U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith (both D-MN), ranking member and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, announced that an expected $2 billion in agriculture disaster relief and farmer aid will soon be made available for Minnesota producers, small businesses, and families impacted by extreme storms and flooding last year. The funding also will help cover an estimated $28 million for repairs to damaged highways in Minnesota. (More on this here.) Separately, the two senators announced the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $2.5 million for the South Broadway Avenue project in Rochester. (More on this here.)
