June 23, 2021

Why is it so hard to find workers right now?

Many businesses across the country, from resorts to restaurants, say they are struggling to hire enough employees. Some conservatives and businesses blame the enhanced unemployment […]
June 23, 2021

The science of carbon banking: Explained

Some U.S. farmers are hoping to invest in a new cash crop, deep within the soil: Carbon. The Biden administration has said it wants agriculture […]
June 22, 2021

Will MN farmers carbon bank to fight climate change?

The United States is making a big bet on the role that farmers can play in mitigating climate change. President Joe Biden said he wants […]
June 22, 2021

Fed's Powell says high inflation temporary, will 'abate'

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that he expects recent price spikes will soon subside and reduce inflation to a sustainable level. Consumer prices […]
June 22, 2021

Background checks blocked a record high 300,000 gun sales

The number of people stopped from buying guns through the U.S. background check system hit an all-time high of more than 300,000 last year amid […]
June 22, 2021

DEED commissioner on state’s worker shortage, possible

As the pandemic eases, millions of Americans remain unemployed. Meanwhile, companies big and small are reporting major trouble finding workers — including in Minnesota. MPR […]
June 21, 2021

Cargo is piling up everywhere and it's making inflation worse

Shipping containers stacked high at the Port of Los Angeles, California on April 19. Supply chain disruptions are hitting small business owners across the U.S. […]
June 21, 2021

UNC journalism school tried to give Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure. A top donor objected

A bid for tenure by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been opposed by a leading […]
June 21, 2021

Wood products plant to bring 150 jobs to northeast MN

Updated: 6:45 p.m. In a major boost to the state’s wood products industry, North Carolina-based Huber Engineered Woods (HEW) has announced plans to build a […]
June 21, 2021

The Supreme Court sides with NCAA athletes in a narrow ruling

The March Madness logo is shown on the court during the first half of a men’s college basketball game in the first round of the […]