October 21, 2021

Minnesota’s unemployment rate falls to 3.7 percent; wages rising

Minnesota's unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in September, as schools resumed and more people returned to the labor force. The state Department of Employment […]
October 20, 2021

Consumers are still seeing higher prices for goods. Is it more than just a lingering effect of the pandemic?

You need more bacon for bacon these days. A year ago, consumers in Midwestern cities spent an average of $6.01 on a pound of sliced […]
October 20, 2021

Northeast’s Slice Suffers Damages From Suspected Arson Just Weeks After Opening

Slice owners Hosie Thurmond and Adam Kado. | Peter Mixab/Slice A GoFundMe was set up to help reboot the new Black-owned pizza shop as soon […]
October 20, 2021

Climate change is bad for your health. And plans to boost economies may make it worse

The Schuylkill River floods Philadelphia in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in September. The extreme rain caught many by surprise, trapping people in basements and […]
October 19, 2021

Why are so many Americans quitting their jobs?

Mohamed Hassan/Pixabay Goodbye. Farewell. Adios. Sayonara. Workers have been giving their bosses an earful of such words as of late. Last week, the U.S. Bureau […]
October 18, 2021

Eased rules unleash ‘bulge’ in Minn. eviction cases

Eight cases that cycled through an Anoka County housing court one morning last week offered a glimpse at the shaky ground some Minnesota families are […]
October 18, 2021

How a proposed highway project could affect Hmong farmers in Dakota County

A proposed road project in the southeastern metro is threatening to displace small families of farmers who are part of the Hmong American Farmers Association […]
October 18, 2021

The cost of a bad boss

The great resignation is being attributed to the pandemic, but we know that some of you are quitting because you’ve had enough of your boss. […]
October 16, 2021

A two-tier wage system roiled the auto industry. Workers today say no way

Workers from a Kellogg cereal plant picket along the main rail lines leading into the facility on Oct. 6 in Omaha, Neb. Workers have gone […]
October 15, 2021

Summer drought may pare fall apple season

The summer drought was rough for some Minnesota farmers, especially Joe Schroeder.  As owner of Wood’s Edge Apples in Buffalo, Minn., he only saw 1 […]