NEWFOLDEN, MN, (WDAZ-TV) – In a town of just 362, thousands gathered Sunday to remember the victims and honor the heroes of September 11, 2001. It was a day of unity in Newfolden, where each person honoring the brave symbolized one victim killed ten years ago. “The day here is exactly like it was ten [...]

Softening derivatives reform could impact agriculture commodity and input prices. Compiled by staff Published: May 26, 2011 Prairie Farmer

By Congressman Collin Peterson–Montevideo American News Montevideo, MN — Legislation was introduced that would delay the implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act until December 2012. This is yet another misguided attempt by Republicans to see that the strong financial reforms passed by the last Congress are either [...]

Published April 26, 2011, 12:00 AM   By: Kristen Daum, INFORUM WEST FARGO – Area water officials are ready to present a plan for Red River Valley retention projects to the people who would be affected by them. The Red River Basin Commission will host public meetings across the valley during the next couple of weeks [...]

Published April 21, 2011, 12:35 AM By: Forum staff reports, INFORUM WASHINGTON – More than $10 million for water retention and flood mitigation projects in the Red River Valley in Minnesota has been awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rep. Collin Peterson said Wednesday. Restoring wetlands through this funding will help retain and slow [...]

Reuters 18 April 2011 HedgeWorld News English WASHINGTON (Reuters)—Two House chairmen in charge of derivatives trading proposed on Friday [April 15] an 18-month delay in implementation of new federal controls of the $600 trillion over-the-counter derivatives market. Regulators need more time to design the controls and to gauge their impact on the market, said chairman [...]

Peterson outlined his plan to get $50 million of mandatory spending into the 2012 Farm Bill for flood mitigation projects in the Red River basin.

“My intention is to work with the Senate because that is something that can pass and the president can sign,” Peterson said. “I think the Senate should move first. Conrad will put together a budget. I would like the Senate to do the bill before the House writes it.”

Peterson, who appeared at Moorhead Center Mall with several other leaders, also stressed that the impact of flooding on small communities like Georgetown and Oslo, Minn., should not be forgotten.

Peterson rocks at portrait presentation By Jim Spencer Nero fiddled as Rome burned. Tuesday night, Minnesota Rep. Collin Peterson struck a few hot licks on his electric guitar ahead of a potential government shutdown. The longtime Congressman from the rural Seventh District wasn’t ignoring trouble. He was celebrating the unveiling of his portrait in the [...]