Senator Amy Klobuchar

The projects are among 15 in Northern Minnesota included in Senate appropriations legislation that now goes to the House of Representatives for a vote.

The need to expand services continues to grow as cuts to Medicaid and Medicare threaten the stability of rural hospitals, which already run on thin margins.

Klobuchar also joined KAXE to talk about the fight to protect federal funding for public media, emphasizing the critical role community radio and TV play in rural places.

Minnesota's U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar wrote letters about the Bemidji Indian Health Service office and Fergus Falls federal courthouse.

The money will be used to improve parts of State Highway 1 and Walking Shield Road, plus extending the latter.

Eleven of the projects, funded by the Renewable Energy for America Program, are in Northern Minnesota.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar visited KOOTASCA’s early childhood hub and discussed challenges, facility benefits and the need for regulatory reforms to support similar models.

The bipartisan legislation was introduced by Congressman Pete Stauber and Sen. Amy Klobuchar in response to the inspector general's audit that found nearly 80,000 pieces of delayed mail at the Bemidji Post Office.

The Bemidji Regional Airport will receive funding to improve its passenger terminal.

Sen. Tina Smith said she found the response letter to her questions based on constituents’ experiences to be an insult to the people of Bemidji, who’ve shared heart-wrenching stories of long hours delivering mail or receiving bills and medicine late.