March 17, 2021

White Earth Nation gives big raise to lowest paid workers

The White Earth Nation in northwest Minnesota is doubling the minimum wage it pays to tribal employees — from $8 to $16 an hour. The […]
March 17, 2021

IRS expected to push back tax-filing deadline

The IRS is expected to push back the tax filing deadline for a second year as the coronavirus pandemic continues and with a number of […]
March 17, 2021

Fed sees faster economic growth, with modest inflation

Fed Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington on Dec. 2, 2020. The Fed issued new economic forecasts on […]
March 17, 2021

Intelligence Squared debate: Is it time for slavery reparations?

Between 1525 and 1866, more than 12 million Africans were shipped to the New World as slaves. After some 200 years, slavery was abolished, and […]
March 16, 2021

Precious metals drive boom in catalytic converter theft

Jean Bentley is a retired nurse from St. Paul who, back in January, picked up a shift at a nearby clinic that was short-staffed for […]
March 16, 2021

Biden showcases COVID aid to small businesses

President Joe Biden turned up at a minority-owned flooring business in suburban Philadelphia on Tuesday to highlight how his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package can […]
March 16, 2021

Food plant workers have mixed feelings about vaccine

Jessica Velasco walked through Sungold Heights Mobile Home Park with a purpose. She was in the Worthington, Minn. neighborhood to learn why some people might […]
March 16, 2021

Health economist Len Nichols on the ongoing need for health reform and equity

In a year-long global pandemic, people are more concerned than ever with their own health care, and how to afford it. And many people are […]
March 16, 2021

'This was bad': Retail sales suffer big chill in February amid stormy weather

A shopper walks past a mostly bare shelf as people stock up on necessities at the H-E-B grocery store in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 18. […]
March 15, 2021

GOP again pushes to limit Walz emergency covid powers

Restaurants are a bit more open for customer seating as of Monday. So are salons, tattoo parlors, gyms and houses of worship. But as Minnesota […]