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Paid sick and safe time sent to Walz for signature

Paid sick and safe time sent to Walz for signature

A paid sick and safe time benefit for Minnesota workers is included in a larger jobs bill passed by the Senate and the House Tuesday. Around 900,000 workers would be covered by the proposal.
by Dana Ferguson

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The IRS is building its own online tax filing system. Tax-prep companies aren't happy

The IRS is building its own online tax filing system. Tax-prep companies aren't happy

The IRS is working to develop its own free electronic tax-filing system in a potential challenge to commercial products such as TurboTax. The agency plans a pilot test of the program next year.
by Scott Horsley

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3M fires company executive for inappropriate conduct weeks after promotion

3M fires company executive for inappropriate conduct weeks after promotion

3M has fired prominent company executive Michael Vale due to “inappropriate personal conduct and violation of company policy,” the maker of Post-it notes, industrial coatings and ceramics announced on Monday.
by The Associated Press

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Almost all Minnesota workers may get paid time off for family and medical leave 

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.
by Chris Farrell, Danelle Cloutier, Maja Beckstrom and Nicole Johnson

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What you need to know about the debt ceiling as the deadline looms

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.
by Kelsey Snell

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As DFL drives final pieces of agenda, business interests object

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.
by Dana Ferguson

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DFLers say they’ll bypass GOP on public works bill

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.
by Dana Ferguson

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Supreme Court backs California law for more space for pigs

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.
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