September 5, 2021

Pandemic pay panel won't make Labor Day deadline

The Minnesota Legislature won’t receive recommendations by a Labor Day deadline on how to divvy up $250 million for frontline pandemic workers, a key lawmaker […]
September 5, 2021

Until 2023? Parts shortage forecast to keep auto prices sky-high

Back in the spring, a shortage of computer chips that had sent auto prices soaring appeared, finally, to be easing. Some relief for consumers seemed […]
September 4, 2021

France and Russia are in a tussle over who gets to call champagne … 'champagne'

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a glass of champagne during a Kremlin ceremony in 2017. A new Russian law says only Russian sparkling wine may […]
September 4, 2021

The housing shortage is significant. It's acute for small, entry-level homes

Mat Pergens just wants "four walls and a roof that I can afford" for himself, his wife, his 6-year-old daughter and his baby on the […]
September 3, 2021

U.S. hiring slows sharply as latest coronavirus surge slams brakes on economy

A hiring sign in a store window in Manhattan in August. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Hiring slowed sharply in August as a new surge […]
September 2, 2021

12 Restaurant Dishes That Would Feel Right at Home at the State Fair

A corn dog moment at the Minnesota State Fair. | Leila Navidi, Star Tribune/Getty Images Coffee, cocktails, and fried foods that distill the flavors of […]
September 2, 2021

EPA nixes Minnesota Legislature’s bid to relax feedlot regulations

When Minnesota legislators relaxed manure regulations for the state’s largest animal feedlots earlier this year, they noted federal regulators could veto the changes. The Environmental […]
September 2, 2021

You may have gotten shortchanged by $125 on that COVID rebate for your car

A school bus drives down a street on the first day of school reopening on Dec. 7, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York […]
September 1, 2021

What to Eat and Drink at the Minnesota State Fair

Nashville hot chicken on-a-stick at Blue Barn. | Blue Barn/official photo Top picks for sugary snacks, deep fried pickles, vegan scones, and more The Minnesota […]
September 1, 2021

A new report says the COVID recession has pushed Social Security insolvency up a year

In this Feb. 11, 2005 file photo, trays of printed social security checks wait to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury's Financial Management services facility […]