Business and Economic News

Almost all Minnesota workers may get paid time off for family and medical leave 
MPR News guest host Chris Farrell talked with a reporter and two experts about how the proposed state-run insurance program would work and how it could affect small businesses.
What you need to know about the debt ceiling as the deadline looms
What is the debt ceiling? What could happen if it's not raised? Here are answers to questions you may be asking about the debt limit and the fight over it.
As DFL drives final pieces of agenda, business interests object
As the DFL majority at the Minnesota Capitol passes the final pieces of its agenda, some business groups and health organizations are pushing back.
DFLers say they’ll bypass GOP on public works bill
With a little more than a week left in the legislative session, DFLers said they need to move the bill after negotiations with Republicans failed to get their votes.
Supreme Court backs California law for more space for pigs
While Californians consume 13 percent of the pork eaten in the United States, nearly 100 percent of it comes from hogs raised outside the state, including in Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and North Carolina.
For the first time, EPA to require taconite plants to slash mercury emissions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a new rule that for the first time would require mining companies to limit mercury emissions from Minnesota’s six taconite iron ore processing plants.
Peloton is recalling nearly 2.2 million bikes due to a seat hazard
There have been reports of the seat detaching during use, causing injuries. This is Peloton's second recall for its machines. Two years ago, the company recalled its Tread+ exercise machines.