April 12, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe
LUVERNE Gov. Mark Dayton, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken, and U.S. Rep. Tim Walz will visit Rock and Nobles counties today to assess the damages from this week’s ice storm. Continue Reading
November 7, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
In this increasingly competitive world, U.S. industry leaders and policy makers must to work together to produce enough well-trained workers to let employers continue to expand and innovate.
In short, without action to better prepare our work force for 21st Century jobs, we’ll be left behind. Continue Reading
September 19, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
We need the House leadership to hear the voices of the nation’s farm and business leaders and let the House vote to enact a five-year Farm Bill. Continue Reading
June 21, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
WASHINGTON With unified support from Minnesota’s and North Dakota’s delegations, the 2012 farm bill passed the Senate on Thursday. Continue Reading
June 2, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
With President Barack Obama and U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar apparently doing well in Minnesota, those races may not pull as many Democratic volunteers and donors as in other years. Instead, longtime DFL activist Thom Peterson said, legislative races will be the driving force. Continue Reading
April 2, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe
WORTHINGTON On a trip through southwest Minnesota, Sen. Al Franken stopped in at Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Worthington Campus, Monday afternoon to talk about programs used to help retrofit businesses for energy efficiency. Continue Reading
March 11, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Who can resist Sen. Al Franken and Rep. Michele Bachmann, from opposite solar systems in the political universe, donning aprons and good-naturedly trading casserole recipes? Continue Reading
March 1, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Shuttering post offices and mail processing centers across Minnesota, including the sorting center in Bemidji, could lead to the end of the U.S. Postal Service, Sen. Al Franken said Thursday. Continue Reading
March 1, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Delays would hurt chances of approval, Franken aide says “Now’s the time to get it done,” said Al Juhnke, agriculture/energy field representative for Franken. Approving new legislation would become more difficult as Election Day this fall comes nearer, he said. Juhnke, a former Minnesota state legislator, talked about the 2012 farm bill Thursday afternoon at East Grand Forks City Hall. Representatives of Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., were present, too. Continue Reading
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