Teens can win trip to Washington

JACKSON — Federated Rural Electric of Jackson is offering a local teenager the chance to win a free trip to Washington, D.C., from June 20-25.

Federated will select the winner through its annual Youth Tour Contest.

Students in grades 9-12 in Federated’s service area may enter. Applications are available from school counselors or by contacting Federated at: info@federatedrea.coop or (800) 321-3520. The application and information also can be found on Federated’s website (www.federatedrea.coop).

Students must write a 300-word essay on an energy-related topic. It is due with the application by Feb. 3. The first 15 students to enter receive $20 gift certificates to Amazon.com

Five finalists are selected for interviews to be held March 9. Combined scores from the essay, interview and application determine the trip winner, along with second- and third-place winners who receive $150 and $100, respectively.

The winner will travel with 40 other Minnesota teens sponsored by other rural electric co-ops. Federated’s delegate is one of 1,900 delegates nationally.

Craig undecided on impeachment

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota said Wednesday that she remains undecided on whether to support the articles of impeachment against Republican President Donald Trump.

Angie Craig, who represents a suburban Twin Cities district that Trump narrowly carried in 2016, said she plans to review the articles, committee testimony and the final report from the House Intelligence Committee this weekend before making a final decision.

Craig’s fellow Minnesota suburban freshman Democrat, Rep. Dean Phillips, who represents a district that strongly backed Hillary Clinton in 2016, told CNN on Tuesday that he’ll support the articles. He had been undecided before.

Another Minnesota Democrat, veteran Rep. Collin Peterson, who faces a tough re-election fight in a heavily pro-Trump district if he runs again, remains undecided on the articles of impeachment, spokeswoman Sue Dieter said. Peterson, who chairs the House Agriculture Committee, was one of only two Democrats who voted against the impeachment inquiry, calling the process “hopelessly partisan” and saying it was a mistake to proceed without support from Senate Republicans.

Otherwise, support for impeachment within Minnesota’s congressional delegation breaks down along party lines.