Delegates to the House Seventh District Congressional convention in Willmar endorsed Jill Abahsain of Sauk Centre in their bid to unseat first-term incumbent Republican Michelle Fischbach
Charles P. Nord, James A. Rogers Jr. and Kort M. Plantenberg were killed on Dec. 5, 2019, after the Blackhawk helicopter they were riding in experienced engine failure.
Rep. Kelly Armstrong, R-N.D., voted against the package, as did Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., and Reps. Michelle Fischbach and Pete Stauber, both of whom are Minnesota Republicans.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last month extended the cross-border ban until July 21. But the question remains: What will actually happen when that day arrives?
Newly elected U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach told members of the Highway 23 Coalition during its annual meeting Friday that she supports their call for a four-lane route linking I-90 and I-35. She also voiced concerns about President Joe Biden's infrastructure proposal.
Some 20 panelists participated, both in-person and virtually, Tuesday morning in a roundtable discussion in the historic Backus Community Center. U.S. Reps. Michelle Fischbach and Pete Stauber, both R-Minn., hosted the roundtable to learn about the impact the border closure has had on the communities they represent.
The proposal faces an uphill battle in the Senate split 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans, where Democrats would need a supermajority of 60 votes for passage. The issue is also in the federal courts, and could be headed to the Supreme Court.
The letter comes on the heels of an announcement Friday, Feb. 19, from Canadian Public Safety Minister Bill Blair that the border will remain closed to nonessential travel until at least March 21, exactly a year after the closure went into effect.
American Crystal Sugar Co.’s political action committee says it will continue supporting candidates important to agricultural policy considerations and won’t base decisions based on one vote to accept or reject Electoral College votes in the presidential race.
