Thousands of Minnesota households will now be able to receive energy assistance after a monthlong delay caused by the federal government shutdown. The Minnesota Department of Commerce on Wednesday ...

The federal government shutdown is over, but for hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans, relief remains out of reach for energy assistance. State officials say the federally funded program could take up ...

More than 100,000 Minnesota households will receive help with heating costs this winter after federal energy assistance funds were released following a shutdown delay. The Minnesota Department of ...

ST. PAUL — Thousands of homeowners in Minnesota are seeing delays in energy bill assistance due to the ongoing government shutdown. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota’s Department of Commerce says funding to help people cover energy bills will be available, but it’s not known when. Funding for LIHEAP, or the Low Income Home Energy Assistance ...

As winter tightens its grip on Minnesota, the federal government shutdown freezes critical funding for the state’s Energy Assistance Program (EAP), nationally known as LIHEAP, leaving thousands of ...

Mark Bain, who is part of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, sets his thermostat to 65 degrees at his home. In Bloomfield, Conn., on Oct. 27.

A view of the U.S. Capitol following rain showers on the eighth day of the federal government shutdown on Oct. 8 in Washington. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 6 that he would be "happy" to ...