January 23, 2023

'Going big': Walz to fill in rest of budget puzzle this week

Billions more for public schools, seed money for an ambitious paid-family leave program, large raises for health care workers: Gov. Tim Walz is going big […]
January 23, 2023

Minnesota businesses get creative amid worker shortage

While many Minnesotans are eager to move on from the past few years of COVID-19 disruption, many businesses have yet to fully recover.  Take bars […]
January 23, 2023

Fox News' defense in defamation suit invokes debunked election-fraud claims

The News Corp. building in New York City, home to Fox News. Kevin Hagen/Getty Images Fox News' attorneys have set out the starkest defense yet […]
January 23, 2023

Looking for Amazon alternatives for ethical shopping? Here are some ideas

The end of AmazonSmile has some shoppers thinking about how to shop more ethically. Richard Drury via Getty Images With the end of Amazon's charity […]
January 21, 2023

Why we have a debt ceiling, and why this trip to the brink may be different

For those on Capitol Hill who would threaten a default as a means to compel concessions on policy, the destructive power of default is what […]
January 20, 2023

Google is cutting 12,000 jobs, adding to a series of Big Tech layoffs in January

Google is slashing 12,000 jobs and is the latest tech giant to announce sweeping layoffs amid recession fears. Jeff Chiu/AP Updated Jan. 20, 2023 at […]
January 19, 2023

Here's why a high-stakes debt ceiling fight looms on Capitol Hill

Some House Republicans want to leverage must-pass debt limit legislation to extract spending cuts, but President Biden and congressional Democrats aren't interested in negotiating. Anna […]
January 19, 2023

Walz plan spends billions for businesses, workers and environment

A sprawling economic development and climate action plan from Gov. Tim Walz would kickstart a paid family leave program, raise pay for health care aides, […]
January 18, 2023

Woman paddleboards ‘Lake Chipotle,’ the famously-flooded Minneapolis parking lot

One voyager crossed the waves of “Lake Chipotle” in Minneapolis on a mere inflatable paddle board Tuesday evening. There were many dangers this new lake […]
January 18, 2023

4 ways around a debt ceiling crisis — and why they might not work

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens to President Biden during an October 2021 meeting with Cabinet members and corporate chief executives to discuss the looming federal […]