February 22, 2022

Oil prices are surging toward $100 a barrel. Here's what that means for you

Gasoline prices are displayed at a Chevron gas station in downtown Los Angeles on Feb. 18. Crude oil prices are surging toward $100 a barrel, […]
February 22, 2022

The IRS is allowing taxpayers to opt out of facial recognition to verify accounts

The IRS says taxpayers will be able to access their accounts by undergoing a virtual interview rather than have to submit a selfie. Patrick Semansky/AP […]
February 18, 2022

Wisconsin bill would grant utilities a monopoly on building transmission projects

Wisconsin is the latest Midwest state legislature to consider legislation that would give incumbent utilities the right to build long-range transmission projects without competition from […]
February 18, 2022

Will Activision Blizzard workers unionize? Microsoft's deal complicates things

Raven Software helps develop the popular Call of Duty franchise for Activision Blizzard. Recently, workers there staged a weeks-long walkout to protest layoffs. Courtesy of […]
February 18, 2022

Amazon labor push escalates as workers at New York warehouse win a union vote

Workers at Amazon's warehouse on Staten Island in New York will vote on whether to unionize, becoming the second U.S. warehouse to get such an […]
February 17, 2022

Four years after a contentious fight over short-term rentals, how have the regulations played out in Minneapolis and St. Paul?

Just over four years ago, right before the Super Bowl was held at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis and St. Paul adopted regulations on short-term rentals […]
February 16, 2022

U.S. bird flu case puts chicken, turkey farms on high alert

Farms that raise turkeys and chickens for meat and eggs are on high alert and taking steps to increase biosecurity, fearing a repeat of a […]
February 15, 2022

Judge to dismiss Sarah Palin's defamation suit against 'New York Times'

Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin at a rally in 2017. Brynn Anderson/AP A federal judge announced Monday afternoon that he would dismiss former Alaska […]
February 15, 2022

State DNR suspends environmental review of Twin Metals

About three weeks after President Joe Biden’s administration canceled two federal mineral leases near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the Minnesota Department of Natural […]
February 14, 2022

A Mayo doctor warns lawmakers of long-haul COVID's health, economic toll

With the omicron surge behind us, health experts and public health officials are turning their attention to solving the pandemic’s next set of challenges. That […]