officials. Minnesota’s take is part of a $305 billion funding bill that easily passed the House and Senate late this...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded Minnesota $8 million in federal funding under the Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) to expand biofuel infrastructure. Minnesota is one of 21 states to receive federal funding to expand biofuel infrastructure...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar received the National Consumers League’s (NCL) highest honor, the Trumpeter Award, on Tuesday night. The NCL is a consumer and worker advocacy organization that has honored consumer and worker leaders for more than 40 years, including the...

WASHINGTON — For Minnesotans, hunting, fishing, and exploring the outdoors aren’t just hobbies — they are a way of life ingrained in our state’s heritage and culture. And with the pheasant opener just around the corner, Minnesotans are preparing to take part in a tradition...