January 27, 2023

Minnesota House passes bill requiring carbon-free electricity by 2040

The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a landmark bill Thursday night requiring the state’s electric utilities to get all of their electricity from carbon-free sources […]
January 27, 2023

Migration could prevent a looming population crisis. But there are catches

Experts say migration could offset falling birth rates — if politics don't get in the way. Didier Pallages/AFP via Getty Images To developmental economist Lant […]
January 26, 2023

Social media platforms face pressure to stop online drug dealers who target kids

Critics say Snap, the maker of Snapchat, needs to do more to stop on-line drug dealers. The company told NPR it's improving safety measures and […]
January 26, 2023

America's eggs-istential crisis

A rooster crows in a new day at Back Forty Farms in Nampa, Idaho. The rising price of eggs as well as shortages in some […]
January 26, 2023

Walz pitches $3.3 billion public works plan

A massive public works package that would build and fix up ice arenas, water plants, fire stations, bridges and more will test the limits of […]
January 26, 2023

What tracking one Walmart store's prices for years taught us about the economy

People shop at a Walmart in California in late 2021, with a few empty shelves amid the global supply-chain crisis. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty […]
January 26, 2023

5 takeaways from the massive layoffs hitting Big Tech right now

Google last week announced it would layoff 12,000 people from its staff, the latest Big Tech company to enact mass workforce reductions in recent months. […]
January 26, 2023

Boeing faces a criminal charge of fraud related to deadly 737 Max crashes

People holding photos of those lost in Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610 wait for the start of a Senate Committee on […]
January 26, 2023

Southwest faces investigation over holiday travel disaster as it posts a $220M loss

Travelers wait in line at the Southwest Airlines ticketing counter at Nashville International Airport after the airline canceled thousands of flights in Nashville, Tenn., on […]
January 25, 2023

Why Budget Day (days, really) was so much fun for Gov. Tim Walz and how surplus spending will make Minnesota history

When a student at a St. Paul grade school last week asked Gov. Tim Walz why he wanted to be governor, he quickly said: “For […]