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Xcel Energy proposes freezing electric rates for 2 years

Xcel Energy proposes freezing electric rates for 2 years

In exchange, Xcel wants permission from state regulators to use federal tax credits from planned battery storage projects sooner than expected.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minnesota lost jobs last month and real wages fell this year

Minnesota lost jobs last month and real wages fell this year

Minnesota lost 4,600 jobs last month and the unemployment rate ticked up. Over the last year, wages stayed flat as inflation ate into workers’ purchasing power.
by Harshawn Ratanpal

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Summit Brewing avoids foreclosure, finds new lender

Summit Brewing avoids foreclosure, finds new lender

One of Minnesota’s largest brewers announced Thursday it has reached an agreement with it’s lender, BMO Bank, to avoid a potential foreclosure. The brewery CEO did not identify the new lender.
by Matt Mikus

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Rural Voice: Who owns Main Street?

Rural Voice: Who owns Main Street?

When it comes to small towns, do local businesses still own Main Street? Or are corporate interests taking over? Kerri Miller took that question to Albert Lea for her Rural Voice town hall series.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Minnesota State approves plan to shift funding to struggling universities

Minnesota State approves plan to shift funding to struggling universities

Minnesota State officials said the funding shift is needed as a temporary solution while they work on a plan to realign the entire system of colleges and universities.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minnesota company leads manufacturing of quartz countertops that California poised to ban

Minnesota company leads manufacturing of quartz countertops that California poised to ban

Regulators in California could soon ban the manufacturing of artificial stone used in trendy quartz countertops in response to a spike in lung disease among workers. The industry’s largest domestic manufacturer is based in Minnesota.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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What Medicaid changes mean for Minnesotans

What Medicaid changes mean for Minnesotans

MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about what federal changes to Medicaid mean for patients, providers and the healthcare system.
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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