May 10, 2023

Beloved Chinese Bakery Keefer Court Is Reopening — This Time at Asia Mall

A winter melon cake from Keefer Court. | Julie Zhou/Eater Twin Cities Plus, pizza farm season kicks off, and more news When family-run Keefer Court […]
May 9, 2023

Risk of debt default and its hit on jobs, economy nears as GOP, White House play game of political chicken

WASHINGTON — What would happen to Minnesota and the nation if the United States defaults on its debt? No one knows for sure because the […]
May 9, 2023

Fed researchers: $15 minimum wage in Minneapolis and St. Paul boosted pay — but cost jobs

The push to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour in both Minneapolis and St. Paul has successfully boosted the average worker’s hourly pay […]
May 9, 2023

Minnesota legislative ‘big, big deal’ spends $1B on affordable housing, adds metro sales tax

The on-again, off-again metro county sales tax to raise money for affordable housing is on-again. And it’s on-again at the right time, appearing in a […]
May 9, 2023

What if AI could rebuild the middle class?

Mohamed Hassan/Pixabay We are witnessing a technological revolution unfolding in real time. The rise of smart machines opens up some scary possibilities; for our economy, […]
May 9, 2023

Fox isn't in the apology business. That could cost it a ton of money

Fox Corp. executive chairman and CEO Lachlan Murdoch is not expected to apologize for the company's $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems when he […]
May 9, 2023

Study finds widely used insecticide has little effect on Monarch butterflies

Neonicotinoid insecticides are widely used in agriculture and in residential areas. When insect pests feed on treated plants they get a dose of the insecticide […]
May 8, 2023

Minnesota Senate weighs paid family and medical leave program

Minnesota’s Senate moved Monday to soften a proposed universal requirement for paid family and medical leave. It would give some employers slightly more flexibility in […]
May 6, 2023

Future of Us: The pandemic offered workers a golden opportunity – but inequities to navigate

This story is part of a series called “The Future of Us,” exploring how a pandemic, a murder and a city on fire have changed […]
May 5, 2023

Minneapolis’ mayor wants workers downtown three days a week — and other takeaways from the State of the City address

You know how Al Gore “invented the internet?”  Minneapolis’ 48th mayor just “invented” Tuesday. During Mayor Jacob Frey’s State of the City address on Thursday, […]